Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS accessories Advent calendar sparks controversy: “I can get these at Dollar Tree”

November 9, 2026 / 11:50 AM EST / CBS News

As content creators unboxed this year's Advent calendar from SKIMS, the apparel company founded by Kim Kardashian, their TikTok videos showed excitement quickly turning into frustration.

"This is starting to piss me off," said one TikTok creator while "unboxing" the Advent calendar in a video. "I can get these at Dollar Tree."

"I'm so mad about this. I could literally go all day," a different creator said of the calendar in a separate TikTok video, while yet another determined that it "actually is the worst Advent calendar to ever exist."

The calendar is sold out on the SKIMS website, where interested consumers are encouraged to join a waitlist for a future batch of orders. It is billed as a holiday gift box "featuring twelve days of fun surprises" and "everyday favorites," per the website's description.

It includes four keychains, various hair bands, bobby pins and a SKIMS squishy, all of which are exclusive to the box. But customers say it's not worth the $148 price tag.

SKIMS is part of a growing trend where brands are turning Advent calendars from a simple holiday tradition into expensive gift sets, which capitalize…

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