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Rant: my sister's friend works at a shipping port and told me something that made me stop buying those $5 t-shirts
We were just talking about a big haul video she saw, and her friend said they unload containers from certain fast fashion brands... and the clothes are often just thrown in loose, covered in dust and sometimes bugs, before they even get to the store. She said a single container can hold over 10,000 pieces, all just dumped in. It hit different because it's not just about how they're made, but how they're treated on the way to you... they're basically seen as disposable trash from the second they're made. Has anyone else heard stories from people who work in the actual shipping or receiving side of this stuff?
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harperp246mo ago
Honestly, who cares? They get washed before you wear them anyway. The whole point of a five dollar shirt is that it's cheap and disposable. You get what you pay for. If you want perfect handling, go buy a fifty dollar shirt and see how that's shipped. This is just how bulk goods move. It's not a big deal.
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hannahcraig6mo ago
Wait, you wash a brand new shirt before wearing it? That's the real shocker here. I just take the tags off and put it on. Now I'm wondering how many people are out there doing a whole laundry cycle for a fresh tee.
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evan5436mo ago
Yeah the "you get what you pay for" line is everywhere now. It's the go-to excuse for bad quality on anything cheap, from shirts to phone chargers. Feels like companies use it to lower the bar for everything.
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amyh124mo ago
Next they'll blame the cardboard texture on "breathability" too.
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