Kim Kardashian faces furious backlash as shoppers demand refunds over $148 advent calendar
Kim Kardashian ’s Skims is offering refunds after shoppers slammed its $148 advent calendar over an assortment of "cheap" hair accessories and keychains.
Key points
- The contents of the calendar, including hair clips and keychains, have been widely criticised on social media.
- "People buying the skims advent calendar for $150 just to get this has me rolling on the floor," one user wrote on X, alongside a photo of the contents of the calendar.
- HAILEY BIEBER STRIPS DOWN FOR KIM KARDASHIAN'S SKIMS IN RED-HOT NEW CAMPAIGN "A $148 for a bunch of cheap plastic and hair ties.
"We’re aware of the feedback some customers have shared about the Skims Advent Calendar, and we’ve listened carefully," reps for Kardashian and SKIMS said in a statement to Page Six.
"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," another social media user wrote.
Additional details
- The 12-day calendar — which included hair ties, scrunchies, clips, bobby pins, key chains and a compact mirror, according to the product description — drew massive criticism from content creators and social media users as unboxing videos began to go viral.
- Its padding gives a ‘sexy, natural-looking lift and support.’" When Kardashian announced the launch of the perky product, she framed the "faux nipple… shock factor" bra as a solution to global warming.
- "Their feedback matters to us and will directly shape how we approach future releases." Representatives for Kardashian and Skims did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
- GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE The description for the bra read, "The perfect fullness, enhanced shape, and authentic augmentation… with a built-in raised nipple detail for a perky, braless look that makes a bold statement.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS In a statement, Skims acknowledged the complaints, saying it had contacted every purchaser to offer a full refund or credit toward other products.
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