Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
OK Rocky, I will accept what you say, ethics in business is of prime importance. But I am the customer, how can I influence this? If a retailer chooses to lie to me - what can I do?

There was a retailer in Scotland, who sourced his sporrans from overseas. When they arrived, his staff fitted/attached/whatever the term the snap on the cover and the gold stamp on the back that said 'Made in Scotland'. Under EU and UK law this is legal. The leather and the thread and the metal snaps were all manufactured overseas. The Scottish retailer did the final assembly.

When I said I meant it. Unless a business is forced by law to make a declaration as to the origin of their goods, we have to trust them.

Regards

Chas
As a customer, you only buy from 'reputable' sources. As a concerned citizen, you can review products you have first hand knowledge of and expose 'questiobable' practises like those you describe.

Forums like this are / can be a powerful tool to educate consumers... just make sure the facts are straight and accurate before posting.