Guilty pleasures

[ailbhe]

My worst one has to be baths.

Second to that is buying food, usually bagels, from mainstream supermarkets, especially Tesco, which I've finally caved in and done this month. Not a whole grocery shop, but bits and pieces.

And first-hand toys, especially ones with plastic in, especially if they don't offset the evil by being from Oxfam or UNICEF or similar.

I'm not really ashamed of any of it, but I do recognise it as being in direct opposition to my ideals, and I try to minimise it. Except the baths. I've had a bath (varying depths, but more than a shower) most days this past fortnight.

What do you do that you know you oughtn't?

Comments

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

I buy luxury treats to put in baths & wallow. I have some new bubble bath coming tomorrow morning in the ocado shopas a treat, but it's organic, so hey, that's ok, right? *g*

I did buy Kate some Woolies Worth it t-shirts for a pound each last year, but can't bring myself to do it again, as I just can't see how they can make them for that price. I looked at them last week when I was in there buying her a school leotard.

As I broke my GF diet yesterday with home-made apple & cinnamon muffins, I had the remaining 2 slices of pizza tonight. That is a definite no-no & no doubt I will be complaining in lj tomorrow about being unwell. Tasted good though :-P

[ailbhe]

The feelings of "got a bargain, was very frugal" and "bought a sweatshop item" are in direct opposition, yes. I hate that. I'm trying to like charity shops again. I used to love them.

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

Charity shops are fab for Holly's age group, but not so for Kate. Holly doesn't need that much new or new to us, as has Kate's outgrown things though. I love my favourite one for books & videos :)

[dreamalynn.livejournal.com]

I wonder if those pound t-shirts are sweatshop labour or if they're a loss leader (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader). Any ideas?

[ailbhe]

Both, quite likely. Garment production *in general* is a very nasty industry. So's computer manufacture.

[dreamalynn.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Computer manufacture at least has the benefit of not allowing for home piecework, which is even more worrisome than sweatshops, in some ways.

[ailbhe]

And then there's the rape war over - is it tantalum? I can never remember.

[dreamalynn.livejournal.com]

I'm completely in the dark about this. *goes to search*

[ailbhe]

nooooo. Not at bedtime. Search during daylight.

[dreamalynn.livejournal.com]

It's still daylight here. Sadly.

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. The quality was good, the t-shirts are still fine a year later, but are no too small for Kate. Holly will wear them next summer possibly.

[dreamalynn.livejournal.com]

Sadly, quality is no longer a reliable indicator.