Just had a $20 Shein dress completely fall apart after one wash

The entire side seam ripped open from the armpit to the hem when I took it out of the dryer, which basically confirms all the horror stories about their quality control and fabric strength.

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paige1667mo ago

Actually, I think that rip is more about the fabric and thread quality than the washing. In my experience, cheap polyester can just shred under any stress, and the thread they use is often super thin. The dryer heat probably just finished it off, but the weak spot was already there from how it was made.

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averymartin7mo ago

Yeah, but the dryer heat weakens those cheap threads way before you even wear it. It's not just the stress.

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butler.laura7mo ago

That "armpit to the hem" rip is exactly what happened to my favorite tank top last week.

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emery104mo ago

Wait what? The whole way from armpit to hem? That's wild, I didn't even know clothes could rip that far in one go.

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