• bedwyr@piefed.ca
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          10 hours ago

          Why do we even have forced laborers making out clothes in oppressive regimes like Bangladesh if we are going to pay 4 bucks a piece?

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            10 hours ago

            Because they’d be ten times the price if they were produced in a country that treats its workers better.

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              10 hours ago

              No, once they run out the manufacturers in the developed world, they raise prices. Jesus Christ.

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        9 hours ago

        right? i pay like 10 bucks a piece and it’s not fancy stuff.

        though it lasts like 3-4 years a pair. i only buy like maybe 2-3 pieces of underwear a year.

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      10 hours ago

      The recent episode of GB sewing bee had contestants making knickers out of jersey t-shirts they got 3 pairs per t-shirt. Plus some elastic and time of course. But you do also need a sewing machine however its a good machine for life.