Instead of offering some advice, the accessory maker decided to mock the users name.

Your last name is basically shit rash, be serious, Dbrand replied in a now-deleted tweet.

Youve fully crossed the line here mate, no coming back from this, one X userposted.

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Wait really@dbrand?

in lieu of any attempt at customer support, you make fun of a customers foreign name?

After the backlash, Dbrand apologized for the tweet and offered a chunk of money to Chitransh as amends.

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Well, that escalated quickly, the companypostedon Wednesday.

Yes we made fun of a guys name.

It was a huge fumble.

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We apologized to him directly and offered him $10,000 as a gesture of goodwill.

Weve been poking fun at customers on social media for over a decade now.

Were not going to stop, but maybe next time youll be the one who gets $10,000.

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Well that escalated quickly.

Yes we made fun of a guy’s name.

It was a huge fumble.

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We apologized to him directly and offered him $10,000 as a gesture of goodwill.

We’ve been poking fun at customers on social media for over a decade now.

Usually love your banter, but this went too far.

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Engaging in racial discussions that degrade communities isnt cool.

Keeping the 10k though, Chitransh tweeted.

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