Shoutout to that Goodwill in Austin that made me rethink Shein entirely

I was scrolling through a Shein haul video last month and someone in the comments said the fabric composition was almost identical to something they found at Goodwill. So I grabbed my haul from Shein from 3 months ago and drove to a Goodwill in Austin on Saturday. I compared 5 Shein dresses to 5 secondhand dresses and the Goodwill ones actually had heavier stitching and real zippers for the same price of $8 each. Has anyone else done a side by side like this or am I just lucky with my local thrift store?

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spencer_gonzalez17d ago

My friend Sarah did this exact thing with a Shein blazer she got and a vintage one from a thrift store in Dallas. She laid them flat on her coffee table and the Shein one had threads popping after just two wears while the goodwill one had this stitched lining inside that held everything together. She said the Shein one felt like wearing paper after that comparison. It really opened her eyes to how fast fashion cuts corners even at the same price point.

the_alice7d agoMost Upvoted

And there I was proud of my shirt that lasted a whole week.

patricia327d ago

Oh, a whole week? That's practically heirloom quality at this point. Next time try setting a stopwatch, see if it beats your personal best.