I am back from my lovely holiday to Cyprus and have to admit I did not need to have rushed around buying last minute clothes to take! I did not wear half the daytime items I bought, and the same for the children. We could have just taken our new bikinis and a couple of wraps. When will I learn!! In relation to your email of last month I very rarely buy clothes for my husband with the exception of maybe work shirts and underwear or a clothing gift at Birhdays and Christmas as he has strong views as to what he likes and dislikes and enjoys chosing his own clothes. Unlike myself who is prepared to buy cheaper clothing in todays credit crunch, he will not compromise and will only wear good brands he feels comfortable in like Paul Smith or John Smedley. He would rather have fewer good items than more cheaper ones. I think it is easier for men as the styles do not vary so much for them. If you own a good pair of jeans, fine knit jumper and collared shirt or T-shirt you can always look good. But for woman, width of trousers, length of skirt, height of shoes is ever changing and what you bought today can be old hat tomorrow. I did watch the television program in relation to Primark and child labour. I actually felt sorry for Primark to be singled out for this program as I feel that I am sure that many high street shops where the clothes are made in India would have the same problems. Unfortunately different cultures have different ethics. Whilst I strongly disagree with the use of child labour and low pay, this is their only income and without it they would starve or be forced into far worse such as prostitution. I would like to think that Primark would now be more dilligent about continued vetting of the companies they deal with in India to ensure good workforce standards are maintained and work is not subbed out to child labour having been exposed in this way. That said, unless we boycott all third world country produce we can never be sure of its journey and the only people who will suffer are the very poor. So to sum up, whilst disturbed by the program, I will continue to buy cheap clothing made in a third world country including from Primark and ethical responsibility lies with the companies providing the goods. Is this burying my head? I hope not.