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This Vending Machine Sold T-Shirts For Only 2 Euros, But Nobody Wanted To Buy Them

A non-profit named Fashion Revolution has created a wonderful social experiment that has challenged people to reconsider how they shop for their clothes. A vending machine they set up in Berlin offers passers-by shirts for only 2 Euro (roughly $2.19), but there was an unexpected catch… they first had to watch a video about the exploited sweatshop laborers that make cheap clothes possible.

The video was released on April 24th or Fashion Revolution Day. This day commemorates the collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh in 2013, which killed more than 1,000 garment workers who had been making clothing for American brands in an unsafe work environment. The workers at such factories are often underage, and most are also underpaid and overworked since the labor laws there are practically non-existent. Fashion Revolution wants to encourage people to start asking questions about the morality of their clothes, like where they were made and under what conditions they were made.

More info: fashionrevolution.org | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram (h/t: aplus)

This vending machine in Berlin offered to sell t-shirts for only 2 Euros

Seems like a bargain, right?

However, nobody was buying them…

The machine showed who was behind the cheap clothing we buy:

Often-underage workers work as many as 16 hours a day…

…for as little as 13 cents an hour

Do you still want to buy this 2 EUR t-shirt?

Of course, most people decided to donate to their cause instead of going through with the purchase

Here’s the full video:

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JayBarryGurondiano 9 years ago

and who did my 50€ shirt?

37points

LeonorVerdejo 9 years ago

same poor employers, just the company earn more money for them

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ElliotLord 9 years ago

Your €50 costs peanuts to make. They company you buy it off exploits you and the workers for easy profit. Only the company wins.

2points

StanSmith 9 years ago

The same workers...only some middleman has figured out the secret of spotting a complete dumbass and selling him a 2 euro shirt for 50 euro.

1point

MirkWatkins 9 years ago

Right? Shoes aren't worth $100+ per pair. They cost less than $2 to make, probably way less. They charge as much as they think can.

0points

SofiaMartinez 9 years ago

Same people. lol

0points

AdrianoRodriguesDias 9 years ago

The same workers, but someone get more profit.

0points

AdrianoRodriguesDias 9 years ago

The same slave-workers, but, someone get more profit.

0points

LeighStovall 9 years ago

Probably the same folks makin a sweet profit off the mark-up

0points

SouravDas 9 years ago

the same people ... The product company kept their 48 bucks

0points

FabiolaPachecoBernal 9 years ago

Probably the same people. Isn't it sad? Whe pay for brands and rarely for fabric quality.

0points

OvidiuToader 9 years ago

It's the same $2 t-shirt.

0points

PoorMan 9 years ago

So when no one buys the 2 euro shirts there isn't a need for poor Nanisha to work in a sweat shop so she loses her 0.13$ a day job & starves

34points

LaszloKomaromi 9 years ago

But if all people started to care about what they buy then companies would have to come up with a more ethical strategy.

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RebeccaCoulter 9 years ago

No. When big companies stop monopolising countries like this their economies will be more localised and sustainable.

1point

PrincessLily 9 years ago

Those people donate the money to those woman so they can better themselves and get better jobs!

0points

GeoffWales 9 years ago

This is the 'free market' art work, hey? Somebody's making a lot of money, so all is well in the world.

0points

MerlinOrtner 9 years ago

The problem is, that people still has that argument, and keep buying stuff at primarkt. That is not hoe we are going to change the world!

0points

MorganAu 9 years ago

Lol

0points

MargaritaKaplun 9 years ago

I had the same thought, but then I realized, the company can pocket a tad bit less to even the wages. They'll still make bank.

0points

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ElliotLord 9 years ago

Donate

0points

Cookie 9 years ago

EXACTLY.

-3points

JoelSánchezLópez 9 years ago

What if you choose to buy it?

9points

HeatherDerksen 9 years ago

you choose to buy it these people still have jobs

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LoriMitchell 9 years ago

Then you would be an arsehole...

5points

FilipRuml 9 years ago

then you finally get your t-shirt

0points

NathanMontague 9 years ago

Then you'd be getting a sweet deal, unlike those other chumps.

0points

MitchKohan 9 years ago

I know I would of these people all probably went to h and m after. Same thing.

0points

MichelePossamai 9 years ago

Then those working people have a chance to starve.

0points

CandiceBizzell 9 years ago

then apparently you would be supporting cheap labor and poor conditions...but the non profit already has by purchasing the cheap shirts.

0points

AmandaEastman 9 years ago

It would be a good keepsake.

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JayBarryGurondiano 9 years ago

and who did my 50€ shirt?

37points

LeonorVerdejo 9 years ago

same poor employers, just the company earn more money for them

34points

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$copper.fractions avatar$

ElliotLord 9 years ago

Your €50 costs peanuts to make. They company you buy it off exploits you and the workers for easy profit. Only the company wins.

2points

StanSmith 9 years ago

The same workers...only some middleman has figured out the secret of spotting a complete dumbass and selling him a 2 euro shirt for 50 euro.

1point

MirkWatkins 9 years ago

Right? Shoes aren't worth $100+ per pair. They cost less than $2 to make, probably way less. They charge as much as they think can.

0points

SofiaMartinez 9 years ago

Same people. lol

0points

AdrianoRodriguesDias 9 years ago

The same workers, but someone get more profit.

0points

AdrianoRodriguesDias 9 years ago

The same slave-workers, but, someone get more profit.

0points

LeighStovall 9 years ago

Probably the same folks makin a sweet profit off the mark-up

0points

SouravDas 9 years ago

the same people ... The product company kept their 48 bucks

0points

FabiolaPachecoBernal 9 years ago

Probably the same people. Isn't it sad? Whe pay for brands and rarely for fabric quality.

0points

OvidiuToader 9 years ago

It's the same $2 t-shirt.

0points

PoorMan 9 years ago

So when no one buys the 2 euro shirts there isn't a need for poor Nanisha to work in a sweat shop so she loses her 0.13$ a day job & starves

34points

LaszloKomaromi 9 years ago

But if all people started to care about what they buy then companies would have to come up with a more ethical strategy.

12points

Load More Replies...

RebeccaCoulter 9 years ago

No. When big companies stop monopolising countries like this their economies will be more localised and sustainable.

1point

PrincessLily 9 years ago

Those people donate the money to those woman so they can better themselves and get better jobs!

0points

GeoffWales 9 years ago

This is the 'free market' art work, hey? Somebody's making a lot of money, so all is well in the world.

0points

MerlinOrtner 9 years ago

The problem is, that people still has that argument, and keep buying stuff at primarkt. That is not hoe we are going to change the world!

0points

MorganAu 9 years ago

Lol

0points

MargaritaKaplun 9 years ago

I had the same thought, but then I realized, the company can pocket a tad bit less to even the wages. They'll still make bank.

0points

$copper.fractions avatar$

ElliotLord 9 years ago

Donate

0points

Cookie 9 years ago

EXACTLY.

-3points

JoelSánchezLópez 9 years ago

What if you choose to buy it?

9points

HeatherDerksen 9 years ago

you choose to buy it these people still have jobs

7points

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LoriMitchell 9 years ago

Then you would be an arsehole...

5points

FilipRuml 9 years ago

then you finally get your t-shirt

0points

NathanMontague 9 years ago

Then you'd be getting a sweet deal, unlike those other chumps.

0points

MitchKohan 9 years ago

I know I would of these people all probably went to h and m after. Same thing.

0points

MichelePossamai 9 years ago

Then those working people have a chance to starve.

0points

CandiceBizzell 9 years ago

then apparently you would be supporting cheap labor and poor conditions...but the non profit already has by purchasing the cheap shirts.

0points

AmandaEastman 9 years ago

It would be a good keepsake.

0points

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This vending machine in Berlin offered to sell t-shirts for only 2 Euros

Seems like a bargain, right?

However, nobody was buying them…

The machine showed who was behind the cheap clothing we buy:

Often-underage workers work as many as 16 hours a day…

…for as little as 13 cents an hour

Do you still want to buy this 2 EUR t-shirt?

Of course, most people decided to donate to their cause instead of going through with the purchase

Here’s the full video:

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