Best way to wed your shopping vice to your humanity
Anyone can pick up a vase at Pottery Barn or a set of silver salad tongs at Crate & Barrel. And surely
they'd make pleasant-enough gifts. But as the holiday season approaches, why not pay a visit to Ten Thousand
Villages instead? The chain, with local shops in Coolidge Corner and Central Square, works with Third World
artists who'd otherwise be under- or unemployed, providing them with fair income by selling their work in
the US and Canada. Buy items like a block-printed shower curtain from India, a hand-carved wood mask from
Kenya, or a flute from Bolivia, and feel proud of yourself in the process. But remember: just because it's
for a good cause doesn't mean you should max out your credit card.
Ten Thousand Villages, 226 Harvard Street, Brookline, (617) 277-7700; 694 Mass Ave, Cambridge, (617) 876-2414.
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