Macys to Pull 'Mom Jeans' Plates From Stores After Customer Complaint

Publish date: 2024-05-02

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Macy's said it would pull a selection of plates from its stores after a woman complained about them on Twitter.

Alie Ward, a podcast host who has nearly 37,000 followers on the platform, tweeted a photo of the plates on Sunday with the caption "How can I get these plates from @Macys banned in all 50 states."

Some on Twitter said the plates, which have painted circles outlining what seems to be portion amounts to be able to fit into "skinny jeans," "favorite jeans," and "mom jeans," were offensive.

—Alie Ward (@alieward) July 21, 2019

Macy's responded to Ward's tweet saying that it agreed with her and that it had "missed the mark on this product."

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"It will be removed from all STORY at Macy's locations," it tweeted. Story is a pop-up-style area in some Macy's stores that stocks products from small businesses.

A Macy's representative later confirmed to Business Insider that these plates were stocked only at its flagship store in New York.

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Ward's comment had been retweeted more than 2,000 times as of Monday morning.

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"The foodie and food coma one is probably fine, but the fat shaming one is just egregious, and you are right to dispose of, rather than profit from, them," one person tweeted.

"Macy's just casually promoting eating disorders and body shaming. MOM JEANS FOREVER," another said.

Many shoppers apparently weren't too happy about Macy's decision.

"Ridiculous. Don't bow down to people with no sense of humor," one person wrote.

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"Hi Macy's, my wife really wanted these plates but now she won't spend another dime at your store for anything," another said.

"Why? Don't like them, don't buy them. Let the market decide, not one or two offended people," another said.

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