Do you shop with ethics in mind?

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Just curious, as we are all different. When you go shopping, whether its for food, clothes or anything else, do you always think about the ethics of the item you ae buying? For example, when you buy food, do you consider whether it has been shipped in from another country when you could save food miles buy buying a local version instead, or do you think about whether the producer got a fair wage for the product, or whether child labour or animal cruelty had been involved? I know we all have to make compromises in life, and sometimes we buy things that we know are less than ideal, and of course sometimes the choice is limited and we can't by fairtrade, local or whatever, but it is an issue I think about a great deal and I try very hard to make informed choices and take personal responsibility for my actions. Just wondered how important this was to other people.