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3 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Kim Kardashian’s apparel company is one of many to get in on the advent calendar action — but the holiday item crashed and burned with customers.
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item → get → customers
A TikToker, @wetsloppyswollen, posted her unboxing the 12 days of this year’s $150 US calendar, which contained Skims-branded accessories, including keychains, hair ties, clips, scrunchies, a squishy toy and ornaments.
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which → post → keychains
She started off hopeful but the more and more boxes she punched in the calendar, the more frustrated the influencer became.
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influencer → start → calendar
“Kimberly, you’re genuinely about to piss me off.
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you → piss → me
This is way too expensive,” the creator said in the video that has been watched more than 69 million times.
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that → say → video
At the end of the video, she reiterated that she was “close to getting really pissed off,” before opening two more keychains — one that was simply a logo for the brand, and the final item, a brown, furry pocket mirror.
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that → reiterate → brand
People in the comments section got in on the action, calling it a “skam” and simply “straight up disrespectful” to customers and fans.
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People → get → customers
“$150 is WILD for maaaaybe $20 worth of stuff,” one person noted, while a second user agreed, writing, “I wouldn’t pay $15 for that.”
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I → note → that
Another wrote, “So basically everything that falls between my car seats,” and one commenter thanked the digital personality for saving them from spending their hard-earned money on what someone dubbed a “box full of pranks.”
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someone → write → pranks
Others pointed out that despite all the hair accessories stuffed into the calendar, Skims is not even remotely a hair care line.
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Skims → point → calendar
“And what if I were bald?” one user asked seriously.
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user → ask → ?
One social media user even suggested the calendar was “lawsuit worthy,” which perhaps prompted Skims to respond to disappointed customers.
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which → suggest → customers
A screenshot of an email reportedly sent to a customer shows the company apologizing the uproar and acknowledging that the pricey product did not meet customers’ expectations.
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product → send → expectations
Customers are being offered TWO options, according to the email — return the advent calendar, shipping costs waived, for a full refund; or they can keep the calendar and receive the full $150 US in Skims store credit.
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they → offer → credit
A Skims spokesperson said in a statement that the company is “aware of the feedback some customers have shared about the Skims Advent Calendar, and we’ve listened carefully.”
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we → say → Calendar
They confirmed: “We understand that 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.”
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who → confirm → products
The spokesperson added that they want “every customer to be truly happy with what they receive from SKIMS,” and that all “feedback matters to us and will directly shape how we approach future releases.”
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we → add → releases
Kardashian’s Skims line was founded in 2019, first specializing in shapewear before expanding to include more bras and underwear, sleepwear, workout attire and all types of clothing for women, men and kids, including tops, skirts, sweaters, jackets and maternity wear.
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line → found → tops
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