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Finally

An update from Tori LaConsay:

This morning, H&M contacted my attorney to extend the olive branch and work towards an agreement that I am truly pleased to be a part of. In a gesture of kindness, H&M has offered not only to settle this matter with me, but also with the public at large, by donating $3,000 towards animal rescue organizations in the East Atlanta Village.

Additionally, H&M has offered to donate the remainder of the “You Look Nice Today” stock to charitable organizations. I am especially pleased that this agreement respectfully honors the true intent behind the original artwork, offering a message of love, compassion and community.

I credit the entirety of this WONDERFUL outcome to the support of my friends and neighbors, the East Atlanta Village, and most of all, the Regretsy community. If it weren’t for the kindness, generosity and determination in communities both geographic and digital, we would not have reached this resolution.

H&M has done the right thing. I thank them. They Look Nice Today.

152 comments on Finally

  1. chix_nuggets_r_all_lips_and_aholes
    February 4, 2012 at 11:51 am

    They are still assholes forever. <3

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    • Beeby
      February 4, 2012 at 1:19 pm

      You speak truth today. <3

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    • mfj
      February 4, 2012 at 1:41 pm

      Tori– congrats! But if you haven’t yet accepted, ask yourself (and your legal counsel) this:

      Is it enough?

      I don’t mean to imply greed. And this is not a rhetorical question.

      A lot of these terrible cases can be quickly settled through this sort of quick, small-ish payment that is not even a slap on the wrist for the corporations involved.

      Of course, we don’t know the full nature of their offer to you/your chosen charitable beneficiaries, and you don’t have to share! But this is probably just their opening bid. :)

      ..I’m sure you and your lawyers are all over this though. :D Again, nice going, Tori and everyone!!!!!

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      • lawyerman
        February 4, 2012 at 11:51 pm

        Tori may feel she won, but H&M’s lawyers are laughing about this one – their client got off easy.

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  2. spankyb
    February 4, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Huzzah! I guess a few hundred thousand complaint emails were starting to get on their tits.

    Will they ever learn? Well, time will tell. Until then, watch out for FJLs!

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    • tabebuia
      February 4, 2012 at 12:16 pm

      Tori is sweet and diplomatic to call us “determined”; what she really means to say is our deranged outpouring of steaming funk on H&Ms sites really Dick Cheneyed them. PR firms take note; tell your social media consultants to force your clients to do the right thing the first time or duck for a spanking they won’t forget or enjoy.

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    • T-Bone
      February 4, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      This officially makes the Regretsy community of FJL’s the Tony Soprano of the internet world. “Nice international sales conglomerate you have here. I’d sure hate to see something bad happen to it!”

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      • T-Bone
        February 4, 2012 at 1:12 pm

        And I mean that in the nicest way possible.

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      • KiaraSera
        February 4, 2012 at 2:58 pm

        I can think of a company I’d love to get hit by the Regretsy community, but they’re too small for the effort to make sense. (pirated software, outsourced to the 3rd world while claiming North American labor to customers, ill-treatment & abuse of new immigrants… scummy company)

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        • butterwort
          February 4, 2012 at 5:35 pm

          You never know where that info might be relevant. At the least, if we happen to know people who might potentially do business with them, we can pass on a word of caution.

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  3. Zithreal
    February 4, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Fat, Jealous, But Very Helpful Losers.

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  4. Becca
    February 4, 2012 at 11:52 am

    What good works we fat jealous losers can do when we come together!

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    • Becca
      February 4, 2012 at 11:54 am

      I’m still donating when I get my first check from my new job (first full-time employment since 2 April 2010, despite BA & MA). KARMA!

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      • WATchick
        February 4, 2012 at 12:14 pm

        Congrats to you, Becca!

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        • Becca
          February 4, 2012 at 12:17 pm

          Thank you! I know I don’t “know” you FJLs personally but in some ways we seem to share each other’s struggles (and successes) more than anyone else!

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      • OhMeOhMy
        February 4, 2012 at 12:35 pm

        I just wanna tell you that you are my fat jealous loser hero. <3 planning to donate some of your hard earned money from your first paycheck in 2 years? Not going to spend it all on selfish doohickeys and other shit? Hell yes. You are one beautiful bastard, Becca!!

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        • OhMeOhMy
          February 4, 2012 at 12:36 pm

          and a big fat YAY!!!!!! on your new job! (yes, the superfluous use of exclamation points are necessary in this case.) Way to go!

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          • Becca
            February 4, 2012 at 12:56 pm

            I’ll be damned if your few words of support didn’t bring tears to my eyes and cause a swelling of that coal-black lump I call a heart. Thank you so much for understanding how much this means to me!

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      • DysfunctioningUnit
        February 4, 2012 at 6:36 pm

        HEY GURL HEY. Why haven’t I run into you here before? where have you been hiding?

        (Ps, it’s Opal)

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      • CognacAndEggnog
        February 4, 2012 at 6:44 pm

        So happy for you, Becca! I don’t post much, but I always read and cheer on my FJL buddies.

        Maybe it’s the cognac?

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  5. FairyFarts
    February 4, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Every time someone tells me that protesting and fighting for what’s right never accomplishes anything, I want to show them things like this and tell them to shove it.

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    • Helen Killer
      February 4, 2012 at 11:55 am

      It is actually the ONLY way things get done.

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      • torilaconsay
        February 4, 2012 at 12:47 pm

        HEAR, FREAKIN’ HEAR! You guys are lazer precision do-gooders.

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        • Postmenopaws ™
          February 5, 2012 at 1:40 am

          Fat, jealous lazers ftw!

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      • Stretch65
        February 4, 2012 at 10:21 pm

        REPRESENT YO!!

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    • researchgrrrl
      February 4, 2012 at 12:12 pm

      An anthropologist has been a participant-observer in IRC chatrooms for years, following the evolution of Anonymous. When I read it, it made me think of Regretsy calling bullshit on PayPal and H&M. You might want to add this link to your collection of show-it-and-shove-it rebuttals. http://canopycanopycanopy.com/15/our_weirdness_is_free

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  6. loriega
    February 4, 2012 at 11:53 am

    I’m still beyond pissed that they dicked around for so long, but I love that there is finally a true resolution. I am proud to be a FJL.

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  7. Rev. Back It On Up 13
    February 4, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Wow! That’s about the best outcome anyone could have expected. H&M’s heart grew three sizes today.

    Fred should get involved in other conflicts like this. No business wants to go head to head against a sick doggy.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 1:04 pm

      I want to learn how to sew so that I can make a ringmaster’s outfit for Fred for occasions such as this.

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    • mrschickee
      February 4, 2012 at 8:21 pm

      My mind just read that as “soggy dick.” I need to not drink so much.

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  8. DConEtsy
    February 4, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Another win for the little guy! :)

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  9. Anonymys
    February 4, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Hopefully next time they steal something they’ll apologize right away!

    Or, you know, just not steal anything again, but we don’t live in a dream world.

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    • Becca
      February 4, 2012 at 11:58 am

      That’s what I was just thinking… We keep calling victory, but if we were really changing anything stuff like the PayPal, Ocean Marketing, PIPA/SOPA, Planned Parenthood, and H&M snafus wouldn’t happen…

      Even if they’re only motivated by self preservation, we’re not winning until a company, organization, or Government decides to do the right thing from the START rather than face the wrath of communities like ours.

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      • CrossedPromise
        February 4, 2012 at 12:14 pm

        The reason these things keep happening is because people didn’t have a loud way to fight back and spread messages quickly until the mass appeal of social media came about. And while these outlets have been available to us for a few years it’s only recently that we, as people, have started to use them as a voice for the wrongs done to us by large companies on a daily basis.
        Companies that screw the average person do it because for years and years they could get away with it. Companies don’t fear their consumer, they don’t respect their consumer.
        All large companies have those stupid customer feedback surveys. I have to tell people about them at my job and while it can reflect poorly on me as an employee if I fuck something up but it doesn’t hurt the company I work for. What hurts large companies is action like the kind we all took with H&M.
        Be a voice for your spending and if you’re mad at a company for something they did, act on it. A lot.

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      • manybellsdown
        February 4, 2012 at 12:15 pm

        If we keep doing it, eventually people will learn that this is “not done”. We can’t change it all at once, but we can change it a bit at a time.

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        • Stretch65
          February 4, 2012 at 10:25 pm

          Our battles and successes go viral and our reputation for supporting the underdog grows

          “We Are FAT JEALOUS LOSERS HEAR US ROAR!!”

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      • ramsgirldesign
        February 4, 2012 at 12:16 pm

        If we keep standing up, they will learn. Eventually.

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        • zombiefish
          February 4, 2012 at 1:21 pm

          It certainly beats the usual feedback companies hear from social media, which seems to be all “OMG I LOVE UUUUUU”.
          That being said, I’m going to be very interested to see how large companies start integrating social media into the way they work – you would have thought they’d have realised by now the amount of damage a hundred thousand righteously indignant FJLs can do, and built themselves some sensible PR plans!
          I just hope that those eventual PR plans involve doing the right thing, rather than working out the best way to scrape shit like this under a PR rug.

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  10. Petja-Herra
    February 4, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Voi vittu minkä värinen hevonen

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    • chix_nuggets_r_all_lips_and_aholes
      February 4, 2012 at 11:57 am

      Rakastan sinua

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      • pearlheartgtr
        February 4, 2012 at 12:03 pm

        Te runkkarit sai minut mennä Google-kääntäjä.

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        • chix_nuggets_r_all_lips_and_aholes
          February 4, 2012 at 12:07 pm

          Olen pissannut housuihini hieman nauraa, että.

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        • evacooper
          February 4, 2012 at 12:15 pm

          minä myös!

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        • Mrs.Vagoo
          February 4, 2012 at 12:42 pm

          Please tell me that “pissannut” means something delightfully dirty.

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          • Anonymoose
            February 4, 2012 at 12:51 pm

            It means piss.

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        • Seibee
          February 4, 2012 at 3:03 pm

          Mielestäni meidän pitäisi yrittää tehdä koko virkaan Suomea yhdessä päivässä. Eihän hämmentää niin monia ihmisiä.

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    • lemon_bombs
      February 4, 2012 at 12:11 pm

      Leopards voi eivät muuttua niissä oleva piste.

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    • whimsiclefucker
      February 4, 2012 at 3:46 pm

      Silti, vittu ne ruotsi vitun cunts oikeus niiden vitun niskat!

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    • Fluffy Chick
      February 4, 2012 at 8:41 pm

      Salagagoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!

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  11. blackgermanshepherd
    February 4, 2012 at 11:56 am

    A glorious day indeed for HK and all the FJL’s!!

    HOORAY!!

    I ♥ Regretsy!!

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:48 pm

      I think my heart is gonna jump right on out of my chest hole. I flippin’ love you guys.

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    • megansbeadeddesigns
      February 5, 2012 at 11:57 am

      We are an army, and we have won this battle!

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  12. WhizbangDoor
    February 4, 2012 at 11:56 am

    …Did she just say that we showed kindness? DID SOMEBODY DIVIDE BY ZERO? THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE

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    • Tecrin
      February 4, 2012 at 2:31 pm

      This army of fat jealous losers showing kindness is like a dog that bites you in the leg showing kindness because he didn’t bite you in the balls.

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    • DecoupageDonut
      February 4, 2012 at 4:43 pm

      If Chuck Norris can do it, so can we.

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      • mrschickee
        February 4, 2012 at 8:22 pm

        Bite you in the balls?

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        • Uncle Vanya
          February 4, 2012 at 10:56 pm

          That’s the best offer I’ve had in weeks.

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      • landcfan
        February 5, 2012 at 12:26 am

        FJLs are just as great as Chuck Norris!

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  13. butts lol
    February 4, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Settling this matter with Tori is a gesture of kindness? Au contraire. Breaking their balls and cutting their hands off is a gesture of kindness compared to what they deserve as corporate thieves who WILL do it again whenever a dime can be made.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:49 pm

      I don’t know. I think you guys spoke beyond volumes. I don’t see this happening at H&M again any time soon.

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      • FilliamHMuffman
        February 4, 2012 at 2:06 pm

        I think this is a “Trust in God but keep your powder dry” situation.

        We still have to be vigilant.

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        • landcfan
          February 4, 2012 at 3:23 pm

          Oh, God, I like a quote from Oliver Cromwell. My Irish ancestors would be ashamed…

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        • whimsiclefucker
          February 4, 2012 at 3:51 pm

          The price of freedom is eternal vagilantes!

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  14. polarBaroness
    February 4, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Does this mean I need to put my Groin-O-Matic away? ):

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    • Vox Mortuum
      February 4, 2012 at 11:59 am

      Can you rent it to me for a few? I’ve got some managers at work that could do with an encounter with it…

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      • polarBaroness
        February 4, 2012 at 12:00 pm

        Sure.

        Just to let you know, it’s powered by Regretsy flounces and hate.

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        • Upchuck Norris
          February 4, 2012 at 1:56 pm

          So it’s charged up for years already?

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          • polarBaroness
            February 4, 2012 at 8:33 pm

            Yeah, but it just means with all this “Charity” it’s been losing power… ):

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  15. Easily_Distracted
    February 4, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Tori, you’re good people.

    Did we already get Fred’s surgery paid for, though? It was pretty close yesterday when I looked.

    *off to check*

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    • Easily_Distracted
      February 4, 2012 at 11:59 am

      Yay! 110% funded! Happy knee surgery, Fred! Run happy!

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 1:06 pm

      You TOTALLY got it paid for! You guys swarmed it! Ruled it!

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  16. HovercatMittens
    February 4, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    I still won’t shop in that store. How many times have they not come up with stuff themselves?! Every item I see now I wonder “hmm wonder who they jacked this from already?”

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    • Lulu Caribou
      February 4, 2012 at 12:15 pm

      I haven’t ever shopped there. First, we didn’t have a store nearby, and then this happened so by the time a store opened here, I was already committed to never going in!

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      • chix_nuggets_r_all_lips_and_aholes
        February 4, 2012 at 12:27 pm

        This is just mindboggling. There are a million other ways they could have made those clothes unreturnable/unsaleable and still made them fit to wear for those who need them. Disgusting.

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        • Lulu Caribou
          February 4, 2012 at 12:30 pm

          There was even a local charity around the corner in NY that purposefully defaces, but leaving wearable, the clothes donated by corporations so that the retailers don’t get scammed by people trying to return them, or lose profit to people reselling on eBay.

          After they got thrashed in the media, they stated it wasn’t policy, they were investigating, and they would start donating it to charity instead.

          Again though, the response did not come from being notified of the issue, it came from trying to undo negative publicity due to ignoring the issue being reported to them.

          It’s a pattern for sure.

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    • landcfan
      February 4, 2012 at 3:27 pm

      Don’t forget what they did in Cambodia. Part of me wants to continue this fight because of that, but I don’t want the victory to be nullified.
      http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hundreds-of-workers-collapse-at-cambodian-hampm-clothing-factory-2345537.html

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  17. lemon_bombs
    February 4, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    I am so very pleased.

    I am also very glad for Fred. Please keep us updated on his progress?

    We loves him!

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:53 pm

      Indeed! You can also keep up with his progress here:

      http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freds-Page/326404577404088

      Carrie (Fred’s wonderful mama) is thinking of ways to pay forward all of that amazing FJL goodwill and generosity – so be sure to chime in! She is so happy!

      My friend Wendy sent me a text earlier telling me that she had coffee with Carrie and Fred this morning, and that he was in such good spirits this morning that he wiggled out of his collar and did a little victory hobble!

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  18. blackgermanshepherd
    February 4, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Gritting their teeth, I’m sure…

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 1:07 pm

      This. Hahaha.

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  19. FaeLaRoux
    February 4, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    yay! I hope Fred receives some of this help!

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      He will. You guys have blown my mind. I wish I could purchase an island and live on it with y’all. You folks are definitely the kind of people I’d want to live on an island with. Ending sentences with prepositions be damned!

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      • KiaraSera
        February 4, 2012 at 3:17 pm

        That is such a tantalizing dream, Tori…

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  20. Soprych
    February 4, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    When all us “little guys” stand united we are not little.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:57 pm

      You nailed it. Big hearts ruled all today.

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    • landcfan
      February 4, 2012 at 3:34 pm

      *Singing* “Cause little people know when little people fight, we may seem easy pickin’s but we got some bite! So never kick a dog because he’s just a pup! We’ll fight like twenty armies and we won’t give up! so you’d better run for cover when the pup grows up!”

      That song works here is at least two ways.

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  21. jemface
    February 4, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    I love what this community can do! go FJL!

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:57 pm

      Tell me about it! FJL for LIFE.

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  22. Dynomoose
    February 4, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    It shouldn’t take this kind of pressure to get businesses like H&M to do the right thing in these situations. I get that they can’t catch every (or even most) case of their “designers” rippin off other artists’ work. But, when these violations are brought to their attention, companies like H&M and Urban Outfitters should go out of their way to quickly compensate and make arrangements with the victims of this kind of theft.

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  23. Chilli
    February 4, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    That’s awesome! Good for you! And H&M can suck fat jealous losers forever!

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  24. marikoWTF
    February 4, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    I’m so proud of all of you guys!! to everyone on the site, to everyone who bitched and moaned and sent emails, you guys allll rock <33

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:58 pm

      AGREED, SECONDED, MILLIONED! <3

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  25. harlequin_eyes
    February 4, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    FJLs? More like FJWs.

    Fat, jealous, warriors!

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  26. MyCatShitsGlitter
    February 4, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    I’ve been lurking for a long time but I wanted to say that this makes me very happy. I sent an email and posted on H&M’s FB page because this kind of shit is just untolerable. Glad to see they figured it out.

    I’m proud to be a FJL.

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  27. Zippy
    February 4, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    You all look fucking fabulous today.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 12:58 pm

      Gotdang right.

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  28. kerfluffle
    February 4, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Fuck yeah! for East Atlanta Village. Donating to animal rescue groups is a classy move.

    Fuck no! to H&M. They lost my business forever. Take that fuckers! I hope that negative $24.99 a year totally affects your bottom line.

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  29. thecreightonberyl
    February 4, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Huzzah! Well, if I’m going to Look Nice Today, I’d better hit the shower!

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  30. Vagrarian
    February 4, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    I’m almost disappointed this has been resolved; I was going to organize a League of Gentlemen Adventurers and get all ungentlemanly on their collective ass.

    (Oh dear heaven, my avatar is taking over my brain…)

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      Oh, you can still organize a League of Gentlemen Adventurers. And take photos. I’ll get some girlfriends together and we’ll organize a League of Gentlemen Admirers. Schwing.

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      • torilaconsay
        February 4, 2012 at 2:13 pm

        So, uh. Is that a yes? I’ve already alerted the ladies.

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        • Vagrarian
          February 4, 2012 at 2:25 pm

          Oh yes! Sorry, was off doing stuff.

          Gentlemanly stuff, to be sure. Yup, totally gentlemanly. Absolutely.

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  31. Dash
    February 4, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    Does Tori sell her own awesome goodies with her terrific design on them?

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 1:01 pm

      We have some posters and some floor mats. Because of the OTHERWORLDLY amount of rad support that we’ve received from all of you amazing FJL’s, we have to make sure that we have enough supplies to meet demand. When all of that is ironed out, I’ll update you. Thanks!

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      • Dynomoose
        February 4, 2012 at 1:27 pm

        Zazzle up some shirts and mugs and stuff. You know they’re going to sell because H&M proved it with their theft!

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      • irate_hippie
        February 4, 2012 at 3:52 pm

        Will you be able to update us on the charities that will receive the leftover stock? Would love to buy locally :)

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        • torilaconsay
          February 5, 2012 at 8:02 am

          I will email my attorney about that. Surely they’ll be happy to tell us where it is going.

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  32. DomesticatedKitty
    February 4, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    Sending H&M a strongly worded email was my fun for the day. Who’s next??

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  33. themizduck
    February 4, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Well it’s about damn time, H&M. Please keep us notified so we can ensure they do what they say. I’m sure you can tell by now we’ll cut a bitch if we need to… ;)

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  34. zombiefish
    February 4, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Woohoo, go us! Tori, I’m really ecstatic that this worked out well for you – that’s a better outcome than I thought possible. And double hooray for Fred!

    Now, if we can just find a way to get H&M to improve the conditions in their factories….

    Maybe some sort of concentrated FJL campaign?

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    • landcfan
      February 4, 2012 at 3:38 pm

      This! Thisthisthis!

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      • zombiefish
        February 4, 2012 at 10:12 pm

        How would we do it, do you think? I’m in Australia, which seems to be H&M-less, so me boycotting them is a tad meaningless… but I’m always happy to write cranky letters and FB posts.

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        • landcfan
          February 5, 2012 at 12:30 am

          I’m not sure what happened with the Cambodian incident, and while I doubt much was done about it, we should make sure. The outcomes are always harder to find than the scandals themselves… I think angry emails and FB posts are the next logical step.

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  35. Orange Blossom
    February 4, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Next up? May I suggest we get Facebook to stop the roll out of their AWFUL timeline format?

    Can we, huh? Please please please?

    (I’m still not shopping at H&M because they had no morals when they thought no one was watching).

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    • HelplessGiggle
      February 4, 2012 at 4:12 pm

      A Facebook Timeline protest? I’ll join that in a heartbeat. Who’s with us?

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  36. torilaconsay
    February 4, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Also, sorry to go way off-topic here, but my cat has awful gas and he’s perched on my shoulder. One door closes and a cat’s butthole opens.

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    • knitibranch
      February 4, 2012 at 1:45 pm

      Now that’s funny. I used to have a cat who liked to sleep on my pillow. I routinely awoke in the morning to find her anus staring me right in the face. They’re damn lucky we love them so much.

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      • torilaconsay
        February 4, 2012 at 2:12 pm

        Yes they are. I think my nose hairs are singed.

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    • Stretch65
      February 4, 2012 at 10:53 pm

      ONE OF US!! ONE OF US!!

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  37. Anna Notherthing
    February 4, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Tori, your response today is very gracious. I guess the BOO-YEAH! is silent.

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  38. LoneDreamer
    February 4, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    #1: Fat? Undeniable.

    #2: Jealous? Yep, I’d say I’m pretty jealous of the power large companies hold.

    #3: Losers? Oh not today, my friend. Not today.

    We are changing the face of “armchair activism” to make it MEAN SOMETHING. We might be too lazy to get off our asses and refill our Mountain Dew, but HELL if we won’t compose a fiercely worded web campaign to bring shame on an evil corporate entity!!!!

    Whenever one of my friends asks me to re-post a stupid status telling people my bra color for breast cancer “awareness”, I send them a link to something like this and tell them this is how you raise awareness about something and bring change.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      Well stated!

      I work for a statewide non-profit and have repeated the same sentiment at the top of my so many times. I go apeshit when someone suggests one of those flaccid and nonsensical bra color gimmicks, ribbons or candlelight vigils. Community action is where it’s at.

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      • torilaconsay
        February 4, 2012 at 2:10 pm

        at the top of my *lungs*

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  39. melyse
    February 4, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    you give me a lady-boner in my heart, regresty community.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 2:05 pm

      Melyse. I am absolutely knock-down, drag out in love with the term “lady-boner” and am pleased to meet you here. I feel like I’ve known you my whole life.

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  40. BellyBillboard
    February 4, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    It’s a shame that you have to get all pissy with companies and hell, even individuals to get anything resolved anymore. Congrats to Tori and everyone who went apeshit against this company.

    I just wish it was more the exception than the rule. Now I have to go finish this case of beer to feel better about things.

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  41. Mandi Apple
    February 4, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    So happy that Tori is pleased with the outcome of all this :D The Fat Jealous Justice League has prevailed! XD

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  42. Wren
    February 4, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    Huzzah, indeed! Bravo dear FJLs…or should I say FJWs!?!

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  43. Julchen
    February 4, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    I love this site.
    And H&M better watch out in the future – We never forgetsy!

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  44. Kitte
    February 4, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    I may be bitter and cynical. But I’d really be happier if they donated it to a charity of HER choice, in HER name and give HER the receipts.

    Because all they’re going to do is write this off as a big publicity stunt and recoup the lost profits in tax writeoffs. So they’re not really losing anything at all. I hope they’re giving her something in writing that says they won’t sell that design, or any derivative of it. But I’m just a fat jealous cynical loser

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  45. spatenbeergirl
    February 4, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Tori…yay for you and Fred. Victory!

    Don’t you find this amazing timing, considering they are launching a MAJOR commercial during the Superbowl tomorrow? “Look – we’re really not the assholes you think we are.” Try again, H&M.

    Very proud of Regretsy, and totally agree with Zippy: You all look fucking fabulous today.

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    • Hellegant
      February 4, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      It would be hilarious if a company really did have a “Look – we’re really not the assholes you think we are.” Campeign.

      I’m so glad they finally did right by Tori, but that doesn’t mean that they are no longer assholes.

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      • landcfan
        February 4, 2012 at 4:31 pm

        I think BP had one.

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      • catherder
        February 4, 2012 at 5:55 pm

        That’s what I think of whenever I see an “Under New Management” sign.

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  46. HelplessGiggle
    February 4, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Congratulations, Tori. H&M are still scum, but this goes some way towards making amends. I hope both yourself and the animal rescue service are very happy with the gesture. Yay for healthy animals!

    Let’s hear it for the power of 111,100!

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  47. MartyFeldmansEye
    February 4, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Hellz Yes!!!! Great news!

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  48. minisoda
    February 4, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    I actually got this posted for a hot second before they deleted it. It even got a like.

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  49. Diacritical Snark
    February 4, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Tori -
    You are a class act, girl.

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    • torilaconsay
      February 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm

      Thanks, Snark!

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  50. Dances With Lasagna
    February 4, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Regretsy 2, Scumbag Corporations 0.

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  51. curlierachie
    February 4, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Brace yourself for the sappy:

    This situation has made me feel so proud to be part of the Regretsy community.I’m not sure why this particular story has turned my black rusted blood pumper to mush. It’s such an amazing thing to witness; this idea that a group of snarky, assholes can produce meaningful change, respect, retribution, or simply bring a fool to tears, simply by speaking up. Not revolutionary, but retro. Just like our founding fathers (but without the slaves,syphilis and bastard children thing[well, there *might* be a few of you who go all out. Nasty fucking assholes.)Also, don’t tell anyone it’s this easy to get what you need/want or what’s right.

    If you ask me, we should band together and run for POTUS. We would have the best campaign posters.

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  52. friendlyfeathers
    February 4, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    WIN. <3

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  53. DysfunctioningUnit
    February 4, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Sounds like enough of a reason to start drinking to me!

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    • WhyMustThisBe
      February 24, 2012 at 3:09 am

      I don’t know what’s happening here, but I think I like it.

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  54. chicgeek
    February 4, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    *throws confetti*

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  55. La Pachuquita
    February 5, 2012 at 7:11 am

    You kicked corporate ass today, you sexy good looking thing!!!

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