All aspects of consumer behavior (e.g., the acquisition, use and disposition of goods) have an integral ethical component. However, Murphy and Laczniak (1981), after reviewing the research in marketing ethics, concluded that the vast majority of studies had examined ethics as they relate to business or marketing situations, while only 5% examined ethics in consumer situations. This disparity in the marketing ethics literature has changed relatively little in the twenty years since their work, as only a somewhat limited number of studies have examined the consumer’s ethical beliefs (e.g., Vitell et al., 1991; Muncy and Vitell, 1992). In spite of this relative dearth of research, the past decade has begun to yield an increase in consumer ethics research. Indeed, while some consumer ethics research certainly existed prior to 1990 (e.g., Wilkes, 1978; Moschis and Churchill, 1978; Moschis and Powell, 1986; DePaulo, 1986), the bulk of the extant consumer ethics literature has appeared since that date. Furthermore, the earlier literature (pre-1990) has been thoroughly covered by previous reviews (e.g., Murphy and Laczniak, 1981; Muncy and Vitell, 1992). Thus, 1990 serves as the beginning date for the current review.