Adolf Hitler Campbell, an unfortunately named three-year-old for whom ShopRite refused to make a birthday cake, and his sisters JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell have been placed in the custody of the state. We hope their new parents give them new names and they finally get some birthday cake.
Walmart's Nazi Tshirts Found In Outlet Stores
By September 24, 2007
Ever wonder what happened to all those shirts Walmart pulled off their shelves for containing a disgusting Nazi symbol? Well, some of them can be found in a Florida Beall’s Outlet store for $4.99. [More]
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 29
By June 7, 2007
29 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove shirts bearing Nazi iconography from its shelves, and 17 weeks after getting a letter from Congress demanding the shirts removal, they’re still there. Adam writes:
So I’m at Wal Mart in Commerce City, CO looking for a gift for a friend and start rummaging through the T Shirt section not looking for anything in particular, just killing some time. Suddenly I notice this familiar looking skull peeking out at me. “Surely it can’t be…” I think to myself. Oh, it is…. I grab it and pull it out; there it is in all its glory. It’s like finding a piece of history. Nazi Wal Mart history.
We keep posting these to show you how some businesses manipulate the by-the-books media. A fracas erupts, the company send out a public statement apologizing and pledging to change their ways, the press publishes it, everyone feels goods, and we turn to a clip of Scrappy the Jet-skiing squirrel. Guess what, the company doesn’t always do what they said they were gonna do. — BEN POPKEN
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 28
By May 31, 2007
28 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove shirts bearing Nazi iconography from its shelves, and 16 weeks after getting a letter from Congress demanding the shirts removal, they’re still there. Al writes:
So I took my wife over to the Wal*mart store in Chelmsford, MA for some cheap, low-quality Chinese goods, and as we were walking out I spotted the now infamous 3rd division Totenkopf logo high atop the men’s clothing department’s shelves. I walked over to the wall, and it appears that while they actually took the shirts off the shelves, the logo itself is still being proudly displayed among the other non-nazi designs. Talk about missing the point! [More]
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 27
By May 23, 2007
27 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove shirts bearing Nazi iconography from its shelves, and 15 weeks after getting a letter from Congress demanding the shirts removal, they’re still there. Don found some in Sterling, Washington:
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 25
By May 9, 2007
22 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove shirts bearing Nazi iconography from its shelves, and 13 weeks after getting a letter from Congress demanding the shirts removal, they’re still there. S.G.W. found some in Indianapolis, took a video, and writes:
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 22
By April 20, 2007
22 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove shirts bearing Nazi iconography from its shelves, and 10 weeks after getting a letter from Congress demanding the shirts removal, they’re still there.
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 15
By February 28, 2007
15 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove Nazi tshirts from its shelves, they’re still there.
Breaking! Congress To Walmart: Stop Selling Nazi T-shirts
By February 8, 2007
Members of Congress started a letter writing campaign today, urging Walmart to stop selling t-shirts bearing Nazi iconography. [More]
Walmart Calls Nazi Shirts Still On Shelves A "Training Issue"
By February 8, 2007
An article in the New Mexico News-Sun had a startling quote from a Walmart spokesperson about why Nazi shirts could still be found on Walmart’s shelves. [More]
New Mexico Paper Gives Front Page Coverage To Walmart's Nazi Shirts
By February 8, 2007
The Hobbs News-Sun ran a front page story this week about how t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia could be found on local Walmart shelves, nearly three months after the store promised to pull them.
Cat On A Walmart Nazi T-Shirt: A Caption Contest
By January 30, 2007
Here at Consumerist we’ve worked really hard to try to motivate Walmart to follow through on their promise to pull the Nazi paraphernalia from their store shelves. So far, we’ve failed. In honor of our failure, we’d like to announce the “Cat On A Walmart Nazi T-Shirt Contest.”
