Our couch at home has been a bit saggy. You can feel the supports through the padding. It has been time to purchase a new one for a while, well at least for the lifestyle we live.
We started looking and before we knew it, we had found one. It was less expensive than some other couches and the sales clerk informed us that the leather was shipped from Italy to China to be assembled at a cheaper cost.
I wonder what that means. Was it because wages are less there or are the pieces assembled in a sweat shop? Is that how they kept the price down? The harsh reality is that by purchasing the items, I am connected to the assemblers and perpetuate the conditions with which they do business, either good or bad. But without research, I have no idea what the conditions are.
It is hard to live in the awareness of the global community. It is so easy to go to the store, shop for the item, compare prices, assess whether you can buy it, and then make the purchase. To be honest, it’s a lot of work to consider the world. I don’t want to think about the condition of the people who assembled my furniture. More shopping, more research.
I could be critical of others for not caring to make this world a better place. But I would be a hypocrite. Putting it bluntly, I chose indifference. It was the cheaper of the options.
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