buy more fair trade products

i’m not claiming i’m never going to buy things that aren’t fair trade, cos let’s face it, there’s not THAT many fair trade things on the market, but i resolve to spend less money in non-fair trade places like primark, (which ties in with my goal of being less consumeristic) and more on products i know are fair trade. it’s hard with clothes, and unfortnuately i don’t like coffee, so i can’t make a difference there, but since i found out more about fair trade, i’ve decided that when in uni i will try and mainly buy their fair trade juice from now on (JP juices) rather than j20s, which i do like and will have when out, though don’t really NEED any more money,despite being also ethical. coca cola on the other hand, has been found to be a really unethical company (www.coke-justice.org) and while i can’t promise to never purchase their products again, i’ve decided to buy less and spend it on something more ethical like thiswater, which supports the wateraid charity (thiswater.co.uk)
non-food-wise, i’ve started buying more presents from the bodyshop, as they also support fair trade and do very high quality products, albeit a little expensive, but no more than a lot of other brands which simply benefit capitalist agendas. i know which i’d rather give my money too..just remember every little helps- do i really support what this company is doing, and if not, why am i still buying products from them? however, i realise my hypocrisy by the fact i haven’t vowed to give them up for good (coca-cola, primark etc), but hopefully the more aware i am of what’s going on the less and less i and many others will support them until they clean up their act..good luck to everyone w3ith this goal btw, remember YOU ARE POWERFUL TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE! =)