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Walmart pulls "Rope. Tree. Journalist." T-shirt from site(2017 flashback)
https://www.cbsnews.com/ ^ | 11/30/17

Posted on 07/03/2018 11:43:45 AM PDT by BBell

WASHINGTON - Walmart (WMT) has pulled a T-shirt offered by an outside seller from its online store after a journalist advocacy group told the retailer it found the shirt threatening.

The shirt, listed on Walmart.com through third-party seller Teespring, said: "Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED."

"This item was sold by a third-party seller on our marketplace and clearly violates our policy," Walmart said. "We removed it as soon as it was brought to our attention, and are conducting a thorough review of the seller's assortment."

Teespring, which is owned by KA Design, allows people to post shirt designs. The company did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.

A shirt with the same sentiment had been spotted at a rally during the presidential campaign.

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) said Walmart notified it about five hours after its complaint that the shirt was being removed.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: ropetreejournalist; tshirt; walmart
In response to the "impeach 45" I thought I would repost this article. Walmart is an equal oputunity money maker. A number of year ago walmart and Target were selling this:

Which upset some folks.

This is my favorite walmart shirt. I bought two but I think one of my kids stole one.

Cool ain't it?

1 posted on 07/03/2018 11:43:45 AM PDT by BBell
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To: BBell

As I said on another walmart thread - free speech and capitalism are great.

Lots of winning for everyone. At least for everyone who likes free speech and capitalism


2 posted on 07/03/2018 11:49:37 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: BBell

Did they pull the impeach 45 thing?


3 posted on 07/03/2018 11:49:51 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Liberalism, like insanity, is the denial of reality.)
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To: I want the USA back

I just looked it up and an hour old article said that they have in fact pulled the shirt.


4 posted on 07/03/2018 11:55:53 AM PDT by BBell (Ich bin Ein Wenig Teekanne ):>()
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To: BBell
I got this one recently at my local Texas Walmart:

So it evens out over all.

5 posted on 07/03/2018 12:00:28 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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