Shoppers complained that dieting wall plaques to collect £1 for every pound lost body shame women.
The Range said it would stop selling the items highlighted by digital creator Emma Conway
The Plymouth-based retailer told the BBC it had not set out to offend customers and would not be stocking either product again.Ms Conway, a digital creator, known on social media as Brummie Mummy of 2, told her 147,000 Instagram followers she did not have an issue with people wanting to lose weight for a variety of reasons.she posted.
She added: "Anyone reading this, remember how to get a bikini body is to…buy a bikini. And put it on your body."The Range told the BBC in a statement: "We appreciate that every 'body' is 'bikini ready' all the time, but some of our customers have found this a fun way to help them reach a goal. This product has, however, now been discontinued and we will not be stocking it again.
Instagram user pushingapianoupahilloftreacle wrote: "I saw these the other day I could not believe it! Utterly amazed that they are allowed to sell this trash! I will be happily wearing my lovely size 18 bikinis this year with pride!"
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