The Feel Good Product of the Day is this Hand-tufted Indo Rust/ Beige Wool Rug from Overstock.com's Worldstock Fair Trade initiative.
Worldstock is the fair trade initiative from Overstock.com's founder Patrick Byrne. The idea came to him in 2001 when a motorcycle tour in Cambodia came to what can literally be described as a screeching halt. Having crashed his motorcycle, Patrick found himself "tolerably banged up" and laying on the roadside. A group of local children helped him back to their village where he hatched a plan to give back.
Patrick created Worldstock to connect skilled artisans to a global market for quality goods. His ambition was and still is nothing short of transforming the lives of millions of people across the globe. He was asked in a recent interview whether or not people would accept the idea that the owner of a large corporation actually wants to give back to which he responded, "It just felt like the right thing to do."
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