The advent calendar, retailing for $148, had drawn brutal backlash online after buyers discovered that it contained items like keychains, hair ties and hair clips. Skims, the shapewear and apparel brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian, is offering refunds to customers who purchased its much-criticised advent calendar.
This copy will be updated on receiving a response. Hindustantimes.com has reached out to Skims for a statement. They contain small containers, each with a surprise inside. Several people who purchased the Skims advent calendar were disappointed by what it contained. Many shared unboxing videos on social media, where they criticised the advent calendar as overpriced. Skims clips, hair clips like that. What is this? A hair tie? A bra strap made into a hair tie?” another questioned. Several customers shared screenshots of the email they had received from Skims on social media. Those who wanted to keep the items were offered store credit. She has not yet publicly commented on the row.
An advent calendar is a special seasonal calendar used to count down the 24 days of December leading up to Christmas. Ahead of the festive season, Skims released an advent calendar with 12 boxes. It shows that the company offered a full refund of $150 if customers wanted to return the advent calendar. Kim Kardashian launched Skims in 2019.
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Many customers felt that the advent calendar did not offer value for money, with some going so far as to calling it a “scam”. The “accessories advent calendar” was available for purchase in the US for $148, although the Skims website now lists it as “out of stock”. The calendar contained 12 boxes with accessories like bobby pins, a Skims-branded keychain, a pair of “bra elastic headband”, a satin scrunchie and more. “That Skims advent calendar looks like what I’d find on the floor if I pulled my headboard away from the wall,” one person wrote on social media. “For Skims to be a clothing brand and not include a single piece of clothing in the Skims advent Christmas calendar is crazy and ridiculous actually,” a third opined. (Also read: Kim Kardashian breaks silence after backlash over daughter North’s outfits, asks fans for ‘grace’ ) A spokesperson for Skims told Today.com that the company is aware of the feedback and has offered refunds to buyers. “We understand that for some, the calendar didn’t meet expectations and we have personally contacted every customer who purchased the calendar and offered them a choice of a full refund or a Skims credit to put towards other products,” Skims told Page Six. “If you’d prefer to hold on to it, well issue a store credit for the full purchase amount of $150 which you can use on any future order,” the email read.
