Forever 21 sent Atkins diet bars with plus-sized orders, calls it 'oversight'

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Some consumers are not taking kindly to the free samples included in their recent Forever 21 online orders.

Free Atkins diet bars came in some plus-size orders, shoppers reported on social media with many saying they felt "fat-shamed" and "body-shamed."

"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.

Forever 21 confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY that samples are occasionally included with online orders but that this sample was included in orders "across all sizes and categories." The samples have "since been removed," Forever 21 said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/23/forever-21-diet-bars-atkins-samples-sent-some-plus-size-orders/1808655001/

[rurallib]

1. Sounds like they want to shed some customers

and slim down their profits

[wishstar]

2. "No good deed goes unpunished"

In my family we are all trying to keep our sugars and carbs down and get a few pounds lighter, so we would appreciate some free Atkins Bars and not get all huffy about fat shaming.