Wow, it’s getting cold outside. Perfect weather to play soccer in! Here’s what we’re listening to this week as we watch the thermometer outside drop: Rich Mullins: Ragamuffin… Presidents of the United States of America: self-titled POD: Satellite Love Coma: Language of Fools George Winston: Linus & Lucy (classic “Great Pumpkin” music)
Archive for October, 2006
In the changer 10-31-06
October 31, 2006Black Gold: watch the movie!
October 30, 2006Black Gold is an award-winning documentary film on how the coffee crisis is impacting farmers in Ethiopia and around the world. We urge our customers to watch this important movie if you are in a city that has screenings. If Black Gold is not playing near you, please consider renting the video when it becomes available. [...]
Private label orders welcome
October 27, 2006Need *alot* of sports balls? Not a problem. In addition to our wholesale pricing, we also offer private label pricing through our domestic partner Fair Deal Trading USA. If you are interested in a minimum order of 250 units, just ask and we can help you from design to delivery to your door.
The orange dot
October 24, 2006You’ll notice that the Fair Trade Sports brand usually has some reverse relationship between the colors orange and white. I know why we did it that way, but those reasons are probably only interesting to marketing dorks like me. So I recently asked some folks around the country, “What does the orange dot mean to [...]
New tee shirts
October 19, 2006Buy a shirt, send us your photo, and tell us Fair Trade Sports means to you. We’ll post your photos (with your permission) on our Flickr page.
In the changer 10-9-06
October 9, 2006Here’s what’s in the music changer this week, as we continue our “bug bash” on the ecommerce portion of our site… Modest Mouse: Building Nothing… Siouxsie and the Banshees: Hyaena Iggy Pop: American Caesar Brazilian Groove by Putumayo POD: Satellite
Keeping our promises
October 5, 2006I’ve had alot of experience – both good and bad – with people keeping their promises. Isn’t it great when you see someone persevere through a difficult time while keeping their ethics intact? A wise person told me recently "ethics don’t break, they crumble". That is something I can grok, as I’ve seen good people [...]
