shop Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/shop/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:33:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 How to Shop for Tee Shirts https://smthingscount.com/2020/03/04/how-to-shop-for-tee-shirts/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:01:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8939 Warmer weather is on its way. Time to dig out the old T-shirts and buy some new ones.  It’s also time to think about what

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]]> Filthy Fashion Scoreboard https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/01/filthy-fashion-scoreboard/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 18:26:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8844 Take a sensible approach to buying. Look at labels. Where were things made, and by whom? Are they making our Earth dirtier and in more

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]]> While You Shop, Do This https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/14/while-you-shop-do-this/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:00:23 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8793 Use your immense power as a consumer. Ask where items you’re buying are made. Why? Activists to Retailers: Shoppers Need to Know Who’s Making the

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]]> Great Places to Shop Today https://smthingscount.com/2018/11/24/great-places-to-shop-today/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:08:11 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7509 Mall is crowded. Are you getting a good deal online when you can’t see and touch the item? Who can use your money more–the CEO

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]]> Following Our Kids’ Example https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/18/following-our-kids-example/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:20:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7300 LOOK AT WHAT SHE’S WEARING! I’ve said this to myself often, impressed by colorful ethnic dress.  But because I haven’t gone up to the person

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]]> Bag It! https://smthingscount.com/2014/11/22/bag-it/ Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:38:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3287 This time of year we tend to eat out more–a quick bite in the midst of shopping or leisurely dinner after a tiring day.  Carry

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]]> School Clothes Shopping Idea https://smthingscount.com/2014/09/06/school-clothes-shopping-idea/ Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:03:15 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3074 School clothes–two more Back-to-School ideas that are earth-friendly:  Shop for school clothes made out of organic cotton or hemp. Look for recycled-plastic totes.  Shop at

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]]> Shopping Hint to Gift the World https://smthingscount.com/2013/12/21/shopping-hint-to-gift-the-world/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:37:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2373 Here’s an idea to follow this shopping season and throughout the year: Pre-cycle.  That is, before you buy think about which items have the most waste in

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]]> Are You Unwittingly Committing Bee-acide? https://smthingscount.com/2013/08/24/are-you-unwittingly-committing-bee-acide/ Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:32:16 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1990 Your bee-friendly plants may be killing bees.  According to a report from Friends of the Earth and the Pesticide Research Institute, some of those plants

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