Comments on: 3 reasons to pay more for your stuff http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html where passionate creatives connect, converse, and commune Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:12:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Susanna Schick http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-31036 Susanna Schick Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:13:40 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-31036 This is so great!!! Thanks so much for getting the word out. I work with some really talented fashion designers who manufacture in LA. Which costs a lot more than manufacturing in China. We have a lot of work to do to reprogram our friends who've been brainwashed by Walmart, Target, H&M, Forever21, etc... Cheap stuff comes at a high price, even though we may not feels its impact directly, we are affected indirectly. I was just swimsuit shopping at the mall, and yes, the US-made swimsuit was ~$200. The cheap one at H&M was made in Bangladesh. No thank you. People in Bangladesh need jobs, but the governance isn't adequate, so I don't trust H&M to be able to ensure those people were paid adequately. Being part of the DIY problem, (love that post too!) I wound up buying exactly the fabric I wanted and making one myself. Much lower CO2 footprint than shipping it from halfway across the planet, and I get exactly what I want. But for my new favorite sunglasses, you're helping me justify spending a lot more than I can afford right now. ;-) This is so great!!! Thanks so much for getting the word out. I work with some really talented fashion designers who manufacture in LA. Which costs a lot more than manufacturing in China. We have a lot of work to do to reprogram our friends who’ve been brainwashed by Walmart, Target, H&M, Forever21, etc… Cheap stuff comes at a high price, even though we may not feels its impact directly, we are affected indirectly. I was just swimsuit shopping at the mall, and yes, the US-made swimsuit was ~$200. The cheap one at H&M was made in Bangladesh. No thank you.

People in Bangladesh need jobs, but the governance isn’t adequate, so I don’t trust H&M to be able to ensure those people were paid adequately. Being part of the DIY problem, (love that post too!) I wound up buying exactly the fabric I wanted and making one myself. Much lower CO2 footprint than shipping it from halfway across the planet, and I get exactly what I want. But for my new favorite sunglasses, you’re helping me justify spending a lot more than I can afford right now. ;-)

]]> By: Helen http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-29725 Helen Fri, 27 May 2011 14:04:38 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-29725 Absolutely agree with the comment "nothing says 'your special' like handmade" - I have recently started giving gifts I create, and one of my favourite recent gifts I received was a egg and cup carved out of wood by my boyfriend. Absolutely agree with the comment “nothing says ‘your special’ like handmade” – I have recently started giving gifts I create, and one of my favourite recent gifts I received was a egg and cup carved out of wood by my boyfriend.

]]> By: Sylvie http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-27799 Sylvie Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:13:23 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-27799 Well said!!! Thank you :) Well said!!!
Thank you :)

]]> By: Elizabeth Etler http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-25577 Elizabeth Etler Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:39:07 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-25577 Thank you so much for putting this so succinctly. It gets so easy to get sucked into a sale that I think it's important to have these reminders of why to buy handmade (or make it yourself!), even when that means budgeting a little more carefully and/or having a bit less. Thank you so much for putting this so succinctly. It gets so easy to get sucked into a sale that I think it’s important to have these reminders of why to buy handmade (or make it yourself!), even when that means budgeting a little more carefully and/or having a bit less.

]]> By: 5 Ways You’re Changing the World with Your Money « The New Consumer http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-23941 5 Ways You’re Changing the World with Your Money « The New Consumer Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:17:36 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-23941 [...] As we know, friends, some prosumers have even jumped into the production process in the literal sense. [...] [...] As we know, friends, some prosumers have even jumped into the production process in the literal sense. [...]

]]> By: Melodee Monroe http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-21820 Melodee Monroe Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:08:32 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-21820 Years ago a friend said to me, "Buy quality, cry once." Those were some of the wisest words I've ever heard, and a terse way to say what your article took time to spell out. You buy the best you can afford to buy, with a tear in your eye as you give up a chunk of cash, but when it lasts a long time you will certainly be smiling. I truly love the "support..." ideas you presented, which I feel are lifestyle choices that can only make our world a better place. Years ago a friend said to me, “Buy quality, cry once.” Those were some of the wisest words I’ve ever heard, and a terse way to say what your article took time to spell out. You buy the best you can afford to buy, with a tear in your eye as you give up a chunk of cash, but when it lasts a long time you will certainly be smiling.

I truly love the “support…” ideas you presented, which I feel are lifestyle choices that can only make our world a better place.

]]> By: Nat http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-20285 Nat Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:13:03 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-20285 I think its all in the mind and wishful thinking becaue you paid a lot more for an item. A lot of handmade things I've purchased have been junk. You don't always necessarily get what you pay for just because it's handmade. The problem is, things being made abroad because they work for peanuts, but the same amount of time goes into making a piece. I think its all in the mind and wishful thinking becaue you paid a lot more for an item. A lot of handmade things I’ve purchased have been junk. You don’t always necessarily get what you pay for just because it’s handmade.

The problem is, things being made abroad because they work for peanuts, but the same amount of time goes into making a piece.

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-19312 Kathryn Sat, 29 May 2010 11:22:20 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-19312 Sometimes, someone says something so eloquently that has been stuck in your head for months trying to get out. This is one of those times. I have never noticed the "must have stuff" so much until having my son. He wears the same few no name, no brand shirts and singlets, the 4 or 5 pairs of shorts I have made him, and a few really special - and it happens that they are all handmade! - shirts that we love, and his cloth nappies, every.single.day. Why? Cause he's a baby. He doesn't need Stuff! But I have a friend, well actually, I guess she's not such a friend, who is forever telling me how awful I am for not buying my son new clothes, letting him out of the house in a singlet and a nappy, for not having outfits for him. Makes me shake my head. And I'm sorry, I just turned your blog into my whinge... Sometimes, someone says something so eloquently that has been stuck in your head for months trying to get out. This is one of those times.

I have never noticed the “must have stuff” so much until having my son. He wears the same few no name, no brand shirts and singlets, the 4 or 5 pairs of shorts I have made him, and a few really special – and it happens that they are all handmade! – shirts that we love, and his cloth nappies, every.single.day. Why? Cause he’s a baby. He doesn’t need Stuff! But I have a friend, well actually, I guess she’s not such a friend, who is forever telling me how awful I am for not buying my son new clothes, letting him out of the house in a singlet and a nappy, for not having outfits for him. Makes me shake my head.

And I’m sorry, I just turned your blog into my whinge…

]]> By: kriket http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-19226 kriket Thu, 27 May 2010 15:59:30 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-19226 thank you - very true and thought provoking. thank you – very true and thought provoking.

]]> By: happy weekend! http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2010/04/3-reasons-to-pay-more-for-your-stuff.html#comment-18970 happy weekend! Fri, 21 May 2010 11:35:52 +0000 http://www.scoutiegirl.com/?p=6448#comment-18970 [...] buy handmade? A thought provoking article over on Scoutie [...] [...] buy handmade? A thought provoking article over on Scoutie [...]

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