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How has the economic downturn affected your purchases of "green" (environmentally-friendly) products? I'm purchasing...

It always feels good to buy environmentally-friendly products, and there are great new green products showing up on store shelves every day.  However, green products are often more expensive, and it’s tough to spend extra money on green products during troubled economic times. 

How has your spending on environmentally-friendly products changed since the recession began?  Are you still likely to spend a little more to help the environment, or is it just too expensive these days?  Does it depend on the product?...maybe you still purchase green cleaning products and organic foods, but aren’t spending more on energy-saving appliances?

Let us know!

More "green" products - It's more important than ever to make environmentally-friendly purchases (23.3%)

The same - The economy hasn't changed my spending on green products (39.1%)

Fewer "green" products - Green products are often more expensive and I can't afford it these days (29.3%)

N/A - I don't purchase "green" products (8.2%)

How has the economic downturn affected your purchases of
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  • jenrayas By jenrayas
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    I very rarely buy green products. they are more expensive even when on sale and with a coupon.

  • Zickefoosejr By Zickefoosejr
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    Going green is worth the trouble and with sales and coupons u can find them @compareable prices to regular brands

  • pjkrotz By pjkrotz
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    Yes I agree, you can get good deals on environmentally friendly products if you can find coupons or sales.

  • msfriendly By msfriendly
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    You don't have to purchase green cleaning products. There are alot of houshold items that do a great job of cleaning on the cheap....baking soda, vinegar, bleach, microfiber cloths, etc.

  • racheltim By racheltim
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    I also make my own products rather than purchase them whenever possible.

  • JCKOHLMANN By JCKOHLMANN
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    I buy with coupons if possible.

  • brooklynjewel By brooklynjewel
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    green is great, i'm willing to pay a little more knowing future generations won't have to clean up as much after i'm gone, but green and sustainable and environmentally conscious products have to work just as well or better to be sustainable and survive the competition. i also agree with other posts that there are lots of safer and cheaper alternatives that my grandmother used and they still work today....just goes to show you we can over engineer stuff that isn't as good for us.

  • Chrystal By Chrystal
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    Now that I have a son (4 months old) it's more important then ever that my husband and I are "green" but I'm always making sure the products we use still do a great job at killing germs. I just started using "Dr Bonner's Magic Soaps" and I'm so excited about my results, plus they come in amazing oil options like lavender, almond and eucalyptus just to name a few.

  • momagarry By momagarry
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    I use coupons as well. That saves a lot of money.

  • ecebula By ecebula
    on Sep 24, 2009  

    The hard part for me is finding a product that I like before investing in a whole bottle. There are so many new green products out there, how do I pick the best one?