Reader Rob wrote to Bealls, the outlet store that was selling the infamous Walmart Nazi T-shirts, and they responded by thanking him for making them aware of the situation and promising to destroy the shirts.

Has the shirt finally been defeated?

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: customer service @ beallsoutlet.com
Date: Oct 5, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: RE: Your Outlet is selling Nazi shirts

Dear Rob,
Thank you for letting us know about the shirts. I forwarded your e
mail to our buying department. There is a notice going to all stores to
pull these shirts off of the floor and destroy them.
Thanks again for letting us know about this situation.

Customer Service

Is it Walmart policy to sell “recalled” products to outlet stores? Or is there a special policy specifically for cases like this?

Leaving the issue of Walmart selling Nazi paraphernalia aside for a moment, the saga of the Walmart Nazi T-shirt has taught us a lot about the life cycle of a recalled product, and none of it is good.

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