Finally learned the real deal with Shein after watching a factory tour video

I watched this 12-minute video from a reporter who actually visited a Shein warehouse in Guangzhou, and the way they do returns is basically a scam - they just toss everything in landfill bins instead of restocking. Has anyone else seen that footage or know if other brands do the same thing?

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eva_moore7d ago

Didn't watch that video but I read a similar report from the BBC about how these fast fashion brands all use the same return centers and it's just garbage central no matter which label is on the tag.

jenny_lane123d ago

Agree with @hannah_west39, my sister works returns at one of those centers and it's all the same trash.

hannah_west398d ago

Wait are you sure the video was actually from a Shein warehouse? I saw that same video and I'm pretty sure it was taken at a returns center that handles stuff for multiple fast fashion brands, not just Shein specifically. The reporter even says something vague about "these brands" in the first minute but people keep editing it to make it seem like Shein only. Not defending them or anything because their whole business model is trash for the planet, but the video itself is kinda misleading on that one detail.

corah757d ago

@hannah_west39 I think you're right about that video being sketchy, I showed it to my friend Lisa who works in logistics and she said the same thing. She told me her company actually tried to use a Chinese returns center last year and learned they toss everything from any brand that doesn't pay the restocking fee upfront. She said the whole system works on volume and the return bin scammers are just the ones who don't pay. So yeah the video might be accurate about the waste problem but it's not just a Shein thing, more like the whole cheap fashion machine.