Women

<p>Online shopping is the best. One day, seemingly out of the blue, a package just arrives at your doorstep and WHAM now you have a cute new romper you totally forgot you ordered three days earlier at 1 am after learning your ex was engaged. Making clothes magically appear at your doorstep always takes the sting out of life&#39;s more painful moments. Except when it doesn&#39;t.</p><h2>Recently, a bunch of Forever 21 customers took to Twitter to complain that they were sent Atkins diet bars along with their online orders.</h2><p>Nothing takes the joy out of online shopping like a side of unsolicited diet advice. To make things worse, many of these women had ordered plus-size clothing, sparking rumors that the company was targeting plus-size women with the diet products.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Forever 21 really put a fucking diet bar in with my plus size clothing order...I fucking can’t. 😡</p>&mdash; ✨💕Kat Ravioli💕✨ (@PinkMaggitKat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PinkMaggitKat/status/1153365655384727552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/melodycgreen/status/1152818315070361603</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/ktjbpa2006/status/1153511780041334789</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/Forever21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@forever21</a> do you include weightloss Atkin bars in all your shipments or just in the ones for ladies over 1X ?? <a href="https://t.co/ldajPJ81NM">pic.twitter.com/ldajPJ81NM</a></p>&mdash; Kатя (@wisekatya) <a href="https://twitter.com/wisekatya/status/1153409904205586434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">my mom ordered some clothes from <a href="https://twitter.com/Forever21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Forever21</a> ‘s plus size collection and they sent a Atkins diet bar along with the stuff she ordered💀 <a href="https://t.co/Lxi6XnuOB1">pic.twitter.com/Lxi6XnuOB1</a></p>&mdash; jesse (@gtfojesse) <a href="https://twitter.com/gtfojesse/status/1152343151215927296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>However, women who ordered smaller sizes are also reporting that they received the bars.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m a small pick ya battles <a href="https://t.co/oV64Siafje">pic.twitter.com/oV64Siafje</a></p>&mdash; Leah (@eahLay) <a href="https://twitter.com/eahLay/status/1153762448526196736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">i just bought a bunch of xs/s clothes and got one too, i don&#39;t think its anything personal..</p>&mdash; kec 🦋 (@stxrkid) <a href="https://twitter.com/stxrkid/status/1153566016867143680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>It looks like the company is sending them to everyone, which is a relief. But either way, a lot of people are not happy about it.</h2><oembed>https://twitter.com/wtfxchloe/status/1153521792712970241</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/wisekatya/status/1153482230037196802</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If this is indeed a brand partnership between you <a href="https://twitter.com/Forever21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Forever21</a> + Atkins I’d strongly suggest you reevaluate it Not only is it coming off as discriminatory but it isn’t even rolled out well - Its completely catching customers off guard with distasteful implied message to lose weight</p>&mdash; Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/bronze_bombSHEL/status/1153726488568586242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And as this woman points out, it sends a &quot;wildly dangerous message&quot; to customers, many of whom are young women and girls.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apparently <a href="https://twitter.com/Forever21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Forever21</a> sends out Atkins bars with all of its orders, which sends a wildly dangerous message to ALL of its customers. Not only is it fatshaming, it could also trigger people of all sizes who have EDs. This is as dangerous as it is inappropriate. <a href="https://t.co/gPfr3jMUK4">https://t.co/gPfr3jMUK4</a></p>&mdash; Samantha Puc 👻🌾 (@theverbalthing) <a href="https://twitter.com/theverbalthing/status/1153667961413988352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>While others are having fun roasting Forever 21 on Twitter.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Forever 21 packages when you open them up: <a href="https://t.co/UEafqrOCny">pic.twitter.com/UEafqrOCny</a></p>&mdash; ass whisperer (@ASSWHlSPERER) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASSWHlSPERER/status/1153781637869531136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Forever 21 real bold sending diet bars to plus sized women when their clothes look like a five year old made them in a hurry<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/8QTZl9SCuX">pic.twitter.com/8QTZl9SCuX</a></p>&mdash; sydᵏⁿᵉᵉ 🧚🏾‍♀️ (@ungcdIyhour) <a href="https://twitter.com/ungcdIyhour/status/1153779427735740416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Forever 21 after they stuff packages with diet bars <a href="https://t.co/8eQNFdRuIG">pic.twitter.com/8eQNFdRuIG</a></p>&mdash; Joshua Chenault (@joshuachenault1) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshuachenault1/status/1153784954662162432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>A Forever 21 spokesperson responded with this statement to <a href="https://jezebel.com/forever-21-is-sending-diet-bars-with-plus-size-orders-1836629966" target="_blank">Jezebel</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>From time to time, 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. 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.</p> </blockquote><p>Whatever their intentions, as someone who used to live off Atkins diet bars during a dark time in my early 20&#39;s, I can confirm that they are extremely gross and bad. And I do think a company that markets clothing to teen girls should know better than promoting diet products especially ambushing people with them by mail. Have they learned nothing from Jameela Jamil?!?!? Then again, I&#39;m probably just bitter at this store for making me feel like a shriveled old crone the second I walk in the door. More like Forever RUDE.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Women are calling out Forever 21 for delivering diet bars with their online orders.

Online shopping is the best. One day, seemingly out of the blue, a package just arrives at your doorstep and WHAM now you have a cute new romper you totally forgot you ordered three days earlier at 1 am after learning your ex was engaged. Making clothes magically appear at your doorstep always takes the sting out of life&#39;s more painful moments. Except when it doesn&#39;t.Recently, a bunch of Forever 21 customers took to Twitter to complain that they were sent Atkins diet bars along with their online orders.Nothing takes the joy out of online shopping like a side of unsolicited diet advice. To make things worse, many of these women had ordered plus-size clothing, sparking rumors that the company was targeting plus-size women with the diet products.Forever 21 really put a fucking diet bar in with my plus size clothing order...I fucking can’t. 😡&mdash; ✨💕Kat Ravioli💕✨ (@PinkMaggitKat) July 22, 2019 https://twitter.com/melodycgreen/status/1152818315070361603https://twitter.com/ktjbpa2006/status/1153511780041334789Hey @forever21 do you include weightloss Atkin bars in all your shipments or just in the ones for ladies over 1X ?? pic.twitter.com/ldajPJ81NM&mdash; Kатя (@wisekatya) July 22, 2019 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&mdash; jesse (@gtfojesse) July 19, 2019 However, women who ordered smaller sizes are also reporting that they received the bars.I’m a small pick ya battles pic.twitter.com/oV64Siafje&mdash; Leah (@eahLay) July 23, 2019 i just bought a bunch of xs/s clothes and got one too, i don&#39;t think its anything personal..&mdash; kec 🦋 (@stxrkid) July 23, 2019 It looks like the company is sending them to everyone, which is a relief. But either way, a lot of people are not happy about it.https://twitter.com/wtfxchloe/status/1153521792712970241https://twitter.com/wisekatya/status/1153482230037196802If this is indeed a brand partnership between you @Forever21 + Atkins I’d strongly suggest you reevaluate it Not only is it coming off as discriminatory but it isn’t even rolled out well - Its completely catching customers off guard with distasteful implied message to lose weight&mdash; Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) July 23, 2019 And as this woman points out, it sends a &quot;wildly dangerous message&quot; to customers, many of whom are young women and girls.Apparently @Forever21 sends out Atkins bars with all of its orders, which sends a wildly dangerous message to ALL of its customers. Not only is it fatshaming, it could also trigger people of all sizes who have EDs. This is as dangerous as it is inappropriate. https://t.co/gPfr3jMUK4&mdash; Samantha Puc 👻🌾 (@theverbalthing) July 23, 2019 While others are having fun roasting Forever 21 on Twitter.Forever 21 packages when you open them up: pic.twitter.com/UEafqrOCny&mdash; ass whisperer (@ASSWHlSPERER) July 23, 2019 Forever 21 real bold sending diet bars to plus sized women when their clothes look like a five year old made them in a hurry pic.twitter.com/8QTZl9SCuX&mdash; sydᵏⁿᵉᵉ 🧚🏾‍♀️ (@ungcdIyhour) July 23, 2019 Forever 21 after they stuff packages with diet bars pic.twitter.com/8eQNFdRuIG&mdash; Joshua Chenault (@joshuachenault1) July 23, 2019 A Forever 21 spokesperson responded with this statement to Jezebel: From time to time, 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. 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. Whatever their intentions, as someone who used to live off Atkins diet bars during a dark time in my early 20&#39;s, I can confirm that they are extremely gross and bad. And I do think a company that markets clothing to teen girls should know better than promoting diet products especially ambushing people with them by mail. Have they learned nothing from Jameela Jamil?!?!? Then again, I&#39;m probably just bitter at this store for making me feel like a shriveled old crone the second I walk in the door. More like Forever RUDE.

Online shopping is the best. One day, seemingly out of the blue, a package just arrives at your doorstep and WHAM now you have a cute new romper you totally forgot you ordered three days earlier at 1 am after learning your ex was engaged....