Is Walmart Passing Out Fake Back-To-School Supply Lists?

By August 19, 2008

Blogger Kelby Carr says that her local Walmart has totally fake but official looking back to school supply lists posted in their stores. The lists not only contain some extra supplies that are banned from the schools, but are actually missing some supplies. Here’s how she describes the lists:

…there is no way to describe these lists except as ones that are trying very hard to look official. They have a fax send line at the top of the page (who on earth faxed these, if not the schools?). They not only state the school, but also the grade level and they have various lists based on teacher. Each teacher has slightly different supplies required. If that doesn’t look like something official from the school, I’m not sure what would. Perhaps adding a medieval wax seal to each list?

Kelby was told by her daughter’s school that Walmart just makes up the lists on its own. That’s twisted.

Is this one rogue Walmart or some kind of systematic evil?

Truth About Wal-Mart Back to School Lists [Kelby Carr via BoingBoing]
(Photo: cupcake revolution )

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  1. ResourcefulMommy says:
    August 21, 2008 at 1:50 am

    Thank God that ridiculous practices like this (and not just by Walmart) are pointed out in blogs like Kelby Carr’s. These lists feed on the fears of parents. Who would want to send their child back to school unprepared? Does it really matter if they’ve got a box of crayons (not allowed!) or the right type of paper (lined, unlined?!). Not really – there’s always the kid in the next seat with extra or the over prepared teacher (who – by the way – has probably bought the supplies out of his or her own pocket). What matters is feeling as though you’re being a responsible parent and sending your child off to school with all that they need. It’s not having your child feel as though their mom has let them down on their first day of school. Shame on these big box stores and thank you, Kelby Carr for pointing out their wiley practices.

  2. Meathamper says:
    August 25, 2008 at 1:51 am

    What’s on the list?

  3. Diningbadger says:
    August 29, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    Here in Albuquerque, the same thing is going on. I thought they were official, too, until I read Consumrist. I thought it was a little too convenient and extremely organized of Albuquerque Public Schools to have lists ready for Walmart.

  4. IgnatiusPostumus says:
    October 22, 2008 at 5:07 am

    At a local Wal-Mart, they had generic lists. The hilarious part was that the list looked familar, and had some items whited-out…A couple days later I went to Staples and saw the exact same list – only it had the Staples logo …Wal-mart had taken the Staples list, whited-out the Staples logo, and copied it for this store…

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