Shopaholic Reform: Monday, Tuesday's Daily Damages (6/14

Tuesday, June 15

Monday, Tuesday's Daily Damages (6/14 - 6/15)

Monday

1.54 - Baskin Robbins (much needed ice cream after visiting a horrible site at work...sadly it was hands down the worst service in the world)
$19.42 - CVS (randomness)

Tuesday

$2.56 - Dunkin Donuts (Iced Coffee after a long, hot day in the field with the Kikster...this may become a pattern for our Tuesday/Thursday summer project)
$30.76 - Rue La La

They had me at vegan...

$29 from $61 on the Jane Marvel boutique on the La La.

Yes it's imported, but it's vegan (this is the justification I am giving myself...so while it's not local, it is conscious....right?)! I would really like to buy mostly vegan items (shoes & purses) from here on out. The problem I seem to run into, particularly with shoes is that they're horribly, horribly ugly. BUT this bag my friends, is 100% vegan laminated canvas. So you can see why I had to have it.

Other vegan items that I may be buying soon...

Tom's vegan, organic shoes...

They look so oober comfie! And, a friend of mine has a pair and she loves them...sold. Stay tuned for that purchase. I'm going to hold off for now, not sure how long I'll be able to stave off temptation though.

2 comments:

Agatha said...: I just recieved by red TOMS in the mail and I love them! They could be the most comfortable thing I own. A second pair will be neccessary and it seems that they come in sparkles. You know I'll be all over that. http://www.toms.com/womens/glitters?view=all

However, the wedges are probably more wearable. http://www.toms.com/womens/wedges?view=all; June 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Jocelyn B. said...: Best- shoes-ever; June 28, 2010 at 6:27 PM

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Something to Chew On...

The downside to Globalization

1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors, but hell on workers and nature.”¹

2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice, unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions), as well as a lack of concern for the environment, mismanagement of natural resources, and ecological damage.

3. Multinational corporations which were previously restricted to commercial activities are increasingly influencing political decisions. Many think there is a threat of corporations ruling the world because they are gaining power due to globalization.

4. Opponents say globalization makes it easier for rich companies to act with less accountability. They also claim that countries’ individual cultures are becoming overpowered by Americanization.

5. Anti-globalists also claim that globalization is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment, 1960 to 1998, inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world's population consume 86 percent of the world's resources, while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent.

6. Some experts think that globalization is also leading to the incursion of communicable diseases. Deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS are being spread by travelers to the remotest corners of the globe.

7. Globalization has led to exploitation of labor. Prisoners and child workers are used to work in inhumane conditions. Safety standards are ignored to produce cheap goods. There is also an increase in human trafficking.

8. Social welfare schemes or “safety nets” are under great pressure in developed countries because of deficits and other economic ramifications of globalization.

As manufacturing continues to decline, so does our ability to innovate. In the long term, this means fewer well-paid jobs, lower productivity, declining wages, declining living standards and low economic growth. Globalization is a big part of this decline and will affect all jobs and all sectors of the economy. From the point of view of multinational corporations and Wall Street investors, globalization is probably viewed as a wonderful phenomenon with many opportunities. But from the point of view of American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, the middle class, professional service workers and overall economic growth, I think the disadvantages far out weigh the advantages.

-Mike Collins, The Pros and Cons of Globalization (2010)