Pretty Little Sting?

I must admit to have never been enthusiastic about the 'Black Friday' phenomenon. I suspect that this is because it seemed too much like hypercommercialism. I prefer to buy things when I think I need them (rather than when dictated to do so by the calender). Black Friday also seems to provide lots of opportunities for con-merchants and scammers. I was even more irritated than usual, however, by the news that Pretty Little Things had had a 99% off sale of clothing and shoes. (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/27/critics-slam-pretty-little-things-8p-black-friday-dress-deal). Apparently, Pretty Little Things were offering dresses at, as little as 8p, and high-heeled shoes at 25p. Reportedly, one customer purchased more than 50 items (I wonder how frequently each dress will be worn?). This comes, precisely at a time, when people are being encouraged to turn away from 'fast fashion', on environmental grounds. One also suspects that the workers who generated these items were not exactly over-paid. I like Black Friday even less.