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Forever 21 Is Being Accused Of Fat-Shaming Customers

"What are you trying to tell me Forever 21, I'm fat?" a customer wrote.
Forever 21 Is Being Accused Of Fat-Shaming Customers
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By Nandi Howard · Updated October 23, 2020
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Popular retailer Forever 21 is in hot water after customers started reporting that they were receiving Atkins Diet Bars with their online orders. Curvy women who have ordered from the brand’s plus-size offerings within the last week were shocked to find low-carb snacks included in their shipments. “Hey @forever21 do you include weight loss Atkin bars in all your shipments or just in the ones for ladies over 1X,” said a confused customer on Twitter.

The brand released a statement addressing the scandal saying, “Forever 21 surprises our customers with free test products from third parties in their e-commerce orders. The freebie items in question were included in all online orders, across all sizes and categories, for a limited time and have since been removed.”

my mom ordered some clothes from @Forever21 ‘s plus size collection and they sent a Atkins diet bar along with the stuff she ordered💀 pic.twitter.com/Lxi6XnuOB1

— peach yogurt (@ouipeachyogurt) July 19, 2019

I went from a size 24 to 18, still a plus size girl, so I ordered jeans from @Forever21 Opened the package, when I looked inside I see this Atkins bar. What are you trying to Tell me Forever 21, I’m FAT, LOSE WEIGHT? do you give these to NON-PLUS SIZE WOMEN as well? pic.twitter.com/ds8kUTs7T7

— MissGG🏳️‍🌈♿️♒️☯️☮️💟 (@MissGirlGames) July 19, 2019

Still, customers are unhappy about the Atkin snacks being included in their orders. Atkins released a statement to PEOPLE claiming, “The intention of sampling Atkins products is to share snacks that taste great with optimal nutritional benefits.”

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