6 Big-Name Companies You Shouldn’t Shop With

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I typically don’t research a company’s history before shopping with them. It’s not something most of us consider. If a company’s behavior becomes so erratic that it attracts negative attention, I might reconsider shopping with them. That’s why I still haven’t bought a MyPillow, despite wanting one badly. I used to support Mike, in his journey from crackhead to millionaire, but then…

Behind the scenes, our favorite brands embrace unethical work practices, racism, homophobia, and other unsavory behaviors, contradicting everything they promise to stand for. Which brands should you avoid shopping with?

Shein

Shein is an uber-cheap fast-fashion brand selling clothing, shoes, and accessories for the entire family, along with items for the house, pets, beauty, and every other category imaginable. Shein takes to heart the adage ‘you get what you pay for,’ which usually isn’t much.

Items arrive a month or so after placing the order, often to the buyer’s disappointment. Made from cheap synthetic materials like polyester, the uber-cheap clothing oftentimes features defective sizes and designs that only hold up for a wash or two.

Shoppers expect low quality from Shein, but what about the company’s other practices that have come into question?

Some of Shein’s controversies:

Labor rights violations, uncovered in 2021 by Sixth Tone Selling questionable clothing designs, including Nazi symbol Plagaring designs from larger brands Underpaying workers

The Salvation Army

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Medium writer James Heron wrote and published this informative blog post detailing the many things wrong with The Salvation Army, a…