SKIMS Offers Refunds After Advent Calendar Backlash
WHO:
CBS News US - Lilia Luciano reported on the Advent calendar industry and consumer concerns about product value.
TMZ - Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS is issuing refunds to customers who complained about its Advent calendar.
NY Post - A representative for Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS released a statement about customer feedback on the product.
WHAT:
Mashable - SKIMS is offering customers either refunds or store credit for the $148 Advent calendar.
Inc - Critics described SKIMS’s holiday countdown as a “box full of pranks.”
TMZ - SKIMS is reimbursing customers who complained about an Advent calendar sold for $148.
NY Post - SKIMS is issuing refunds to customers after backlash over the $148 Advent calendar, which some called a “scam.”
NY Post - SKIMS’s representative said the product “didn’t reach expectations” and referred to the “feedback” it had received.
CBS News US - The Advent calendar industry is booming, while some consumers say the contents of calendars are not worth their price tags.
WHY:
Mashable - TikTok unboxings criticizing the calendar’s hair ties, bobby pins, and keychains prompted the refund offer.
TMZ - Customers complained that the $148 SKIMS calendar was “extremely underwhelming.”
NY Post - Customer backlash followed feedback that the festive product “didn’t reach expectations.”
CBS News US - Some consumers object to Advent calendars because they believe the contents are not worth the prices.
HOW:
TMZ - SKIMS is reimbursing customers who called out the company over the calendar.
NY Post - SKIMS is responding to the customer complaints by issuing refunds.
(UPDATED November 9, 2026 21:07 UTC)
SKIMS is offering refunds or store credit after backlash over its $148 Advent calendar. Customers criticized the calendar’s contents, including hair ties, bobby pins, and keychains. The company said the product didn’t meet expectations and acknowledged customer feedback.
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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 20:02 UTC)
SKIMS is refunding customers after backlash over its one-hundred-forty-eight-dollar Advent calendar. Some buyers called the holiday countdown underwhelming, saying its contents didn’t justify the price. The company said the product didn’t meet expectations and acknowledged customer feedback.
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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 18:01 UTC)
SKIMS is refunding customers who criticized its one-hundred-forty-eight-dollar Advent calendar as disappointing. A company representative acknowledged the product failed to meet customer expectations. The backlash reflects broader concerns that Advent calendars’ contents don’t justify their prices.