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Sometimes when you work you think of prices in terms of hours, for example ‘those shoes will cost me 5 hours pay’. I recommend this style of thinking if you need to look after your pennies because when you think of the hard work you have done to earn your money when you are considering a purchase it really curbs your spending.
Well in most cases it does, but if you happen to shop at Shelikes.com thinking in terms of ‘price vs. hours’ probably won’t put you off your purchase.
That’s because they have just introduced ‘ The Minimum Wage Dress.’
This dress costs just £3.68 ($5.68) (€4.30) (Prices converted on 20th June 2013) In the U.K £3.68 is the minimum wage for under 18s so for minimum earning 16 and 17 year olds this dress costs one hour’s pay. The dress is supplied to shelikes.com by Figa Store.
It comes in 4 colours as shown below:
The dress is described by www.shelikes.com as :
The Minimum Wage Dress – Only £3.68! A dress worth keeping! This spectacular cut out dress is the perfect choice for all your summer occasions. Featuring a cut out design & knot detail. Versatile & easy to wear, team with colour popping heels for the evening, or wear with hi top trainers & a customary denim jacket for the day.
Approx Length – 28.5″ (72.5cm)
95% Polyester 5% Elastane
Machine Washable
So what are you’re thoughts on all this? Do you think it is a wonderful idea? Do you wonder about the profit made on this dress? Would you like to know how the company can sell it so cheap? Do you think more companies should be selling items like this? What do you think about the dress itself? Do you like the style? The colours? Should they broaden the range of Minimum Wage Dresses available?
Also what are your thoughts on different age groups having different minimum wages? Personally I think it is very unfair, if you do a job I think you should be paid as much as the other people who do the same job, age should not be a factor. Do you agree/disagree? I would love to get your comments about this.
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I always think about prices like that, you know, this dress will cost me x hours of work!!!
It’s such a great way to evaluate things – makes you determined to make your money go as far as possible x
You’re right. Buying dress must suit your budget too. And you have to be comfortable on what you buy. I love the design, so sexy and stylish.
Yeah, I always have to love something before I buy it 🙂
wow that is a crazy low price for anything, let alone a dress! I had no idea minimum wage was so low for under 18s in UK. That’s SO LOW! What a great tip to thnk of purchases in hours worked – I never thought of that, but it’s a great idea! Nowadays, I try to purchase items made in USA, UK or Europe and avoid things like this because I feel like the only way they can offer it so cheap is by getting it from China. And China has killed our economy so I’m trying to not support that, though it’s rdiculously hard to avoid. Our minimum wage in the USA will differ from state to state, but here in Cali it’s $8 and that is for anyone working a min. wage job, no matter if they are 16 or 30. It’s also higher because of the high cost of living here and the fact that we have bad inflation. I don’t really agree with different wage rates depending on age. It seems like a sneaky way to pay kids less even though they do the same work. Unless they don’t ? Then I guess it would be fair?
yeah it’s crazy low, so ridiculous. Thinking of prices in terms of hours worked is a GREAT way to think of how you are spending, you value things differently and consider your purchases more. Good for you trying to support your economy and keeping that in mind when you make purchases. The UK doesn’t really take different areas cost of living into account, the minimum wage is the same throughout, which sucks if you live somewhere like London where prices are just ridiculous. I don’t know how they can justify paying kids less for the same job, they think that they don’t need to spend as much because they don’t have houses etc. but they should get the same for doing the same job and maybe if they were paid the same they would be able to get houses etc. a lot sooner. The UK is soooooooo backwards in some respects.
They’ve probably done it for the same reasons as the companies who brought out the ’99p dress’ and even the ‘1p dress’ earlier this year – a promotional stunt to draw attention to their brand, and to entice people to buy more products from them. After all, if you’re buying one dress for so little, you might as well add more to your virtual shopping basket while you’re there!
I really dislike the dress, but I probably wouldn’t buy it even if I did – the quality must be awful! Even the model doesn’t exactly look brilliant in those images!
Yeah, it probably is a PR stunt, it’s working if it is – it’s all over the internet now – lots of news agencies have picked it up – I hadn’t heard of the 99p or 1p dresses but my curiousity is peaked now so I will have a look even though they are PR stunts. I think the dress is ok but would probably not buy it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂
I have to say I’m not a fan of the dress (maybe if I had the figure lol) I do wonder how companies can make things so cheaply, are the manufactures getting a fair deal? x
yeah it made me wonder as well, I looked into the supplier company – Figa Store – but I couldn’t find a website or anything. I just hope the production is all fair and legal.
Interesting title and it’s a cute little dress too.
Yeah I think it’s quite an interesting idea to name a product ‘minimum wage _____’ I wonder if more of these types of products will pop up now. Hopefully they will 🙂
This is such a cute dress.
Glad you think so 🙂
I don’t love the dress but I do love the idea of “The Minimum Wage Dress!” Maybe they could make some for the population in their 20’s and 30’s! 🙂
I hope they do, I would like to see a wider range of minimum wage dresses, not just the type of dresses that you wear to clubs etc.
That is so cute!
With an even cuter price 😉