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A review by laurab2125
Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Ruppel Shell
4.0
This book makes me want to never shop again.
Though the book took awhile to get going, the author persuasively argues that discount stores (the Wal-marts, etc) are doing egregious harm to our economy, to our work force and to work forces around the world. Income inequality, today at its worst, isn't going to get better if we continue to value low prices above anything else.
While never shopping again isn't realistic, I am going to rethink my buying habits, purchasing as much locally as possible and patronizing businesses that value their employees as much as they do their customers.
Though the book took awhile to get going, the author persuasively argues that discount stores (the Wal-marts, etc) are doing egregious harm to our economy, to our work force and to work forces around the world. Income inequality, today at its worst, isn't going to get better if we continue to value low prices above anything else.
While never shopping again isn't realistic, I am going to rethink my buying habits, purchasing as much locally as possible and patronizing businesses that value their employees as much as they do their customers.