Rhiannon Ingle
Shein shoppers have been left seriously mind-blown after discovering a secret one-word 'hack' to find Zara-style clothes on the website.
Online shopping has taken the world by storm in recent years, with Shein and Zara being two of the biggest retailer's on the market.
However, it's clear that the two different stores have very different price points, with the latter being considered to be way more up-market.
Both storefronts are prime examples of massive fast fashion companies and we all know that fast fashion is responsible for contributing to pollution, waste and emissions.
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Regardless, shoppers still support such companies but some have just clocked onto a major 'hack' which shows that, although priced very differently, both Shein and Zara sell extremely similar, if not identical, products.
While this has not been officially confirmed by either of the retailers, it does illuminate that a number of fast fashion brands sell very similar items, despite different branding and apparent greenwashing - a marketing tactic where a company misleads consumers about its environmental impact.
One Zara shopper took to X to reveal she'd forked out £17.99 for a pair of 'Enamelled Floral Earrings' only to find what looks like the exact same pair on Shein for £3.25.
"I bought these earrings from ZARA at £18 only to see them at Shein for £3!!! Whatttt? Damn!!!" they wrote.
One X user penned: "That's what u get for still shopping at Zara."
Another added: "Avoiding all fast fashion is the move fr."
Amongst the dozens of comments, a third X user revealed what she called a 'Shein hack', writing: "Lemme share this Shein hack. If you want any Zara kinda stuff. Just search for MAIJA."
While fast fashion fans were clearly hyped over the news after finding out the key word 'worked', others were quick to defend Zara claiming that the 'quality' wasn't the same between Zara's products and Shein's 'dupe'.
Speaking of Zara, shoppers were recently 'traumatised' by the return of an iconic item - the iconic Zara puffer coat from over eight years ago.
The discovery was recently documented by one TikTok-using customer, who claimed she was almost knocked over by a tidal wave of nostalgia, after spotting the jacket in her local store recently.
"Jumpscare in Zara today," she jokingly captioned her now-viral video. "who remembers these coats from 2015/2016?"
Tyla has reached out to both Shein and Zara for further comment on the matter.