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Pledge “fairtradejuly”

"I will buy only Fairtrade Tea, Coffee and Chocolate bars during the month of July but only if 20 other people in the UK will do the same."

— Matthew Duncanson-Hunter

Deadline to sign up by: 30th June 2005
55 people signed up (35 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

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All major supermarkets stock a range of Fairtrade Teas and Coffees.

Chocolate:

Tesco have their own brand Fair trade Milk and Dark Chocolate Bars. Divine Plain and Milk Chocolate is available in Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Somerfield. Green & Black's Maya Gold Organic Dark Chocolate is available in most supermarkets. Dubble Bars are sold in Asda, Blockbuster Video, Co-op, Iceland, Sainsbury's, Spar, Tesco and Waitrose. All CO-OP own brand chocolate is Fair Trade.

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  • This is a great idea! You could also try fair trade wines and peanuts and things!
    If you can order online, you have the added advanatge that they deliver straight to your door! I can recommend traidcraft from personal experience...
    Alex Elspass-Collins, 6 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • *ALL* of the Coop's own-brand chocolate and coffee is Fair Trade. The Coop have also been the first to introduce many fair trade lines to the UK, including bananas.

    Why only buy Fair Trade in July - buy it all year round!
  • By the way, I'm not sure if it is still the case, but certain Supermarkets used to charge more for Fairtrade products, not only passing more to the growers as required, but keeping more profit for themselves.

    Kinda missing the point, eh.

    They may have been named and shamed out of this practice, but generally you'd be better off buying fairtrade from somewhere other than the profit-machines.
    John W, 6 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • If nothing else, the relative scarcity of each product (and each, a personal vice!) will make my indulgences less frequent and, once I do find the product (and yes, I do know where I can find each one...), all the more satisfying!
    Susan, 6 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I agree with Emily. Pledge not just for July, but the whole year.
    Pat, 6 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • Emily and Pat. I agree with you both - I do buy Fair Trade all through the year, but this pledge is not about just buying Fair Trade. It’s about ONLY BUYING Fair Trade. I for one will miss my occasional packet of Maltesers.
    Matthew Duncanson-Hunter, 6 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I work in an organisation with a fairtrade shop on the premises, of which I'm now taking shameless advantage. This is very, very bad for my waistline :)

    Still, I'd love to be able to get hold of fairtrade bananas somewhere.
    Cat W, 6 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
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Current signatories (Green text = they've done it)

Matthew Duncanson-Hunter, the Pledge Creator, joined by:

  • Joanne Bush
  • Kat
  • zoe woods
  • Ray Newman
  • Nicola Hall
  • Alex Elspass-Collins
  • Kerenza Njoh
  • Cat W
  • Nia Williams
  • Ros Harris
  • Rebecca
  • Paul Lush
  • John W
  • sian jones
  • Adam Wainwright
  • Shirley-Anne Kirby
  • Peter Munro
  • John Drake
  • Rebecca Young
  • Carol Harris
  • Kerrie Bavidge
  • Alan Smith
  • Jenny Mitcham
  • Sarat Chick
  • Angelina
  • Emma B
  • Colleen
  • Emily Orr
  • David Chick
  • donald k
  • Megan Turner
  • Peter Burton
  • Kazza
  • emily carroll
  • Susan
  • Mike Murray
  • Flora Hoori
  • Bodil
  • Jules
  • Pat
  • Sarah Balfour
  • Sarah Di-Bella
  • Karen Donnelly
  • Mark Back
  • Ceri Davies
  • Minna
  • Rodney Watkiss
  • Susan Small
  • Matthew Pollard
  • Sunrise Lovatt
  • Paul Harding
  • V.Conlan
  • 3 people who did not want to give their names

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