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and Hew Fernley WhittingCooky said:
Do I give a sh!t if some toad licking cannibal gets whipped whilst picking my coffee beans?
Like Fook I do... and I bet he doesn't give a fook about how poor the quality of the sniff is over here...fook 'em, fook em all.
Like Fook I do... and I bet he doesn't give a fook about how poor the quality of the sniff is over here...fook 'em, fook em all.
That is probably my guiltiest ever rofl. There is just so much wrong in your post.
Justayellowbadge said:
Cooky said:
Do I give a sh!t if some toad licking cannibal gets whipped whilst picking my coffee beans?
Like Fook I do... and I bet he doesn't give a fook about how poor the quality of the sniff is over here...fook 'em, fook em all.
Like Fook I do... and I bet he doesn't give a fook about how poor the quality of the sniff is over here...fook 'em, fook em all.
That is probably my guiltiest ever rofl. There is just so much wrong in your post.
Cock Womble said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
Cock Womble said:
Those Fairtrade products in the supermarket are a con. Their tea-bags cost more than Tesco Value. Doesn't seem very fair to me.
This months Viz. 
Colleges and unis are gearing up now for fairtrade fortnight and it just got me thinking... is overcharging for products and using guilt as a marketing tool really "fair trade"???
No. It isnt.
I'm sorry but I do buy fairtrade products, imagine getting very low payment for something that you produce with your sweat and toil and the major supermarkets sell at a premium, at least the producers get a fair price through Fairtrade. I try and buy coffee and chocolate with the logo, Co-Op does loads.
Boxylady said:
I'm sorry but I do buy fairtrade products, imagine getting very low payment for something that you produce with your sweat and toil and the major supermarkets sell at a premium, at least the producers get a fair price through Fairtrade. I try and buy coffee and chocolate with the logo, Co-Op does loads.
I find it easy to imagine getting very low payment for something that my sweat and toil produces. I work in education...The way I see it is no one pays me any more or reduces my income tax if I buy higher priced Fairtrade products. So why should I?
The workers get paid more, the company that sells the products raises the prices to the consumer therefore gets paid more, I'm left with less money in my bank account if I buy those products.
No one pats me on the back, or gives me any reward for doing it. All you have is the knowledge that you've helped someone. That doesn't pay my utility bills.
The workers get paid more, the company that sells the products raises the prices to the consumer therefore gets paid more, I'm left with less money in my bank account if I buy those products.
No one pats me on the back, or gives me any reward for doing it. All you have is the knowledge that you've helped someone. That doesn't pay my utility bills.
Matt Evans said:
The way I see it is no one pays me any more or reduces my income tax if I buy higher priced Fairtrade products. So why should I?
The workers get paid more, the company that sells the products raises the prices to the consumer therefore gets paid more, I'm left with less money in my bank account if I buy those products.
No one pats me on the back, or gives me any reward for doing it. All you have is the knowledge that you've helped someone. That doesn't pay my utility bills.
Matt Evans, I hope you are young and will develop your mind further, as if you are middle aged then I feel sorry for you as clearly a thick simpleton loser.The workers get paid more, the company that sells the products raises the prices to the consumer therefore gets paid more, I'm left with less money in my bank account if I buy those products.
No one pats me on the back, or gives me any reward for doing it. All you have is the knowledge that you've helped someone. That doesn't pay my utility bills.
amir_j said:
Matt Evans, I hope you are young and will develop your mind further, as if you are middle aged then I feel sorry for you as clearly a thick simpleton loser.
I appreciate your comments, insults are rather uncalled for though. I'd ask you to take the full picture into consideration.I have a job. I'm not paid massive amounts to do it. But I earn enough to support myself, pay for a roof over my head, food, car, and associated costs, plus the odd luxury (few beers on the weekend, maybe go for a meal once a month).
After that I don't have much left. Don't get me wrong, if I've got some change spare I'll chuck it in a charity bucket. I'm not heartless. But if I went out supporting every man and boy who are less fortunate than myself then I would soon find myself in the red.
I also have to think of my future. One day I hope to have children. They don't pay for themselves.
Whilst I appreciate that there are those less fortunate than us in other countries, it is not up to me to single handedly deal with their problem. If I'm being honest, yes, I would rather support a local farmer that pay for Fairtrade. But I've also got to think of my own, and my potential future familys future.
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