Never Mess With Moms…

If being headquartered in New Jersey wasn’t bad enough, Secaucus based children’s clothing giant The Children’s Place really stepped in it recently.

A back-to-school themed tee shirt for girls hit the shelves, and customers hit the roof. The issue?

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Yes, this is what the actual shirt had printed on it.

Needless to say, an uproar ensued.

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Now to be fair, not everyone was outraged.

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A poll conducted by boston.com revealed that of the 1,400 votes cast, 55.74 % found the shirt offensive, and the remaining 44.26 % did not.

We did our own in-office poll of female staff members.

100% found it offensive.

The Children’s Place quickly realized they were in some hot water, so a prompt apology was issued.

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But the damage is done.

(At least I think it is, my math skills are decent.)

Have a great weekend!

Scott, and the whole team at M+