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Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 29

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 29

By Ben Popken 6.7.07

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

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 28

By Ben Popken 5.31.07 — Updated: 9.11.13

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: [More]

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 27

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 27

By Ben Popken 5.23.07

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

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 25

By Ben Popken 5.9.07

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

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 22

By Ben Popken 4.20.07

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

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 15

By Ben Popken 2.28.07

15 weeks after Walmart agreed to remove Nazi tshirts from its shelves, they’re still there.

Walmart Nazi Shirts In Chicago Tribune, Thanks To Our Readers

By Ben Popken 2.9.07

Walmart’s Nazi Tshirts are in the Chicago Tribune, and drawing the ire of members of Congress, thanks to the dogged flow sightings and pictures by Consumerist readers published on this site.

Wal-Mart Responds To Congress About Nazi Tshirts Still On Its Shelves

By Ben Popken 2.8.07

Walmart responded to a letter from Congress exhorting the retailer to remove tshirts bearing Nazi insignia, apologizing for letting some shirts fall through the cracks, as evidenced in a statement forwarded to us by a hill source.

Breaking! Congress To Walmart: Stop Selling Nazi T-shirts

Breaking! Congress To Walmart: Stop Selling Nazi T-shirts

By Ben Popken 2.8.07

Members of Congress started a letter writing campaign today, urging Walmart to stop selling t-shirts bearing Nazi iconography. [More]

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 12

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 12

By Ben Popken 2.8.07

12 weeks after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite initial promises to do so within days.

Walmart Calls Nazi Shirts Still On Shelves A "Training Issue"

Walmart Calls Nazi Shirts Still On Shelves A "Training Issue"

By Ben Popken 2.8.07

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

New Mexico Paper Gives Front Page Coverage To Walmart's Nazi Shirts

By consumerist.com 2.8.07

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.

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 11

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 11

By Ben Popken 2.1.07

11 weeks after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite initial promises to do so within days.

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 10

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Week 10

By Ben Popken 1.24.07

10 weeks after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite initial promises to do so within days.

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 66

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 66

By Ben Popken 1.17.07

Sixty-six days after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite initial promises to do so within days.

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 62

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 62

By Ben Popken 1.12.07

Sixty-two days after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite promises to do so within days.

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 56

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 56

By Ben Popken 1.6.07

Fifty-six days after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite promises to do so within days. Rahnee in Americus Georgia writes:

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Prices Rise On eBay

Walmart Nazi Tshirt Prices Rise On eBay

By Ben Popken 1.3.07

When the Walmart Nazi thirt story first broke, the shirts appeared on eBay the very next day. Bidding was scarce and we never saw the prices rise above their $10 retail value. Now reader David points out they’re selling for up to $31 a pop.