Why Teym doesn’t offer sale

Who thinks that discounts are mainly in the advantage of the customer, is sadly wrong. Brands actually are really good magicians. Unfortunately, they don’t magically pull money out of a hat for you. On the contrary, they make money disappear out of your wallet. You think you’ve actually scored a good deal by paying less for a product, but because of the low prices brands often have to cut back on quality, design or working conditions to still be able to make profit. Because the brands are focusing on making more for less, they lose sight of making qualitative items for a fair price.

Discounting items is not only used to give ‘old’ clothes a chance to find a new owner. It has become a marketing truc. Most fashion brands are built to sell as many products as possible for the lowest price possible. Through discounts they try to stimulate overconsumption. With your ‘good’ deal you invest your money into a polluting system that is made to produce more every year.

This is not the only problem that discounts bring along. Sale diminishes the value of products. Because the customers pay less for their items, the products decrease in value. This makes it more likely that the garments will be treated with less care or the clothing will end up in the bin after a relatively short period of time. 

Nowadays, customers are used to cheap clothes and bottom prices. Therefore, they don’t want to pay a higher price anymore. Clothing has become a disposable product. Because of this we end up in a vicious circle of producing more, throwing away more and harming the planet more.