If there’s one activity I dread doing more than anything else, it is shopping for clothes. Once I’ve purchased everything I need I hope that I don’t have to go back for years. I’ll wear a shirt until the sleeves fall off. With that having been said, there is an atrocious issue out there that is robbing unsuspecting consumers blind. It’s disposable clothing. We need to take a stand and bring this to an end.

You’ve had this happen to you. After a long day at the local mall, you found a new shirt that’s perfect. Everything about it suits you just fine. You pay your hard-earned $30 to Trevontrelle and leave feeling successful. Of course, you’d never dream of wearing something that’s been hanging on the rack without washing it first, so into the washer and dryer it goes. Unfortunately, it comes out a full size or two smaller than when you tried it on. But how can that be?! You’ve followed the instructions on the tag–Cold water, delicate setting and tumble dry low. What do you do now?

Now you’re pissed. The easy solution is to throw it away, chalk up the $30 loss and move on with your life. That’s easier said than done. If you don’t put up a fuss, the clothing companies win and humanity will continue to suffer.
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