Wear It Smartly
Patricia Lewis, who lives with her canine companion in Canada, has been a good customer. We share a passion for the Arghand Cooperative, which I have written about in the space many times. Patricia started by buying their distinctive soaps from us. Just recently, she bought Arghand scarves that we first began offering earlier this spring.
I ask her to send me some thoughts about her recent purchase and this is what she had to say.
Discerning shopper? Travel the world and find the same stores, same malls, selling the same merchandise you find in your local mall at home? Handcrafted treasures are increasingly going the way of the dinosaur, now pretty much in the stages of the polar bear — threatened. Cheaper mass-produced, often synthetic assembly-line goods are taking their place. Our culture, one that clearly embraces uniqueness and individuality, is also disappearing. Doesn’t have to be entirely so.
Make a statement with your purchasing power — support handcrafted treasures made by traditional methods that date back to antiquity, at the same time fuelling little economies that enable people to live self-sufficently and also pass down their dignified crafts to the next generations, who can also take pride in their talents, works of art, and honest labours.
Celebrate your lovely new purchase and wear it smartly.
Buy smart, dress smart. I like that. Thanks, Patricia.
Keep shopping your good values!