OK, so it's not entirely accurate (Transfair doesn't certify our sports balls, FLO does), but it is fast and funny. Check out this clip from the hipsters at ViroPOP featuring our new eco-certified Fair Trade basketball...
I'm going to find an empty water bottle and make my Flock of Seagulls sunglasses right now...
Published by Scott James October 31st, 2007 in Sports balls: Fair Trade, What others are saying about us.
Glad to see the basketballs are out. This video is quite entertaining also. That young lady is quite the ham in front of the camera.
I have passed on your website info to a couple of people / organizations here that occasionally need to purchase lots of game balls. I guess a small test of your theory about price, quality, and ethical considerations in people’s purchasing decisions will be if they buy from you next time. I’ll ask them as the years go by.
The example you used in your comment on my site of Whole Foods is a good one, although most of what they sell goes into people’s bodies. Hopefully lots of consumers will want to make the same choices when buying sports balls. I know most people really get upset when something like the recent GAP fiasco arises so that is progress. Even 10 years ago, few mainstream consumers ever thought about the problems in the garment manufacturing industry.
-Will