When you see a t-shirt for $9.99, it often seems like an incredible deal. Something cute and on trend without breaking the bank? And no need to feel bad when it gets ruined or goes out of style! Great, right?

But when you stop to think about who gets that $9.99 - between the retail shop, the brand or label that manufactured it, the raw material cost to produce it, taxes, and the actual laborers who created it, it’s hard to reason that anyone (especially the laborer who probably made a few cents) got their fair share.