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Warpy

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1. They grow coffee in Hawaii, but I think that's about it.

Reply to Zalatix (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 04:31 PM

Oct 2012

I eat fair trade chocolate. It's good.

While you might not get the same subspecies with fair trade coffee, you at least know Juan Valdez is getting paid enough for his labor to feed his kids.

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It's gotten effing cold here, so it's coffee time for me and the missus. Time for Fair Trade? [View all] Zalatix Oct 2012 OP

They grow coffee in Hawaii, but I think that's about it. Warpy Oct 2012 #1

Omaha Steve posts occasionally about USA coffee. Brickbat Oct 2012 #2

Hmmmm, how are their workers treated? Zalatix Oct 2012 #3

I probably would have chosen a different brand given that Seattle's Best is owned by Starbucks... Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #4

What I don't understand if something is made in america why does it cost us more to purchase? southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #5

Most imported goods are cheaper because labor is cheaper overseas. Zalatix Oct 2012 #6

It is really sad to see those workers getting a bad deal. But we are also getting a bad deal. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #7