Example with this shoemaker who has never had so much work: we prefer to repair the shoes that had been lying around for years in the closets rather than buying new ones! Even organic stores are "doped": we buy less but better (like it vaguely reminds me of the slogan of our shop)!
I find this very good: a real economic crisis contributes to making consumers more responsible than years of speech and advice?
Frankly we can believe it and that's good!
Is it the return of GOOD SENSE that our (grand) parents knew and applied from day to day before the debauchery of material abundance of which we are the object?
In any case, I believe in it!
In the same genre an article: http://www.greenunivers.com/2009/05/cri ... olos-6398/
The crisis makes consumers greener
The recession could have virtues on consumer behavior, according to the "Greendex" study conducted for the second year by the GlobeScan institute and the magazine "National Geographic" among 17 people in 000 countries (17).
55% of consumers in the 17 countries state that they are very concerned by environmental problems.
In terms of housing, they are more and more inclined to save energy, for example by adjusting the settings of their thermostat or by using less hot water to wash their clothes.
80% of those who make efforts to reduce the energy consumption of their homes explain that cost is one of their main motivations.
