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giantkillerjack · 2 years ago

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$60 is a perfectly reasonable price for independent ethically-sourced clothing.

Quit trying to neg independent creators into lowering their prices.

If you must spend that energy on something, start researching unions and labor laws.

The skirts are cute but for $60? No thanks lol

the skirts are $60 because they are made in a SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data EXchange) and OEKO-TEX standard 100 certified factory. the former certifies ethical labor practices and the latter certifies that all materials used are safe and free from any harmful substances.

both of those are quite expensive and it's fine if you can't afford that (wages have been stagnant in the US for wayyyy too long), but that doesn't make the skirts overpriced. they are priced properly for how much they cost us to make them.

#'wow this is good but not THAT good. better lower your prices. fuck OFF.'#like how about you harass massive corporations that could afford not just lower prices but also wage increases for their employees?#a lot of that is public info. monopolistic publically traded companies are destroying things and their profit vs revenue can be googled #hell if I were to produce a skirt from my own art capabilities I sincerely doubt I would manage to get the price below $120 #$60 is extremely reasonable for what is being produced.#artists are CONSTANTLY undervalued for their work to the point where they don't feel comfortable charging what they're actually worth #i did so many art commissions for less than minimum wage.#one of several reasons i don't do commissions anymore is that now that I know the value of my own art #i don't wanna charge the full value bc most of the other artists are still charging WAY below market value so i appear to be overcharging #anyway just a reminder that charging your full value as an artist also prevents you from undercutting other artists trying to do that #low prices may be necessary to drive demand but don't do it cause it's 'nicer' bc it is not nicer to you or to other artists #my partner always pays full-price to artists who are offering like half-off out of financial distress #bc otherwise that's just labor exploitation. my partner's a real one she is a great art client. she wants a lot of v specific details but #she tips and also provides reference photos and positive feedback.#this became a tangent. I think the Adderall hit while I was typing this lol

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