“This was an oversight on our part and we sincerely apologize for any offense this may have caused to our customers, as this was not our intention in any way.'
‘s plus size collection and they sent a Atkins diet bar along with the stuff she ordered.” While the bars are insensitive, we can’t help but wonder: Were there no other freebies that could’ve been sent instead? This issue is bigger than a bar; it’s the message that’s being sent to shoppers., “From time to time, Forever 21 surprises our customers with free test products from third parties in their e-commerce orders.
Some tweets did in fact show that the retailer didn’t just send the Atkin bars to plus-size shoppers. One shopper, “I just bought a bunch of xs/s clothes and I got one too, I don’t think it’s anything personal.” Critics say the issue stems beyond just sending a diet bar to one type of body though and that it’s quite alarming and sends the wrong message to anyone.
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