Forever 21 sent Atkins diet bars with plus-sized orders
Some consumers are not taking kindly to the free samples included in their recent Forever 21 online orders.
"My friend bought plus size clothes from @Forever21 and they gave her a sample item... the sample item was an Atkins bar!! Are you kidding me?!? #forever21 #shopping #plussize #fahion #bodyshaming #getthisreported," Twitter user @melodycgreen tweeted. My friend bought plus size clothes from @Forever21 and they gave her a sample item... the sample item was an Atkins bar!! Are you kidding me?!? #forever21 #shopping #plussize #fahion #bodyshaming #getthisreported pic.twitter.com/F7U020LsAd“From time to time, Forever 21 surprises our customers with free test products from third parties in their e-commerce orders," Forever 21 said in the statement .
Forever 21 placing diet bars in with product? Yikes. #forever21 #fatshaming ? #bodypositivty #90s pic.twitter.com/4VrQkA85A7"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,” Forever 21 said in a statement.
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