Like a lot of cheap goods available presently in the west, they often have a low monetary cost but a high social and environmental cost.
IKEA furniture has had a dubious past, for example [1] and, cheap clothing can be horrendous. [2]
Most people don't give a single thought about this stuff though, people even get abusive if you mention it, but I still like to practice what I call "deep consuming", which is investigating the origin of goods before purchasing :)
Like a lot of cheap goods available presently in the west, they often have a low monetary cost but a high social and environmental cost.
IKEA furniture has had a dubious past, for example [1] and, cheap clothing can be horrendous. [2]
Most people don't give a single thought about this stuff though, people even get abusive if you mention it, but I still like to practice what I call "deep consuming", which is investigating the origin of goods before purchasing :)
[1]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/may/29/ikea-anc... [2] http://truecostmovie.com/