Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. conceded yesterday that it had improperly promoted a Baby Phat down jacket as having faux fur trim when the trim was real fur.
Stacy Haigney, general attorney for Burlington Coat Factory, said the company was not trying to deceive customers. "Somebody made a mistake," he said. "That's all that happened here."
The Humane Society of the United States said it faxed a letter to Burlington officials yesterday threatening legal action. It said the jacket, which came in two versions, had labels saying the trim was made of raccoon or coyote fur from China. But a company circular, its Web site, and signs within stores said the fur trim was fake, said Michael Makarian, the humane society's executive vice president.
"Especially during this holiday season, we don't want customers thinking they're buying faux fur and they're really buying fur that was ripped or peeled off the backs of animals," he said.
Haigney said stores had been ordered to take down incorrectly worded posters. The company was changing the product description on its Web site last night.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec. 12, 2006
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