Fairtrade (and vegan) condoms giveaway!
For our final giveaway of the week, we’re moving on from sanitary products to condoms – sustainable, fairtrade condoms from French Letter.
Earlier today we started discussing which contraceptive methods are best for the environment but in certain situations, condoms are the only option – they’re the only contraception that protects against STIs.
French Letter condoms are made from latex sourced through FairDeal Trading, paying a Fairtrade premium for latex rubber: we often think about Fairtrade food items but not so much other things. The price premium paid through FairDeal Trading is used not only to pay fairer wages but also to provide a better working environment for those on the rubber plantations and better education opportunities for the workers’ children.
The rubber supply is sustainable too – from plantations certified by the FSC – and unlike most condoms which include milk extracts, they don’t contain any animal products or derivatives so are suitable for use by vegans.
We’ve got two packs of condoms to give away – their Aphrodisiac selection — ooh scented!
As with the washable pads, the Mooncup and the Jam Sponges, if you want to be in with a chance to win, all you have to do is leave a comment below (doesn’t have to be much – just “hi” will do, or “if I was designed condoms scents, they’d all be banana or sausage…”) before noon (GMT) on Monday 15th March. I’ll pick two winners at random after that.
(Don’t forget to leave your email address in the email address field – it won’t appear on the website but allows me to contact you if you win.)
UPDATE – Monday 15th March 2010
Wow! Loads of responses! Thanks to everyone who entered. Our lucky winners are…
Gary Hughes and Elizabeth Burton. I’ll be in touch with you both soon to get your address.
Thanks again to French Letter for supplying the condoms – and showing us all that Fairtrade doesn’t just apply to things you put in your mouth food. ;)
Great prize
Fascinating concept! :)
Vegans Too! Didnt think they allowed meat to enter their body, covered or not :)
why am I only discovering this now!? lol excellent work
why am I only discovering this now!? lol excellent work
great idea
what a great idea. as a strict veggie i love seeing products which are suitable for us to use. wonderful prize x
I didnt realise they werent vegan friendly.
I love to learn new things
good luck everyone!
It says the “latex (is) sourced through FairDeal Trading”
But what about the sulfur, bisphenol and/or peroxide that is used to turn the raw latex into a usable form? Surely these should be sourced through fair trade means too, or it largely defeats the object of the whole exercise.
Love the name and packaging. Very French
These look fantastic.
Can’t wait to try them out!
Nice prize ;)
hello :)
Something I’d never considered looking at an ethical version of before!
Great idea.would love to win.
Condoms- for eating the different kind of meat lol…
Can’y believe I have not discovered these before!
Forget the scented ones, I want my next ones to be 100% recycled Dunlops
I’ve never thought of fairtrade condoms before. That’s a new concept that I hope sticks!
What a great product!
Every product should be fairtrade but this is fantastic start, I always buy fairtrade whenever possible :-)
Nice prize …… good luck peeps .. and me ..:o)
had heard of a few other brands that were vegan, but these are the first fair trade ones i’ve read about… interesting.
Count me in :]
fun prize
Hiya, never even thought of this.