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Just how do you pronounce Shein?

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JustlookingNotbuying · 15/07/2022 10:34

My 14 year old dd fav place to shop (yes, I’m no fan of fast fashion either!) but how to you actually pronounce it?
Most people I know say ‘Sheen’ but I’ve heard ‘Shine’, ‘Sheyene’, ‘Shayne’ etc,
I did hear that it was originally called ‘She Inside’ then the company changed it to ‘She-in’!

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RoseAndRose · 15/07/2022 11:05

shine

because it looks like a German spelling on the same pattern as Einstein

ShinyPikachu · 15/07/2022 11:06

She-in. The company themselves says it's said like this.

bluebell34567 · 15/07/2022 11:10

this is for promotion i think.

MajorCarolDanvers · 15/07/2022 11:12

Shine

JustlookingNotbuying · 15/07/2022 11:15

ChagSameachDorren Coxswain is the one for me!

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JustlookingNotbuying · 15/07/2022 11:17

Beefcurtains79 Dd loves their stuff so I often get them for her, used from Vinted, not ideal but at least it’s something!

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maddy68 · 15/07/2022 11:30

It's a Spanish company so shien is pronounced Sh ie n

HundredAcreW00d · 15/07/2022 11:34

sheen

Elnetthairnet · 15/07/2022 11:35

She-in, but shite would be more accurate. Don’t buy from them.

AbsoluteShambles · 15/07/2022 11:42

Apparently it’s ‘sheen’ but until I found that out, I always thought it was ‘she-in’.

soundofsilver · 15/07/2022 11:51

I think it's pronounced 'terrible quality' or 'she-in'

PeekAtYou · 15/07/2022 11:55

I thought Shine but influencers on Tikatok say She-in

LittleBoPeepHasLostHerShit · 15/07/2022 12:02

I don't think those Chinese companies on Amazon really care how we pronounce the random Latin characters they come up with. At least Shein makes a bit more sense than UTUKKY or Kojooin. (Both of those are actual Amazon "brands".) 😅

titchy · 15/07/2022 12:08

Sheen. (And viva to rhyme with fiver, stalwart like tall-wort) Wink

IGotItInTheSales · 15/07/2022 12:26

Someone on tik tok said it's she-in for 'she inspires'

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 15/07/2022 12:37

she-in. It used to be she inside so I stuck with it

polkadotpixie · 15/07/2022 12:38

She-In because it used to be called She Inside

Sofedupofitall · 15/07/2022 12:40

I used to say Shine but everyone else seems to say sheen so I now say that 🤣

SpaceJamtart · 15/07/2022 12:46

She-in

cottagegardenflower · 15/07/2022 12:48

google says SHEE in, as its chinese. If it was german 100% Shine (but its not)

CheeseWomptie · 15/07/2022 12:50

maddy68 · 15/07/2022 11:30

It's a Spanish company so shien is pronounced Sh ie n

It's not Spanish.

BiscoffSundae · 15/07/2022 13:15

I always thought it was sheen that’s what I’ve been saying

easyday · 15/07/2022 13:17

I looked it up - their Twitter account says she-in. I don't think I've ever said it out loud.

VincaBlue · 15/07/2022 13:17

I used to say Shine as I thought it would be a German name but dd said young people pronounce it Sheen

easyday · 15/07/2022 13:19

And it's a Chinese company, not German.