That $50 dollar 'ethical' clothing brand I bought from turned out to be a shady dropshipper.

I found this brand on Instagram last month, looked super legit with all this talk about fair wages and eco-friendly materials. Spent $50 on a simple t-shirt. Took 4 weeks to arrive and it smelled like chemicals. The tag said 'Made in a random factory in China' and I tracked the shipping to a generic warehouse. Their whole cancel culture defense when people called them out was to block everyone who asked questions. Has anyone else gotten burned by these fake ethical brands?

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evahenderson9d ago

Does anyone actually check if these "ethical" brands are just dropshippers with a pretty Instagram filter? The outfit I fell for had a whole page about "women-owned" and "sustainable" but their supplier was literally a common Alibaba wholesaler. I found out after reverse image searching their "handmade" jewelry and it came up on like five other sites with different brand names. The trick is to look for a real address or phone number, not just a generic P.O. box. If they don't list where their stuff is made or refuse to show factory pics, it's probably fake. These brands bank on people not digging deeper cause they just want to feel good about buying something cheap.

drew_hart49d ago

Yeah @evahenderson, the whole "no factory pics" thing is the biggest red flag of them all.

ward.kim9d ago

Reverse image search saved me too @evahenderson... found my "handmade" earrings listed on three other sites.