Although there have been both positive and negative reactions to consumer co-ops, the philosophy is gradually gaining acceptance, and the social concern demonstrated by the women in the movement has attracted notice. A Canadian co-op organization has shown interest in Taiwan's co-op movement, for example, and noted anti-cancer activist Li Chiu-liang has expressed a willingness to participate, as has cancer-stricken movie star May Chin.
雖然反應兩極，但共同購買的理念已漸獲支持，主婦們這份關懷台灣的心也已獲更多肯定，包括加拿大合作社組織對台灣共同購買的運動經驗產生興趣，以關懷癌症病友知名的李秋涼、藝人金素梅亦參與合作推廣計劃。