Episode Details

One of our favorite myths to debunk around here is the idea of free shipping. Trucking industry expert (and very stylish person) Bethany is going to help us break down all the people and money involved in getting stuff to stores, to warehouses, and to us.  And while trucking might seem invisible to us as we’re curled up on the couch about to check out our shopping cart...trucking is a major industry!

Amanda will also break down all the ways in which all of us are actually paying for free shipping without knowing it!

Additional reading and viewing:

Bethany's essay for Clotheshorse.world, "The Labor Behind Free Shipping"
The intro to Broken Flowers (the journey of a letter) 
Stop Believing in Free Shipping by Amanda Mull

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