Woman whose video prompted Skims to offer refunds to advent calendar buyers says she ‘saved Christmas’

A woman who posted a TikTok video of herself opening Kim Kardashian’s Skims advent calendar is seeking recognition after her and several others’ videos prompted the company to offer refunds and gift cards to customers who purchased one. “I just saved the Christmas spirit and the Christmas season,” @wetsloppyswollen, who does not reveal her real name on social media, said in her TikTok video. 

On Tuesday, several news outlets, including the BBC, reported via a spokesperson’s statement that Skims had decided to refund the $148 customers paid for its advent calendar. Where applicable, the company also offered store credit or gift cards. The spokesperson noted that the company “personally contacted every customer” because “for some, the calendar didn’t meet expectations.”

@wetsloppyswollen opened her Skims advent calendar and uploaded a TikTok video showing her taking ornaments out of each compartment. She pulled out clips and hair ties, and other items she likely hadn’t expected after spending a significant amount of money on the item. Her repeated facial expressions and verbal reactions made her disappointment clear.

A fun little exercise before the holidays

An advent calendar is essentially a calendar with several compartments that you open to reveal the products inside. It usually has 12 compartments, one for each month, though some have more. Brands typically release them ahead of the holiday season, sometime between August and November. 

The Skims calendar included a tartan teddy bear keychain, hair ties, Skims hair clips with a logo, a Skims squishy ornament with a logo, elastic bra straps, a scrunchie, a Skims comb keychain with a logo, and a furry compact mirror keychain. The hair clips, keychains, and hair ties were repeated several times.

@wetsloppyswollen’s original video drew a wide range of comments, and several people later posted videos unboxing their own advent calendars. One person wrote, “So basically everything that falls between my car seats.” Another joked that the calendar’s items resembled things she’d thrown out while decluttering her nightstand.” Several others joked about the item, while a few said it wasn’t worth the money and urged @wetsloppyswollen to seek a refund.

@wetsloppyswollen didn’t stop at uploading just two videos on the topic. She shared several others over the past few days. In one, she joked that Kris Jenner is “currently planning” her disappearance during the “family meeting,” seemingly referring to the negative attention Skims had gotten since she uploaded the video.

In another video, she said several popular publications, including the Daily Mail, the New York Post, and NBC, had shared her story. She noted that, because her name isn’t displayed on her social media, they had to tag her TikTok account, @wetsloppyswollen. “So unserious,” she said, reflecting on the gravity of the situation or the lack thereof. 

In yet another video, she addressed people who were accusing her of uploading “thirst traps” soon after achieving “virality” over her Skims video. Addressing such people @wetsloppyswollen stated that she wasn’t doing anything new and that she was always a “sl**.”

Thanks to @wetsloppyswollen, many people got their refunds.

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