Imagine opening day four of a $148 advent calendar and finding three bobby pins. Now imagine getting to day eight and finding out somebody at SKIMS thought, “You know what she’d love? Three more.”
The little plaid teddy bear is cute. I’ll give them the bear. But the part of the photo of the unboxed SKIMS calendar I keep coming back to is that adjustable strap winding its way through the scrunchies. If you were wondering what on earth that is, day seven has an answer. It’s a headband made of bra elastic. You get two.
Four of the 12 doors are keychains
There’s the bear, a comb you can hang from your keys, a red SKIMS logo and, for the grand finale, a fuzzy compact mirror on yet another keychain. I’d use the mirror. I do have some questions about how many sets of keys SKIMS thinks I own.
SKIMS called it an Accessories Advent Calendar, and the day-by-day list spelled out what was inside. What gets me is the repetition. Two doors of scrunchies and two doors of bobby pins take up a third of the countdown. At $148 for 12 days, that works out to about $12.33 every time you open a door. For comparison, Pura Vida’s 24-day jewelry calendar was priced at $138. Ten dollars less and twice as many mornings to open something.
SKIMS is offering buyers a refund
According to the company’s statement reported by Parade, SKIMS contacted everyone who bought the calendar and offered a choice between a full refund and SKIMS store credit. If you bought one, look for that message before you decide what to do with the box. Personally, I’d take the $148.
