Wouldn't be surprised. More surprised that they have zero backup anywhere for their entire inventory and such. I know quite a few shop owners that sell online and all of them have backed up data, copies of the code for their sites, usually a printed inventory copy at least monthly. And surprised that a huge platform like Shopify has no recourse for entire shops disappearing?
I believe the economic term is false scarcity and if they're about to do launch #932435421 of the year, a gimmick wouldn't hurt. Especially since there's an air of "will they or won't they?!" get it up in time.
I don't think the glitch is fake because they tagged shopify in their stories talking about what's happened. HOWEVER the severity of the situation was definitely exaggerated. Definitely used the mishap as a gimmick. The launch could have still happened whether or not they got the old products back up on time, but she really went off trying to make the circumstances seem dire.
Thinking about being in Brooklyn's shoes though, it must be hard and bitter! She's a young, pretty girl, financially stable, with a substantial following online. As someone of this description, she could've stolen the heart of a really decent guy. And she probably knows that. But she's stuck with an old, creepy, desperate man, not particularly pleasing to the eye, from a racist family that doesn't approve of her or her family's lifestyle.... (just stating what this forum has discussed). That feeling off, "I could do better" must sting like:
On top of having people on the internet absolutely tear that relationship to shreds, reinforcing any doubt she might have but having too much pride to do anything about it. I would not sleep at night. On Dakota's side though? He's hit a jackpot for a guy like him. At the end of the day, she has put herself in this situation I guess (unless they're possibly being forced to marry because they've had intercourse).
I also understand the difference in how Asa and Dakota are treated is also to do with how long the family has known Asa for, but everyone's lack of enthusiasm towards Dakota speaks VOLUMES. The theories on here about why they approved of him seem plausible. Yikes.