So, the wall was selling shirts for insanely cheap prices and I do not understand where they are making a profit.
I got a shirt which should cost 8 dollars for 2.5 and I don't know if I can just wear them without concern.
Are cheap shirts safe to wear? Idk do they use chemicals which are bad for me? They made this insanely cheap and I don't know what gives! It all says 100% cotton and its from a trusted brand but the mystery of the price still remains. I need to know before loading up on these things.
Also, bonus question, is white coloring agent more or less harmful than other colors? (Assume the most frequently used coloring agents)
I don't understand how 2.5 is comprehensible but 8 is normal.
It should cost a lot more than 8 to make a shirt.
(India) The shirts are made by my mom and I buy it from her (the supply chains are pretty concentrated and short)
Labour... They save on labour. People that barely make enough to survive keep your prices low.
everything everyone else has said is correct about cost saving, but also sometimes they do sell things at a loss. If product needs to move or it will be thrown out to make room for new things theyll put it on sale at a loss so that they can atleast get something back for it. Its better than taking a complete loss when they have to throw it away, and it can act as a loss leader when you buy other things while there that arent as cheap. Loss leaders are also a way they take a loss on items. For example a grocery store may say milk for 25 cents for a week so people come to buy it and while they are there they get all their other groceries at a normal price which evens out the losses taken on the milk.
There are also low grade threads/fabrics that consist of shorter individual fibers. They wear out faster.
I regularly buy Bella + Canvas shirts, which are fairly cheap but nice looking. The trade off for price, is I usually have to replace them every 2 years.
My best advice is to not overdry them, and wash them inside out.
Idk do they use chemicals which are bad for me?
For the average person, idk. If you have any sort of skin allergies, you're in for a bad time.
When in doubt, ask. Only the provider can speak for that. Maybe the shirts are fragile. Maybe they aren't as reusable. Maybe the provider is foreign and doesn't understand local customs. I actually just bought some clothes (black sleeveless sweater, white plaid shirt, and faded pants that might as well be a skirt, wearing these now) at the laundromat shop reasonably because I've been in a clothes management situation for a while, and I learned most of it in this case is for advertising.
