piper-quinn - Soooo i never bought new bikinis for my trip i was running low on time
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Piper Quinn
Soooo I never bought new bikinis for my trip I was running low on time and wasn t sure if they d get to me in time but I also knew I wouldn t be wearing them very much anyway To those who contributed to help me get some I WILL buy a couple when I get home because I am in need Some of you made some suggestions of where to shop and I wanted to take a moment to explain something about myself I am OBNOXIOUSLY conscious of where my clothes come from And it s not just my clothes it s mostly everything that I buy I hate making waste and I make a real effort to consider the following questions before purchasing anything new What is this made of How were the materials sourced How far will it travel to get to me Who is profiting from my purchase Who what is being harmed by the production of this product How long will it last Where will it go when I m done with it For those of you who don t know I ve been vegan for 6 years I just realized the anniversary was yesterday I made the decision immediately after learning how not just animals but the entire earth is harmed by animal agriculture and I couldn t continue business as usual knowing that I was paying for others to be harmed I still consider myself vegan even though I ve loosened up on my previously hyper-strict policies regarding the consumption of animal products And I do because I am imperfectly vegan in every aspect of life not just food I take care to choose household products groceries and yes clothes that were produced with as little harm to others as possible I try to minimize single-use or limited-use plastic I reuse packaging whenever possible And I try to buy things second-hand even if I can afford not to I don t talk about this often because my intention is not to make anyone feel guilty I am highly imperfect in all of my efforts We live in a consumeristic world and there s really no escaping that And I know most of us do the best we can with what we have But I wanted to give context for why you see the same bikinis again and again in all of my beach content including some old and mismatched ones And why I don t have an Amazon wishlist and why I don t think I ve ever done a try-on haul The thought of ordering 5 new bikinis made entirely of plastic that I d probably wear 5-10 times before throwing in a Goodwill bin makes me too uncomfortable to go through with it Don t get me wrong Goodwill and other local donation options are great alternatives to going directly to a landfill but eventually things get worn especially things made of plastic and they end up there eventually So I often end up spending 100 on each swimsuit to ensure that at least the people making it are paid fairly in safe conditions with sustainability in mind and little to no animals are harmed in the process I don t have expensive taste I just have nagging morals And generally when a new bikini costs 10 you can assume that none of these ethical practices were taken into consideration during the production process So I m sorry this was so long but if you made it this far I appreciate you more than you know And maybe it will make you feel good about any money you ve spent on this page knowing that it s being spent carefully and consciously as much as possible