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Post by Saviya on Apr 7, 2004 8:28:30 GMT -5
Craft India has some fantastic kit at really good prices. This is where part of our troupe cossie came fom www.craftindia.net/ |
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Post by mehitabel on Apr 8, 2004 2:38:35 GMT -5
Wow, this site is almost too good to be true - I could spend small fortune.
The only thing that bothers me - if it is so cheap, how are the items being made (referring to an earlier discussion about Fair Trade and working practices in the developing world)?
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Post by Saviya on Apr 8, 2004 3:50:20 GMT -5
Hi
Whoops, I got the name wrong. Up until about November, they were just Craft India, now they've added 'Overseas' to the name not 'International'
Good point. It's really difficult to tell which goods are or aren't made by kids or in poor working environments but, according to the president of Craft India
"The artisans who turn out such lovely items are compensated well and we try to make sure that none of them are exploited in any way. Although most are uneducated and do not realise their rights we see it that they are not taken advantage of while working for us. The products offered by CIO are gauranteed to be 100% free of chid labour and unfair practices. that may be reason our products have been accepted and acclaimed across continents. The ever growing clientele proves the better quality, good prices and equally good service offered to them."
There's no hard and fast rule when it comes to buying stuff from India but, as a guide to prices, I bought three saris from India last year which normally work out at £21 each including shipping. They were bought from a lady who used to be the Women's Development Officer for that particular province and, although retired, she still campaigns against child labour and uses her skills to sell the products made by the co-ops and home businesses she helped to set up. The Rupee value on the invoice was about £10 for the three!!!
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Post by Dionishtar on Aug 27, 2004 17:24:52 GMT -5
This stuff looks good. I might order some things from here...
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Post by Saviya on Aug 29, 2004 12:12:19 GMT -5
Our 'Dwyfeindawnsi' troupe costumes and swords came from this site. As for quality - well my stuff has held up pretty well so far!
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