Soap Powder

I was doing a late night shop last night, mainly for one item that went under the radar when making our flat shopping list- Soap Powder (for the washing machine).

I strolled down the isles, and found what i was looking for. I m a massive save the environment supporter (apart from the fact that i use an extraordinary amount of gas in my car each week, besides the point), so i saw the environmentally friendly stuff and immediately began to examine prices and read the 'we are environmentally friendly' blurb. So i chose the 'next generation' stuff cause it was cheapest out the lot (defiantly not the coolest packaging) and made my way to the counter. As i passed the 'specials' and the top of the isle, i noticed something that made me stop and stare... Surf soap powder was $1.89 a box!

Now I also love a bargain, and i was blown away. I actually stopped and stared. Then i looked at the hippy stuff i was holding, looked back at the gleaming surf boxes, then looked back at the one i was holding. I was at a real decision point.. all i knew, my western consumerism wanted to grab four boxes of surf for $1.89 and ditch the $5.49 stuff. But i was challenged, there is a cost, to doing the right thing, to do my part. That cost was significant, I could have brought 4 weeks worth of soap powder for the price of one. But Its that stuff that brings us to those points (the real forks in the road) is where the rubber hits the road in our beliefs, convictions and our faith. The old saying 'practice what you preach' is harder than it seems but is what we are called to do when we know what the right thing is.

I did end up paying the $5.49. And when i do my washing, i will feel better that i brought that one over the other. Life lessons in Soap Powder aye!?