Paying slightly more for organic clothing

[elleandsam]

When it comes to clothing for your children, are you happy to pay slightly more? Organic fabric is slightly more expensive for the manufacturer so are you happy to foot the bill? And do you think it is any nicer than non-organic clothing?

Poll to come.

Just curious as I see Target have an organic range now, and while researching fabrics I have noticed that organic is quite expensive.

What are your thoughts?

[kar]

I couldn't really care less about the organic factor but I do find that organic clothes are often nicer, so I buy them for that reason.

[chicken and eggs mum]

we buy organic where possible, but i research the companies first.... of course we have loads of stuff that is not organic because we dont expect ppl to buy that for us........ but we do where possible.....

[Poppetfish]

I just buy what looks good on my children that i can also afford. Why would i pay more for organic clothing that will be destroyed in the same amount of time? Maybe when my children are bigger and not growing out of clothes every 6 months it would be different.

[em1984]

occassionally I will pay more for organic, but its hard to say when your at target look at the organic jumpsuits next to the regular ones and opt to pay sometimes double for the organic. Often I just end up going for the cheaper option expecially in stuff like this coz its going to get wrecked/grown out of pretty quickly anyway. I have a few special kind of outfits but they are only worn occassionally. I love love love bamboo clothing. I have a few bambooty t-shirts and they are so soft and silky, I love bamboo products!

[Wookie1]

I find it really hard to pay lots of money for baby clothes that they grow out of so quickly.

[NonnyMouse]

I happily pay more for organic fabrics.

Sure, they still last the same length of time before the kids grow out of it, but that's not really the point for me.

It's like buying organic foodstuffs... you still eat it as quickly, and it cooks up the same as the other stuff, but you cause less harm in the process.

[Veritas]

I happily pay more for organic fabrics.

Sure, they still last the same length of time before the kids grow out of it, but that's not really the point for me.

It's like buying organic foodstuffs... you still eat it as quickly, and it cooks up the same as the other stuff, but you cause less harm in the process.

Same....

As DD is getting older it is much harder to find organic stuff in mainstream stores though, so unfortunately our stocks of organic clothing are somewhat less than they were when she was younger.... but I do try.....

Having said that, I never really purchase anything unless it's on sale.... organic clothing included....

We have mostly organic bedding too.... and I can definitely feel the difference.... same with my underwear, can tell a major difference in the organic to non-organic cotton undies....

[BabelFish]

I happily pay more for organic fabrics.

Sure, they still last the same length of time before the kids grow out of it, but that's not really the point for me.

It's like buying organic foodstuffs... you still eat it as quickly, and it cooks up the same as the other stuff, but you cause less harm in the process.
That's exactly it for us, too. When we can afford it, we definitely do.

Yes they grow out of it just as fast - but to me that's even more to the point of buying it. The clothing industry is one of the most polluting in the world - it's right at the top of environmentally hazardous industries.

Not only that, many of the clothes available to us are made in sweatshops by terribly underprivileged and abused workers.

So the fact that kids go through clothes SO quickly and the fact that you have to buy so many really matters - the more crap you buy the more polluting and exploitative it is.

So yeah, that's very, very important to us.

I'm not saying I don't buy her clothes from Target etc - I have to, we can't afford to buy organic/fair trade clothes for her for all the time.

But if we could afford it there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that we would. No doubt at all. We ALL have a responsibility. Perhaps if people were more careful having children wouldn't be such a HUGE environmental footprint.

Plus don't forget - the more that is bought of this kind of produce the higher the demand becomes and the cheaper the prices become.

[kar]

OK Nonny and Ches you have guilted me into it! You are completely right of course.

Another thing to add to the list of do-gooding!

[BabelFish]

Kar you are awesome :D

It's funny what you say about that list. That bloody list interferes with so much of my carefree, worry-not, totally guiltless enjoyment of life!!

I remember after watching a documentary on coffee and how rotten the coffee industry is, I said to my DP - `ohhhhhh please. PLEASE no. They've taken everything else from me. NOT COFFEE TOO!!!' :laughing:

[kar]

Bloody palm oil. It's driving me mad!

[elleandsam]

List? What list? I'm a little confused.

I keep telling DH that the organic tomato sauce I buy tastes great because you can't take the evil ;)

[BabelFish]

The list of `no-nos' in life that you used to not even think about that make you feel guilty now because they're either environmentally hazardous, ethically questionable or otherwise wrong in some way ... :D

[elleandsam]

The list of `no-nos' in life that you used to not even think about that make you feel guilty now because they're either environmentally hazardous, ethically questionable or otherwise wrong in some way ... :D

Ahhh that makes sense, silly me thought there was an actual list of some sort :o

[jameslol]

I LOVE the target organic underwear such as singlets for our kids. Thats the only thing I buy organic. Oh... I have bought organic cotton sheets for the cot. The fabric just feels so soft and comfy thats the main reason I bought them.

[JasmineLouise]

Yes, i would expect to pay more for organic clothing and would certainly consider doing so if i liked the design.

I do not own any organic clothing myself but i do buy 'ecover' laundry detergents from an organic store :)

[Looshkin]

Yes absolutely, essentially for the reasons chesby outlined.

Sure it's easier to save a few bucks on buying clothes made in sweatshops in china, or on buying coffee grown and collected by child slave labour in south america, or chocolate like lindt or nestle farmed and collected by child slave labour on the ivory coast..

Knowing how I've saved a few bucks just wouldn't sit well with me.. so organic/fairtrade all the way for us.

[Blueberry Crumble]

Nope, I buy my kids cheap clothes that look nice, and clothes from op shops. If I was going to buy organic I would look at food before clothes. I haveto watch my money.

[sandy cheeks]

I expect it to cost more as it's produced in a enviro friendly way.
I try to buy organic and fair trade when I can afford it or if it's on special I cannot afford to do so all the time as much as I would like too but I do go to farmers markets and get local produce so there is less of a carbon footprint and I make my own chemial free house cleaner.

[Ana Gram]

The majority of my food is organic and fairtrade. And if I buy any new clothing, I try and do the same. Otherwise, it is op shops.

[CheekyChicken]

I don't really mind organic or not... I have a few organic things from target (most were on special). I would happily pay more for made in Australia sadly it doesn't seem to exist anymore.

[A Party of Five]

If my baby had sensitivities that required special clothing I would do it, but I would be looking for a way to network with others to get the best prices or gently used hand-me-downs. It is great to support the non-use of pesticides,hormones,etc on crops of any kind to save the soil and groundwater, but I'm more concerned with what I put in my body than on it.

[BabelFish]

And hand-me-downs and op shops are the most environmentally friendly of all, really. Anything that supports recycling and re-use is better than buying new, even if it is sustainable and organic.

[MagicalLeopluradon]

I just buy whatever looks cute, im a sucker for Pumpkin Patch and overseas clothing.

[missie_mack]

Yes I expect to pay more and appreciate that. In time these prices will come down as more people request this type of product. I find often the organic stuff is nicer and a little longer wearing so its value for money :santa:

[~BEXTER~]

i don't think Keiara has any organic clothes.
I buy from best n less and sometimes target.
ost of her clothes are for Preschool and come home covered in pain and texta so I but best n less they last till she grows out of them.