If you felt bad ordering for all your Christmas gifts from Amazon last year, this list is for you.
These nine retailers, selling everything from wine to assembly-it-yourself teddy bear kits, have all signed up to pay their staff the living wage - £8.25 outside London and £9.40 in the capital - and are accredited by The Living Wage Foundation.
If you want to be sure the people selling you your things can have a merry Christmas too, read on.
The Ethical Christmas Shopping Guide
For the home...(01 of09)
Oliver Bonas has an emphasis on design, selling everything from furniture to fashion.
Coco chair £575
V Neck Teddy Bear Coat £75 (credit:EG Focus/Flickr)
Coco chair £575
V Neck Teddy Bear Coat £75 (credit:EG Focus/Flickr)
Home entertainment(02 of09)
From TVs to speakers, Richer Sounds has home entertainment. The chain, owned entirely by its founder and managing director, was named best Retailer in the 2015 Which? Awards.
SAMSUNG WAM250Black Wireless WAM Hub £39.95
Blaupunkt 236/207i23.6 inch LED TV HD Ready £99.95 (credit:Loop Images via Getty Images)
SAMSUNG WAM250Black Wireless WAM Hub £39.95
Blaupunkt 236/207i23.6 inch LED TV HD Ready £99.95 (credit:Loop Images via Getty Images)
Clothes(03 of09)
With just five stores across the country, clothing retailer Outdoor And Country is smaller than most but its customer service is award-winning and it was a finalist for Independent Retailer Of The Year at The Retail Week Enterprise Awards.
Men's Barbour Monty House Classic Slippers: £49.95
Tartan Lambswool Scarf: £27.95 (credit:Outdoorandcountry.co.uk)
Men's Barbour Monty House Classic Slippers: £49.95
Tartan Lambswool Scarf: £27.95 (credit:Outdoorandcountry.co.uk)
Jewellery(04 of09)
Brighton-based Silverado sells jewellery that ranges from £3 hooped rings to £465 necklaces. It even has a helpful Christmas Gift Guide to the uninitiated who are looking to impress with their presents this year.
Alex Monroe Teeny Tiny Hummingbird Necklace £395
Silver Hammered Bangle £42 (credit:Silverado)
Alex Monroe Teeny Tiny Hummingbird Necklace £395
Silver Hammered Bangle £42 (credit:Silverado)
Wine(05 of09)
Manchester's Salut Wines has paid the living wage since it opened and was the first accredited employer in the North West.
It doesn't sell its wines online as the list changes rapidly but you can buy gift cards or glassware for the wine aficionado in your life from the website.
Syrah Decanter £40
Gift cards from £10 to £100 (credit:arismart via Getty Images)
It doesn't sell its wines online as the list changes rapidly but you can buy gift cards or glassware for the wine aficionado in your life from the website.
Syrah Decanter £40
Gift cards from £10 to £100 (credit:arismart via Getty Images)
For the kids(06 of09)
Be My Bear sells assemble-it-yourself teddy bears (“no-sew no-fuss”), children's party outfits and other party accessories.
The bears and outfits come in 8", 12" and 15" sizes. Its Christmas ordering deadline is 12pm on December 18.
Cupcake Bear 12" £6.95
Frog Bathrobe & Slippers 15" £7.99 (credit:Be My Bear)
The bears and outfits come in 8", 12" and 15" sizes. Its Christmas ordering deadline is 12pm on December 18.
Cupcake Bear 12" £6.95
Frog Bathrobe & Slippers 15" £7.99 (credit:Be My Bear)
Books(07 of09)
Housman Books calls itself "London's premier radical bookshop," so it would be surprising if it did not pay the living wage.
If you're shopping for the friend who has everything and a penchant for books and periodicals with a left-wing slant.
It dubs its online ordering service an "ethical alternative to Amazon".
Skoob Books, the "temple for secondhand books" in central London, is also accredited. (credit:London Permaculture/Flickr)
If you're shopping for the friend who has everything and a penchant for books and periodicals with a left-wing slant.
It dubs its online ordering service an "ethical alternative to Amazon".
Skoob Books, the "temple for secondhand books" in central London, is also accredited. (credit:London Permaculture/Flickr)
Luxury fashion(08 of09)
Luxury fashion's Burberry is one of the biggest brands on the Foundation's list, with stores in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. Their Christmas delivery deadline isn't until December 23.
The Sandringham Mid-Length Heritage Trench Coat £1,295
Colour Block Check Cashmere Scarf £395 (credit:thinkretail/Flickr)
The Sandringham Mid-Length Heritage Trench Coat £1,295
Colour Block Check Cashmere Scarf £395 (credit:thinkretail/Flickr)
Nicely-designed things(09 of09)
"Better living is possible through design" is the bold mantra of design shop Folklore that sells everything from tableware to stationery and ships anywhere in the world and free to anywhere in the UK.
Computer brush with handle £28
Face brush £15.50 (credit:Folklore)
Computer brush with handle £28
Face brush £15.50 (credit:Folklore)