Katrin Benhold

Tell me what she bought. So she got a lot of things. Wait for it. She got a bikini for $5, a jewelry box for $2.60, a phone case for $2, a tube top for $2, a couple of tank tops for $4 each, a claw clip for just under a dollar. And I think the single most expensive thing on her receipt was actually a pair of jean shorts for like $6. It's kind of insane. That sounds like a classic Shein haul.

Tell me what she bought. So she got a lot of things. Wait for it. She got a bikini for $5, a jewelry box for $2.60, a phone case for $2, a tube top for $2, a couple of tank tops for $4 each, a claw clip for just under a dollar. And I think the single most expensive thing on her receipt was actually a pair of jean shorts for like $6. It's kind of insane. That sounds like a classic Shein haul.

And I'm really wondering, how can they keep it this cheap?

And I'm really wondering, how can they keep it this cheap?

And it's still closed, even though China and the U.S. passed their super high tariffs earlier this week?

And it's still closed, even though China and the U.S. passed their super high tariffs earlier this week?

OK, so let's talk about this loophole. What is it?

OK, so let's talk about this loophole. What is it?

What was the justification for letting this threshold be this high in the United States?

What was the justification for letting this threshold be this high in the United States?

And let me guess, Shein was one of the companies that took that opportunity and ran with it.

And let me guess, Shein was one of the companies that took that opportunity and ran with it.

So let's talk about that. What does this entirely new business model look like?

So let's talk about that. What does this entirely new business model look like?

Yeah, it is kind of crazy. You see something on TikTok and before you know it, it's delivered directly to your doorstep and for like no money. It's a little bit like consumerism on steroids or something.

Yeah, it is kind of crazy. You see something on TikTok and before you know it, it's delivered directly to your doorstep and for like no money. It's a little bit like consumerism on steroids or something.

It plays right into President Trump's narrative about China ripping off the United States.

It plays right into President Trump's narrative about China ripping off the United States.

Which is bad news for all the Americans who've become used to paying next to nothing for these clothes, right? But it sounds like it could be existential for companies like Shein and all the people who make the clothes.

Which is bad news for all the Americans who've become used to paying next to nothing for these clothes, right? But it sounds like it could be existential for companies like Shein and all the people who make the clothes.