Well, this just sounds like a fascinating book. If I may quote Publishers Weekly, "[T]his wide-ranging book... argues that the American drive toward bargain-hunting and low-price goods has a hidden cost in lower wages for workers and reduced quality of goods for consumers."
Here's an excerpt, posted on Alternet.org, about outlet malls.
Fittingly enough, there are 147 thrifty souls ahead of me in line at the library for this one, but if you just can't wait to get your hands on it, it's available in hardcover now.
- Stephanie P.
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