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Subject: | UKNM: third world sweat shops |
From: | Ian Tester |
Date: | Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:26:05 GMT |
Bill wrote:
"Anyone who wants to understand how Boo (and all the other
free-floating brands like Gap/Starbucks/Amazon) work should read No Logo by
Naomi Klein.
She dissects the business model that leads to 'outsourced' exploited workers
in
third world countries having their starvation wages cut to pay for " yada
yada yada
Now I'm more of a Wedgie Benn than a Portillo, and agree with the sentiment,
but just to put all your minds at ease, I'd like to point out that *our*
outsourced workers are pretty well all based in the third-world sweat shops
of Cologne & Kentucky . . .we try to make sure that they have just enough
calories to keep the boxes going out on time ;-)
i
p.s. glad somebody's enjoying our low low prices and super duper delivery -
the prices only last while the stock does!
Ian Tester, Business Development, boo.com http://www.boo.com
boo.com Group Limited, 136 Regent Street, London W1R 6HJ, UK
T + 44 (0)20 7959 4445 M +44 (0)7880 557692 F +44 (0)20 7950 0951 E
ian [dot] testeruk [dot] boo [dot] com
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RE: UKNM: third world sweat shops, Ian Betteridge
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