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It turns out that customers would rather not spend extra time getting measured and then waiting for garments to be custom-made, so instead we'll ship large qua
by jrussino 3y ago
It turns out that customers would rather not spend extra time getting measured and then waiting for garments to be custom-made, so instead we'll ship large quantities of pre-made generic clothing in every possible size to a store in a shopping mall and then let them drive there, park, try on, buy the ones they like best (or move on to the next store), and drive home. We generate a ridiculous amount of garbage with all of the packaging and unsold inventory and the cheaply-made clothes that get worn out and discarded more frequently, and we burn a whole lot of fossil fuels shipping those products from factories to warehouses to shopping malls and making people drive to those malls, park, drive home, we take work away from tailors and seamstresses and homemakers, and people waste time and money in the process...
Not saying you're entirely wrong, but it's interesting to see how quickly the "new thing" becomes the "old thing" that's getting disrupted.