Spice Girls fans slam £12 ‘custom charge’ added to their orders for clothing
The collection of slogan tees, hoodies and sweatshirts was an instant hit and sold out within hours
SPICE Girls fans have been left outraged after being slapped with a £12 ‘custom charge’ on clothing ordered from the band’s new Comic Relief collection.
The products went on sale at the end of last year for a three week period, with all proceeds from sales going to Power Up, part of Comic Relief's Gender Justice campaign.
The collection of slogan tees, hoodies and sweatshirts was an instant hit and sold out within hours.
However, fans who have now received their goods from the Represent website have slammed the company for adding a hidden ‘custom charge’ as the goods came into the country from the US.
Outraged fans took to Twitter to express their horror at the unexpected charge, with one arguing that it should have been covered by Represent.
Fans were only made aware of the custom charge when Royal Mail popped a card through their letter boxes informing them their packages were being held until the money was paid.
It now appears that while customers had paid international shipping charges at the time of placing their order, they were unaware that Royal Mail would slap on a handling fee to get their packages delivered to their door.
One disgruntled fan wrote: “Got to admit, I’m very disappointed in this service! Waited patiently for my #IWannaBeASpiceGirl hoodie and now I can’t get an answer on where my parcel is being held! £40 well spent!!! I went through the link shared by @spicegirls too...Not a very happy bunny!!”
Another argued: “So I have a card to say that my parcel containing my #IWannaBeASpiceGirl hoodie is being held with @RoyalMail because there is a fee of £12.40 to pay!! After I have already paid the shipping costs! Absolute scandal honestly!!! What was a £35 hoodie had now cost me £60!!!”
News of the Spice Girls’ new clothing range was met with ecstatic joy in November last year, when the group announced the collection would raise money for women’s charities.
The band teamed up with Comic Relief to create a T-shirt, hoodie and sweatshirt.
The collection features #IWANNABEASPICEGIRL on the front - a play on their 1996 hit single Wannnabe - and was only available for three weeks.
The Sun Online has contacted Represent for comment.
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