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Kim Kardashian's Skims Offers Refunds After $148 Advent Calendar Backlash

Buyers called the accessories-only calendar 'overpriced junk' after a viral unboxing video. Skims is now offering refunds or store credit.

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BY OBSERVER ENTERTAINMENT DESK

The Weekly Observer

NOV 11, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
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Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims is offering refunds after its $148 Accessories Advent Calendar sparked a wave of online mockery. The calendar, stuffed with small items like hair ties and keychains rather than the apparel fans expected, went viral after a TikTok unboxing left shoppers comparing the contents to "Temu junk" and a couch-cushion haul. Skims said it has personally reached out to every buyer, offering a full refund or store credit, and acknowledged in a statement that "for some, the calendar didn't meet expectations." The product listing had disclosed the accessories-only contents before purchase, but that didn't stop the backlash — or the memes.

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