Walmart has declared missing a shipment of 100 Elmo T.M.X. dolls. The annoying-as-fuck toys went missing en route to a Walmart location in Bentonville, AR.

“”We’re continuing the search for them,” she said. Wal-Mart is also offering a trip to a comedy club in New York City as a reward for returning the shipment.”

Comedy club? For hijacking a truck? Hmmm, it’s tempting to suspect foulplay, but we smell PR stunt. Is it illegal to steal your own shipment of Elmos and sell them on Ebay? Only if you report it as a crime…

From CNN:

“However, officials at the Bentonville police department told CNNMoney.com that they were not currently aware of any missing Elmo report from Wal-Mart.”

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