Hidden Messages On Lululemon Athletica Reusable Bags Raise Eyebrows

Sometimes what you see isn’t the message at all. Consider the hidden messages from inside Lululemon Athletica shopping bags that one mother in Toronto found when doing a load of wash.

“Some brief or quick-fix incidences when our minds are clear to be creative are….when drunk or stoned…just after an orgasm,” it says.

Norma Columbus and her daughter Heather decided to see what other messages they could find when one one side of the reusable shopping bags inspiration messages started to peel away.

“The athlete’s high is the most long-lasting as it can last up to six hours,” the note continues to say.

“There is little difference between addicts and fanatic athletes. Both are continually searching for a way to remain in a creative state.”

Columbus thought she was seeing a joke but not so says a company spokesman, the message just wasn’t meant for the public’s eyes.

Columbus isn’t the only curious person to peel away a message to find something more controversial written on the bags under the more inspiration public message. The messages have been chatted up on Facebook.

“You only have 30,000 days to live and then you are dead,” the note said.

The company is known for being a bit different. In 2002 they offered a free outfit to anyone who would stand naked in front of their second Vancouver for thirty seconds a free outfit.

40 people showed up to vie for the 30 freebie outfits.

An emailed response to questions from CTV stated that the messages were troublesome to some customers and that’s why they were covered up with new messages.

“lululemon athletica is a company known for speaking our mind and inspiring creativity and freedom of thought in everything we do. We are also a company that listens closely to our guests’ feedback and acts in environmentally-responsible ways. When we learned that a phrase printed on the side of our small shoppers was troublesome to some of our guests, we took the responsible step of stitching a covering over this language on the remaining bags, rather than destroying them. We subsequently heard that the language was still viewable to curious guests and last week we removed what few remaining bags we had in our stores. We’ll continue to strive to inspire people to open their minds to new ideas and experiences because it’s what drives us as a company.”

April 18, 2008
Categories: business . . Author: momentsintime