Katrin Benhold

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.

We'll be right back. So, Megan, you're actually talking to us from China. You're in China. Tell us about your recent trip to Guangzhou. What did you see?

We'll be right back. So, Megan, you're actually talking to us from China. You're in China. Tell us about your recent trip to Guangzhou. What did you see?

So it sounds like it's actually a very sophisticated operation, almost like a sort of supercharged Ford assembly line.

So it sounds like it's actually a very sophisticated operation, almost like a sort of supercharged Ford assembly line.

But I imagine it can't be that easy to replace the American market because American consumers just seem to buy so much more stuff than anyone else.

But I imagine it can't be that easy to replace the American market because American consumers just seem to buy so much more stuff than anyone else.

And if she's right, that America can replicate the system and bring that kind of manufacturing to the U.S., that basically means the end of this ultra-cheap clothing for Americans? Yes.

And if she's right, that America can replicate the system and bring that kind of manufacturing to the U.S., that basically means the end of this ultra-cheap clothing for Americans? Yes.

And some people might not be so unhappy about that, right? I mean, it sort of raises these bigger questions about our consumer culture. We've gotten so addicted to all this cheap stuff. And there is this question, kind of elephant in the room, you know, would we be better off if there was less stuff? And I guess I'm wondering, who's this going to hurt more long term? China or the U.S. ?