Guilt-free Shopping

Avoid the fear of buying products that may have been manufactured in sweatshops and/or by children by clicking on buyolympia.com. This site started out selling products made by artists solely from Olympia, Washington. Now, this two-person run shopping site offers inexpensive hand-crafted goods from all over. You can shop by artist or product on this simple and easy to navigate site. They offer a wide variety of cool and unique products including: purses, t-shirts, soaps, coasters, stationary, etc. They also have a shop by price-range function which makes shopping for gifts easy.

Live Free From Animal Products and Animal-tested Products
veganessentials.com/
This site is a one stop shopping center for all things cruelty-free. This vegan-owned online mall offers 1200 different products that have never been near a slaughter-house or animal-testing laboratory. Buy your clothes, shoes, personal-care products, baby and children's products, fragrances and foods without supporting the cruel, sick and twisted livestock industry and corporate vivisection behemoth.

Fill Your Home with Non-Toxic Household Products
www.seventhgen.com/
This company takes its name from a wise law of the Iroquois nation, which states: "In our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." Inspired by this prescient societal guideline, Seventh Generation offers household cleaners, baby, personal care, paper and laundry products which are non-toxic and biodegradable. Although you cannot buy their products from the site, you can look up stores closest to you which offer them. This site does offer a wealth of information about how we are effecting our environment with our consumption of toxic and non-biodegradable products. You can sign up for their newsletter, the Non-Toxic Times, to help keep you updated on the dangers in the products being sold in most stores today.

Buy Stylish and Sustainable Fashions
www.btcelements.com

BTC stands for Be The Change which comes from Ghandi, who said: You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Every item at BTC has been carefully selected because of its impact on the earth and its people. Everything they sell is natural and either third-party certified organic or made from a plant that does not require the use of pesticides. Many of the fabrics used in the creation of the clothes are created out of recycled or reused materials. They offer mens', womens' and babies' clothing, jewelry, furniture and gifts.

Stay Informed and Guilt-Free
www.coopamerica.org/programs/rs/

Responsible Shopper keeps its readers alert to the social and environmental impact of major corporations, and offers opportunities for consumers and investors to vote for change with their pocketbook. This informational Web site offers wide research on abuses and scandals involving the world's largest companies. It also offers a clearinghouse of information about green businesses for shopping or investing alternatives. This online community keeps the site updated with political action you can take to end corporate abuses.