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Feeling obliged to shower your loved one with over-packaged, mass-produced gifts on #ValentinesDay? Worry not, we've got some ideas to keep #VDay about love, not consumerism 
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Tip #1: Think outside of the plastic-wrapped, palm oil-filled chocolate box. Look for #fairtrade, ethical brands like @seedandbean, @eatyourhat, and @chocandlove 
And definitely don't spend grands on luxury chocolate... https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-ico-spent-thousands-at-hotel-chocolat-2021-2?r=US&IR=T
And definitely don't spend grands on luxury chocolate... https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-ico-spent-thousands-at-hotel-chocolat-2021-2?r=US&IR=T
Tip #2: Why not buy them a gift that gives back? An e-card from @ChooseLove is a way of showing your loved one that you care, as well as giving back to refugees facing winter in the most difficult conditions: https://choose.love/pages/gift-bundle
Tip #3: Don't buy new! Buy #secondhand and support charity shops who have had a difficult time during the pandemic.
If your usual outlet doesn't have its own website, you may still be able to find #vintage and second-hand pieces on eBay or Depop.
If your usual outlet doesn't have its own website, you may still be able to find #vintage and second-hand pieces on eBay or Depop.
Tip #4: Forget buying, full stop.
Why not make your own gift? Unleash your creativity with a handmade card, write a poem, or draw a picture.
The possibilities are endless!
Why not make your own gift? Unleash your creativity with a handmade card, write a poem, or draw a picture.
The possibilities are endless!
Tip #5: Ditch the carbon-intensive roses... Did you know 100 million roses grown for #Valentines produce 9000 metric tonnes of CO2? 
Instead, opt for a house plant. Or donate to #treeplanting programmes like @Friends_Earth: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/trees
Instead, opt for a house plant. Or donate to #treeplanting programmes like @Friends_Earth: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/trees
Tip #6: Give the gift of your company.
After all, Valentines is about you and your loved one. So why not focus on spending time, rather than money?
Go on a stroll, make a three course meal (extra points if it's #plantbased
), or get creative together!
After all, Valentines is about you and your loved one. So why not focus on spending time, rather than money?
Go on a stroll, make a three course meal (extra points if it's #plantbased
), or get creative together!
There are many ways to show your love - buying into consumerism doesn't have to be one of them.
In the UK, we already live as if we have more than one planet. If everyone on Earth consumed as much as us, we wouldn't have enough resources to support us!
In the UK, we already live as if we have more than one planet. If everyone on Earth consumed as much as us, we wouldn't have enough resources to support us!
Interested in learning how you can live sustainably all year round, and not just for Valentine's Day?
Check out our big impact ideas to help us get to #OnePlanetLiving
https://www.bioregional.com/news-and-opinion/what-can-i-do-to-help-achieve-one-planet-living?utm_source=tw-link-post-20210211-kdw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=trending
Check out our big impact ideas to help us get to #OnePlanetLiving
https://www.bioregional.com/news-and-opinion/what-can-i-do-to-help-achieve-one-planet-living?utm_source=tw-link-post-20210211-kdw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=trending
