the shein sweatshop influencer trip... 

I’m pretty sure temu (another cheap market that sells clothes and other items) does the same exact thing. the only reason why they can price so low is because they hire children, and they pay them $1.20 US dollars per month. shein and temu are both insane companies.

I just wanted to put this out there, but shein mass producing handmade crochet items is terrible. I’m an Etsy seller and I know how much effort is needed to make items like bags and hat etc that have been trending lately. Bags can go for $50-$100, and they sell them for $10. There is no such thing as crochet machine. It can only be handmade. And they are selling them for so cheap that the employees could easily make below minimum wage. And they are MASS PRODUCING them. If that doesn’t scream sweatshop idk what does.

Drama Mama is the only podcast i will listen to. Ben talks about drama while also at times being humorous so its not boring. Thanks ben :)

This needs to be talked about more. SHEIN, ROMWE and TEMU are all this type of company and it’s sad

I recently started thrifting after being into lots of fast fashion stores. Thrift stores are great for fashion, the environment, and cheap clothes. I 100% recommend thrifting over fast fashion.

Shein also has gotten more expensive lately but children labor is so so wrong

Can we give Ben a round of applause for how’ve consistent he has been

It’s also disgusting how people say “That’s not my problem” when it comes to shein sweatshops. It’s literal CHILD LABOR. It’s something we’re supposed to be against.

I'm an investigative journalist, the company's pay me and all travel expenses to come see their company...Sounds like a spokesman to me.

I WAS HOPING YOU SAW AND POSTED ABOUT THIS!!! THANK YOU BEN!

I hate how Temu is basically the same exact thing and no one is batting an eye even though everyone knows what's happening with Shien they are just mindlessly buying from temu without a second thought..

the weird thing is shien and temu are almost EXACTLY the same and nobody pays attention to that

Even if some of these ppl work in good conditions I highly doubt they get paid more than $1 ☠

i've bought shein in the past bc there isnt a lot of options in my country for plus size people. in my small town, thrift shops dont carry my sizes and if they are, its literally some grandmas clothes from 1960s. i havent been shopping in a good while but since i got put on some new meds, im slowly losing weight so i hope then i could find more options for me.

As a Bangladeshi, I’ve never shopped from shein. It’s my people who have to go through labour just to be underpaid. I buy clothes from h&m, zara and other brands which to be honest…doesn’t make it any better. I get my clothes tailored in Bangladesh whenever I visit or someone from my family does. Tailoring clothes in Bangladesh is cheaper than getting it tailored in the west. I’ve friends who shop from Shein and Aliexpress and sadly enough, it’s true I don’t have the right to stop them. But they do understand the issue with shopping from fast fashion brands but clothes here in general are so expensive, it’s beyond for us, college students to afford sometimes. I’m lucky enough to be Bangladeshi and get my clothes from desh but my friends aren’t (: The last thing, it’s our own people who accept such requests/orders from these fast fashion brands and allow garment workers to be underpaid. They don’t understand the effort and time it takes since all they can do is take orders and pass that onto poor people.

I used to buy everything from shein and i mean like not even a month ago. When I saw bens video I was horrified that I'd been contributing to the same level of atrocities that the mines in Africa perpetuates and perpetrates. Ive since deleted both romwe and shein and now get my goth/grunge aesthetics from places like Killstar and Black Cult Clothing. The price of the clothing isn't worth paying the cost of a clean conscious. I can't imagine the level of exhaustion these workers must feel when after a month of grueling labor they get a day off. A frickin DAY off in a month (?!?!) and the horror stories of them washing themselves in the bathroom sink at work just to maintain some semblance of hygeine BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO ANYTHING MORE😢

I feel bad for buying from Shein before my family just didn’t have money

i was telling my friend (who buys from shein and other fast-fashion companies) about the negatives of shein (are there any positives??) and she literally just asked why these kids don't leave 😭

Thrifting is very convenient. You can make an outfit the best outfit ever without using expensive brands and only using stuff from the thrift store. Thrifting 4 life ❤

I am always thrifting and I find shien all over the thrift stores. And target brands. But the last few months the goodwills have been absolutely flooded with shien pieces, specifically long sleeve women’s tops.

Drama: I used to have a friend that was so toxic she always forced me to do things I didn’t want to or else she would throw a tantrum. She was also best friends with the girl that has bullied me for years aka the girl that would beat me up and make fun of my appearance and she said I’m toxic for not letting her be friends with her💀 I got tired of it and let her go and it’s been 3 years and now I’m 20, free, and don’t have to go through guilt trip by her 😎

I love when ben goes to places with stereotypes such as the amish or the vegan teacher because he doesn’t fake his opinions or sugar coat his experiences with them.

This is why I don’t order from shein and I never have or will. This is horrible.

Watching this while shopping on Depop

my drama: ok so my friend is super toxic and I didn't want to hurt her feelings by telling her so I stayed friends with her until a couple days ago where she told me she didn't want to be friends and I found out that she was shart talking me to all of her other "friends" and telling them lies.

i love bens podcast because they are so honest and interesting to listen to.

I have some drama if you want to read it for next episode. 💕 There was this kid in my neighborhood who was homophobic and super rude that had a crush on me. One day I showed my friend a picture of another friend and said "This is my boyfriend," as a joke (it was a friend of mine dressing up as a f boy) Flash forward he still thinks I have a boyfriend named Cameron and calls this fake guy a b@stard and cusses "him" out. He also said the n word and is as white as snow.

bruh we could've done ANYTHING with life. Like we could've just lived in harmony without poverty and and form of money issues BUT INSTEADDDD we decided to invent jobs and money 😭

Yes!! Another episode! I’m so excited, I live for drama

Love your podcasts they brighten my Wednesdays!

ben if you ever get to reading this, last year in April my dog passed away, she was my best friend and who I loved the most. I miss her every day and even though this is something that happened over a year ago things don’t get easier. I just don’t know how to be without her if that makes sense

There is the fact that thrifting isn't always cheap. In big cities, especially, it's still on the pricy side. This is because when the rich shop at those places, all the prices go up, so then it's not as affordable for the lower income people. There are some good online thrifting websites, though. ThreadUp is one that I've been seeing a lot of recently, so I would recommend that. However, like you mentioned, another problem with Shein is the lack of durability in the clothing. You described it really good, there really is more money to be made in making things poor in quality, so people have to buy more and more. Basically, if you shop at Shein too much, the prices will add up. I don't know everyone's financial situation, but I think a good way to do it would be to buy good clothes on credit, thrifted or expensive. Then again, I'm 14 and have never had a job or done stuff like that, so this is just my 2 cents, and take it with a grain of salt. Thanks for reading this?

Im so grateful ben made this podcast, I love how he talks about internet drama as he is being funny. Thanks Benjamin :)

Drama: So a couple months ago my school had a lock down. Someone was armed outside with a gun (thats what we were told ) since it was during our dismissal everyone was moving around the building when everyone starting locking doors to class rooms etc, and it was so scary. (Evrything was fine is was a false alarm) but I'm kind of traumatized and idk what to do.

Could you do an episode on PANS/PANDAS? It’s a neuroimmune disorder that I have and it has barely any knowledge sadly. It would be amazing if you could spread the word, we need more doctors to know because most don’t and some call it fake which really hurts the kids that have it. Whether this is Ben or anyone else reading this, thank you for hearing me out and spreading the word would be amazing!

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I love the drama mama podcast 🥰🤭❤ I love it how Ben keeps it real 💯💯💯🔥🔥

0:10 a̸̡̡̧̛̱̭̺͎͕̖̜͇̙̜̠̩͆́̌̍̃̈́͌̇̈̚Ą̴̣̥̘̹̬͇͚̼̯̠͚̣͋̽A̸̦̯̯͗͆̐̑̈̈́̚͜Ả̶̢̠̱̙̘̳̪̰̝͊̈́̚A̴̡̱͓̺̲̟͛͌̿̒̋̏̓̿͋̓̀̍̕̕͝ͅĄ̴̧̯͍͙̙̜̙̉̎͊̿̍͑̀̈́̾̾͗Ā̵̛̺̱͍̼̿Ä̷̧̢̢̜̳̙̗̲̺͉̻̭̺͔̻́͂̉͒͑͋͌͝Ă̷̤̦̬͙͇͔̠͍̼̋̄͗̍̈́̾̈́͠Á̵̲H̶̛͇̮͚̋̈̍̑̂͛̇̽̽̕H̷̡̘͖̹̯͚͓̺̺̦̝̒͂̾͆̋̀̃̓̉͒͛͘͝ 0:12a̸̡̡̧̛̱̭̺͎͕̖̜͇̙̜̠̩͆́̌̍̃̈́͌̇̈̚Ą̴̣̥̘̹̬͇͚̼̯̠͚̣͋̽A̸̦̯̯͗͆̐̑̈̈́̚͜Ả̶̢̠̱̙̘̳̪̰̝͊̈́̚A̴̡̱͓̺̲̟͛͌̿̒̋̏̓̿͋̓̀̍̕̕͝ͅĄ̴̧̯͍͙̙̜̙̉̎͊̿̍͑̀̈́̾̾͗Ā̵̛̺̱͍̼̿Ä̷̧̢̢̜̳̙̗̲̺͉̻̭̺͔̻́͂̉͒͑͋͌͝Ă̷̤̦̬͙͇͔̠͍̼̋̄͗̍̈́̾̈́͠Á̵̲H̶̛͇̮͚̋̈̍̑̂͛̇̽̽̕H̷̡̘͖̹̯͚͓̺̺̦̝̒͂̾͆̋̀̃̓̉͒͛͘͝ luv you ben

i listened to this right when it came out on spotify and i fell asleep to it 😭 your voice is too calming 🤚

Love this podcast ❤ you slay every day :)

hi ben!! i love your podcasts :)

another day another drama mama episode SLAYYYYYYYY

I listen to this before bed every Wednesday or if I can’t sleep but rn I’m watching this early because this podcast is so relaxing and relatable and it feels like an actual conversation with someone

What sucks about some people who know this and wants to share these things to others so people are aware is that some make those who have bought from these shops like SHEIN and Temu feel even worse about buying when they didn’t know. I’m one of those people who feel worse especially by how it’s pushed I only bought once from Temu before I found out I already knew about SHEIN which I never bought from until my moms friend pushed my mom into buying from there which I deleted from her phone and will do from mine as well so she doesn’t buy from there AGAIN. It would just be nice if some people who want to make people aware of the issues behind these companies not make people feel bad about it yes you can educate them just don’t make them feel worse. Everyone makes mistakes without being aware. I hope people can educate those who are buying as long as they don’t guilt them into feeling EVEN WORSE.

Dude I’m never buying stuff off shein again

HELPPPP THE FAKE ADD FOR NORTH KOREA HAD ME DYING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Drama= My friend says she doesn’t hate me and just has anger issues and she is that like with everyone, she is not. I want to forget about her but i don't have the mental strength to do so, what do i do.

You should make a video about youtuber aplogys or like collen ballingers book because her book its super weird and innapropriate especially because it was directed to children

My drama - so basically I have two really good friends but I'm always the one making plans and I feel like I'm the only one putting in effort ... Btw love this podcast 💗💗💗 Ur awesome Ben!!

I STOPPED ORDERING FROM SHEIN BECAUSE OF U UR AWSOME TANK YOU FOR MKING ME RELEALISE HOW BAD THOSE COMPANYS ARE IM STILL YOUNG AND U RLLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT MY FUTURE AND HOW IM GONNA LIFE IF WE KEEP DOING THIS

This is so sad I don't know why people choose money over people's lives I'm just glad they are changing and getting better .😢 agree 25:28

now the thrifting = finding shein clothes for cheaper. no joke. my local thriftstores are mainly shein items..

and some of them are like: "yes, but its cheap", or "all the big brands does it". they keep buying poor quality and the Uyghur's work without any shame. that's awful. people are aware that shein and temu hire childrens but they don't want to hear anything.

That one influencer saying that "investigative journalist" and that she's an "independent thinker" and likes to "seek the truth" while failing to realize that gorgeous facilities like that could NEVER be funded off of clothes that are $10 dollars a piece when it comes to material prices, fair wages, etc; you must think that something is off. It's worse considering we live in times where SO much information is accessible to us, esp someone of her status, and that in THIS economy their presentation and the reality cannot be the same.

benoftheben talks about bens going to a fake ben shop

Omg please make A video about the kosta situasjon, especially the ones who support him!! ❤️ love your vids! 😘

I LOVE YOUR PODCAST AND WAITING FOR YOUR VIDEOS AND LIVE STREAMS!!!!😻❤️

this is my favorite podcast.

ben back at it again!!

I LOVE IT WHEN HE SAYS MAMAS ALSO HI BEN

16:00 where he's singing is so😂 but anyway pray for the people who have to deal with this I hope they're doing fine🙏😢

This is really good. Thank you!!

I LOVE UR VIDEOS SO MUCHH

hola ben i love your podcast episodes they truly are the highlights of my week and your main channel love you so much bye

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I HAVE DRAMA 😻😻😻- okay so my ex friend was dating a boy then they broke up then the friend was saying “hey M you and *boy* should date!” Then the boy liked my friend M then they ‘dated’ then M made me and our other mutual friend tell the boy that she didnt rlly like him so erm yeah ily bennnnn :3

Love the content ❤

I'm an old gal who has been trying hard to avoid sweatshop clothes since 1970...honest to God. At first it was easy because I could make clothes from US cotton. But after 1980 it became heroically more and more hard even to find US fabric. Naturally, I wasted money, which is no longer possible. So I have a few sweatshop free clothes and nothing "clean" to even go to church. Which brings me to the horrendous hypocrisy of Hobby Lobby which has made a fortune with a piety that ignores the corporate forced abortions and slave products that stock their shelves. A devout Catholic, I no longer even know what that means anymore because I was part of the Vatican II Justice enthusiasm that is simply GONE and replaced with endless political and theology fighting with ZERO inspiration to live a Christian life as I grew up knowing it. Thank you so much...I love your rant and only hope your tee shirt was at least made in Mexico.

Ben I literally love your content on your main channel soooo much and I recently started listening to this podcast aswell and I just wanna say how much I admire the fact that you can create content that makes me laugh so fucking hard and at the same time content that is so educational and inspiring Like I just agree with everything you said here, there is no ethical consumption under capitalsm, consumerism is such a problem and it just makes me soo happy that you take your time to educate ppl and talk about it

I went thrifting yesterday and there were SO many god damn shein clothes, anyways great vid 😃

0:10 IM 10 SECONDS IN AND IM ALREADY DYING

She says “Investigative journalist.” Like she is one, she ain’t she’s an influencer. An “investigative journalist” does not do a peace sign and pout.

Tell me the drama, mamas

Choo choo 🚂🚋🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃

(i dont shop on shein or whatever othwr cheap shops online) but thrift stores are getting so expensive aswell. at least where i live, coats or other necessities are all like 50$+ and thats not something i can afford, however i do shop on marketplace and walmart since theyre my cheapest options atm

I love to board the choo choo train of AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA! It is amazing in first class! You even get shien rotisserie chicken made of literal human bones! Thanks Ben!

the ending lol

We need this 2 times a week Wednesday is the best day of the week rn 😅😅

20:12 yesss

Some facts about thrifting. (My personal experience) My mom works at a thrift store and has been for 20 years. Overpricing is an actual problem. In thrift stores recently. Some thrift stores recently have been raising prices to where it's not very accessible to the poor anymore. My mom used to buy all our clothes when i was little from her job at a thrift store. But now its nearly impossible to get that much clothes via thrifting. Also with it becoming more trendy places like Goodwill are raising prices its all shitty but thats capitalism i guess. Ive seen them sharpie off original prices just to sell them for higher.

Love you benn❤

I made a grilled cheese then turned this podcast on because how else am I supposed to eat?

hii ben ur literally my favorite youtuber! ok but i wanted to share some drama that i have, so basically my ex cheated on me with my bsf and i was literally so sad, but anyways a few days ago he cheated on another girl with 2 other girls and so his current gf (my ex bsf who he cheated on me with) stabbed him the other day at school and got put into a mental hospital. but now hes texting me and trying to get back with me. i have no idea what to do??

You have really inspired me to try to go thrifting but there are only 2 thrift stores in my town and one is a Salvation Army and I have seen that they support anti-lgbtq organizations but I will keep trying to thrift

I got a temu ad while watching this

Yay!! Thank youuuuuu

0:10 AAAHHH

Im moving to a new school I’ve been bullied multiple times now and I want to make a good impression and not get bullied, what should I do?

HII BENN!!!! I LOVE YOUR ROBLOX VIDEOS YOUR SO AMAZING!!!

Do you know if aliexpress is a similar company to shein?

More shein drama?????????????????

i’ve had so many questions about temu recently!! It’s a similar app like Shein in the since everything can be so cheap. For temu tho if you promote it to your friends they send you free stuff and I do not know how that can even work

YESSS DRAMA MAMA!! ❤

Live laugh love Ben 💪💪💪

Hi Ben!! I love your vids!!!! :D

HI THIS IS MY DRAMA FOR THE NEXT EPISODE!! So like, I’ve been on summer break for awhile so this happened awhile ago, but one time me and my friend and some random boy were goofing off, he was saying there was a spider in her hair and I bopped her nose and said “the spider is dead now!” And some other boy said it was crawling up my arm to keep the joke going, and then he said “oh no it’s in your shirt!!!” And all the other boys were like “WHAT THE FUCK AYOOO” and then I heard “that’s spider must have a GREAT view” from one boy, and just so you know I’m very “developed” for someone of my age, and the day before I had worn a tanktop so uhmmm…. (BTW IM A BIG FAN!!)

i’m on the same team for school with a guy, i broke his heart.

my drama: i have this one friend that i met earlier this year, it was fine at the start but now if i mishear her she calls me a swear under her breath and guilt trips me into apologising to her. If i talk to someone else she’ll ignore me until she feels like being nice again. I sit next to her in every class and cant really avoid her what should i do?

You have a point with the thrifting but even those prices are becoming high in certain places 😭

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