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Originally Posted by Ameerah
I hate it too. I KNOW you didn't pay that much for the hijabs you're selling back when you bought them from a Muslim country.
It sickens me to think these people, NAMELY Zamzam in Green Street, paid next to nothing to buy these things from abroad and sell things like simple square hijabs that really are nothing special at £10 each. Abaya prices start at like £40 and it's up from there. That's like almost $100 for something that really isn't worth that much. I have no problem with spending money, trust me  but it has to be justified.
I know for a fact that the people that sat in a factory and made these things got nowhere NEAR a decent penny for their hard work.  |
I hear what you're saying, and you know we all hate paying above the odds, and love a good bargain when we can get it.
However, these kind of shops would respond by saying, sure it is much cheaper in Pakistan/India/Morocco/Algeria/wherever, but the costs of running a business in England/US/Canada are much higher. They have to import the goods, pay for delivery and distribution from ports, incur the costs of their employees, heating, electricity, phones and all other expenses, and then try and make a reasonable markup for themselves.
So even though it might only cost like 3 or 4 pounds/dollars to produce in their country of origin, by the time an independent retailer has factored in all their costs, they don't make as huge a profit as we attribute to them.