Coach Blasted in TikTok Video for Intentionally Damaging Unsold Merchandise
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In a TikTok video that recently went viral, Coach is being accused of intentionally slashing unsold bags as part of a tax loophole.
Social media user Anna Sacks, or @thetrashwalker, took to the video platform to call out the American fashion house for deliberately damaging its merchandise. In the clip, she shares some Coach bags she had bought from Dumpster Diving Mama, who found the purses in a waste bin back in August, as reported by Diet Prada.
"As you can see they're all slashed, which is Coach's policy. This is what they do with unwanted merchandise. They order an employee to deliberately slash it so no one can use it," Sacks explains. "And then they write it off as a tax write-off under the same tax loophole as if it were accidentally destroyed." She continues to point out Coach's product repair service, which is part of the brand's ongoing sustainability program.
Coach has yet to comment on the accusations. Watch the TikTok video below.
@thetrashwalker#coach #donatedontdump #retailmademe #dumpsterdiving #shopping #climatechange #haul #free #eco #recycle #donate #nyc #thrift #repair #fashion #style♬ Waltz of the Flowers – The Nutcracker – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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