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The Hidden Cost of What We Buy

It's difficult to shop responsibly when the alternatives are often a lot cheaper. In recent years, the question of responsibility in everyday life choices has become increasingly relevant. This also concerns the way we buy the products. Very often it is difficult to shop responsibly when the alternatives are often a lot cheaper. Is it a question only about money? We are all aware of the problems caused by cheap manufacturing: inhumane working conditions, wages below a living level and low product quality resulting from the use of cheap components. For example, in China many factories have been criticised for long working hours, low pay, and unsafe working environments, which are often the result of pressure to produce products of the lowest possible cost. This type of cheap manufacturing usually also pays no attention to the environmental problems and their impact on the whole world. Every time we buy such cheap products we encourage all these practices and take part in the respons...