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As you're shopping online, the myTrestle Button Google Chrome extension shows the corporate values of the brands you're browsing. Since the button knows YOUR values, you can easily compare values to make more conscious decisions about companies you support.

I've had the opportunity to test early versions of this product. Psyched to see it finally being released into the wild.

@turoczy Thanks for the hunt! We are excited to see this tool grow and help brands be more radically transparency with how they operate. They more we know what values we are supporting with our dollars, the more real impact we as modern day consumers will have!

@carlhickerson Happy to help!

@turoczy What a great launch! Thanks for hunting this and getting out to the world. What if it really were just so simple to know what was going on behind the closed doors of businesses?

What types of product brands would you like us to be analyzing? We dig deep into their operations and pull out their values for you to get quickly and easily. If you don’t see your favorite as an option, please comment below and we’ll use the upvotes of your comment to determine interest.

@carlhickerson Ooh. The VC Firms could be super interesting. And incredibly helpful.

@carlhickerson @turoczy Yeah, we've heard that a couple times recently

@turoczy I thought you'd like that one ;)

@carlhickerson Apparel should be Apparel/Fashion/Accessories

This product like the humans behind it are awesome! Let’s start to vote with our dollars! Can’t wait to see where this goes!

@damolaomotosho You've been instrumental in this. I can't thank you enough. Voting with our dollars just got 100x easier.

@damolaomotosho Thanks for the love, I can't wait to see where it goes either!

Congrats team Trestle- I've been looking for something like this for a long time!

@shashi_jain Thanks, we are excited to see how this will grow and help bring radical transparency to how brands operate!

@shashi_jain So good to hear that! (p.s. we've been waiting for a long time too!). Glad to hear it's working for you!

Finally! The fact that you could match my values with my absurdly odd purchases is outstanding. Trestle has helped me find ethically sourced protein powder, tongue scrapers, reflective jackets, tasers, ect. These are not normal purchases, yet they excelled in finding high quality, high ethos products at similar prices to market rate brands. I even enjoyed finding out how brands I currently use are more aligned with my values then I anticipated! And it's free. Let me say that again. FREE. What kind of witchcraft is this? Thank you, Trestle!

@nick_nedelisky My favorite was finding the taser that gave back to free self defense classes for women! Thank you so much for you support!

@nick_nedelisky @carlhickerson You had some of the funnest requests when we were doing this MVP as an unscalable service. But now that it's tech and can be instant..?? Imagine what you'll find now!!

@nick_nedelisky @carlhickerson We were SO surprised to find a taser from a company who used their business as a source for helping women be safer in society. We didn't expect it, but now that we know they exist (we wouldn't have otherwise), it makes so much sense. Happy to support a company like that.

I love this concept so much. I think we really must shift toward more transparency about how our products are made.

@hope_lobkowicz The more we as consumers demand transparency - the more companies will give in and show us what's really going on behind their closed doors.

@hope_lobkowicz Yes, transparency is becoming more and more important. Hopefully this platform allows us to finally tell the brands that we care and we will support those who are honest and completely transparent! Thank you for the support

The myTrestle Button gives me confidence that I'm supporting brands who share my values, but doesn't get in the way of my internet shopping experience. It is so easy to use and helps bring to light how a company truly operates.

@elizabeth_vyain Thats great to hear! I personally absolutely hate popups so made an intentional effort to design this tool so that it only gives you the information when you need or want it and that it won't disrupt your flow. Thanks for the support!

@elizabeth_vyain That's key, @elizabeth_vyain, We wanted to create it so it only popped up when you actually needed the information - when you're researching companies or trying to buy from one. We'll always take feedback on how this experience is for people, too!

Hi product hunters! @jenniferj_pdx and I are the founders of this project. We are really excited to launch the myTrestle Button to help you know, in less than 3 seconds, the values that you are supporting when you buy from a brand. I'll be monitoring this page all day, so please ask any questions and I'll do my best to respond ASAP!

Hello all! Happy to make your acquaintances. Thanks for taking the time to check out the myTrestle Button. We're open to feedback and thoughts on what role you see this playing in your lives. Happy to answer any questions! @CarlHickerson

It's so hard to shop your conscience while still taking advantage of what the internet has to offer. I'm so excited to see Trestle make it possible for those with limited research time to support the brands and people they feel best about!

@cami_kaos Thanks Cami, it's so good to hear how this has saved you time!

@cami_kaos Thanks for the love! What's your current process of shopping consciously like?

For years I've been working to be more conscious of the products I'm buying. In the process, I've been able to shift my closet to a more thoughtful mix of products from brands that use good materials, hire/pay good people, and use good practices to make them. This extension is the beginning stages of a much larger vision to make the process of conscious consumerism less burdensome!

@barrettabrooks You get the vision! This is just the start of where we're going. The whole goal is to make it seamless to buy the more thoughtful mix of products.

myTrestle Button - Revealing corporate values for curious conscious consumers

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