with thrift stores, at least youre not supporting a company that manufactures leather or wool.
the main problem is someone on the street or your friends noticing and asking you why youre being such a hypocrite, heh heh.

but what im doing is far worse, the fact that its a brand new coat made with wool....this was actually a custom made coat, which cannot be found or made by any vegan designers. my rationalization was that its a one-time purchase, i don't plan to buy anymore wool coats, i needed a very warm coat to survive the winter here. in the future, when i dont want an extravagant over the top special winter coat (it even has big bunny ears on top) i can buy the vegan faux wool version.

i guess my question is how do you reconcile owning or accepting or even buying a few pieces of non-vegan clothing?

like, should i renounce being a vegan until these items are long gone, 10 years from now?

i also took a bite of my boyfriends pizza, which had barely any cheese on it. you know the germans eat pizza like the italians, thin crust and almost invisible layer of cheese, not at all like american pizza!

When you purchase second hand you are not increasing the demand.

The main situation is we are culture "consumers"
and if we are in the category of "second hand consumers" then.... alas....

we don't have too many options.

With being a Vegan - it's all about choices and options.

If it is freezing and the only choice is wool. That is the options that the Universe has
presented to you.

If you have the consciousness that says "when I can consume (purchase)
a non animal option I will." Then you are moving in a good direction.

"Go towards the light (as much as you can)"

Peace Out!

I agree with David. I think your boyfriend doesn't respect you and your life style. My suggestion, dump your boyfriend!! I'm not joking or trying to be offensive, that's what I really think.

Vegan Peace