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Child's MP3 Gift Preloaded With Porn
KCTV5 ^ | December 27, 2007

Posted on 12/28/2007 4:45:25 AM PST by Tai_Chung

The family of a 10-year-old girl who received an MP3 video player for Christmas was shocked when it found the player was loaded with explicit songs and pornographic movie clips.

Cookeville resident Daryl Hill said his daughter was thrilled to find that Santa had left an MP3 player under the tree -- until she turned it on.

"Within 10 minutes, my daughter was crying," Hill told Nashville, Tenn., TV station WSMV.

There were video clips of XXX-rated sex scenes and the pornography on the player.

"I wish I could take the thoughts and images out of her head," said Hill.

The Hills had bought three MP3 players for their children that came from a Wal-Mart store in Sparta, Tenn. It turns out one of the MP3 players had been returned to the store from a previous owner who loaded sex clips, graphic war scenes and lyrics about using drugs.

The Hills want to know why Wal-Mart would sell used merchandise as new in the first place, which is in violation of its own policies.

"If they want to be a major retailer, they need to act like it," said Hill.

The manager at the Sparta Wal-Mart declined comment on the matter and referred WSMV to Wal-Mart's corporate office.

A Wal-Mart representative e-mailed WSMV confirming that stores are not supposed to return opened packages to the sales floor. They said they are working to get to the bottom of the problem.

The Hills said they have declined Wal-Mart's offer to replace the MP3 player. They've already bought their daughter a new one and are hanging onto the controversial one until they talk to a lawyer.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: badsanta; mp3; porn; walmart
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How much should the coming lawsuit cost Walmart?
1 posted on 12/28/2007 4:45:26 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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To: Tai_Chung

Sounds like a Union plant was busy before Christmas.


2 posted on 12/28/2007 4:48:35 AM PST by bmwcyle (BOMB, BOMB, BOMB,.......BOMB, BOMB IRAN)
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To: Tai_Chung

Making a mountain out of a molehill and then calling a lawyer.

I believe that these people are happy this happened.


3 posted on 12/28/2007 4:52:24 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Tai_Chung

What do you expect from a $7/hour employee being yelled at by his manager to get his work done without overtime.


4 posted on 12/28/2007 4:53:07 AM PST by driftdiver
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To: Tai_Chung
"If they want to be a major retailer, they need to act like it," said Hill.

Yea, bunch a pikers. lol

5 posted on 12/28/2007 4:53:35 AM PST by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: Tai_Chung

“A Wal-Mart representative e-mailed WSMV confirming that stores are not supposed to return opened packages to the sales floor. They said they are working to get to the bottom of the problem.”

This wasn’t an “accident.” There must be a deliberate process in place to return items to store shelves...reassigning a SKU number, inventory restock, etc. Walmart just got caught with it’s pants down.


6 posted on 12/28/2007 4:53:36 AM PST by Slapshot68
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To: Tai_Chung

Litigation Lotto Jackpot!


7 posted on 12/28/2007 4:54:01 AM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: Tai_Chung
It turns out one of the MP3 players had been returned to the store from a previous owner who loaded sex clips, graphic war scenes and lyrics about using drugs.

Sounds like a potential mall shooter in the making.

8 posted on 12/28/2007 4:54:35 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Bon mots

Yeah it’s great when you think you’re buying a new product and it ends up being a return item.

The lawyer might overkill but a call to the BBB might be a good idea.


9 posted on 12/28/2007 4:54:54 AM PST by Slapshot68
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To: Tai_Chung

This doesn’t pass the smell test. This child figures out on her own how to operate the MP3 player, goes to the video menu, opens a clip, watches porn for 10 seconds, and then is devastated. Nope. This is a scam from the get-go.


10 posted on 12/28/2007 4:56:54 AM PST by Zechariah11
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MP3 Gift Preloaded With Porn

I thought those kind cost extra.

Bonus!

11 posted on 12/28/2007 4:57:30 AM PST by humblegunner (My KungFu is ten times power.©)
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To: Slapshot68

In my experience the BBB is nothing but an agency that promotes you as good if you pay them. Many moons ago my ex-husband’s family had a business, construction related and we wanted to make sure we were listed with the BBB. All they really wanted was an annual fee, bottom line.


12 posted on 12/28/2007 4:58:37 AM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul. WWPD (what would Patton do))
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To: Slapshot68

“This wasn’t an “accident.” There must be a deliberate process in place to return items to store shelves...reassigning a SKU number, inventory restock, etc. Walmart just got caught with it’s pants down.”

Thats how they keep costs down.


13 posted on 12/28/2007 4:59:30 AM PST by driftdiver
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How do you know the purchaser did not himself load the images in the player? Walmart has NOT admitted it was a return. All the store said was that returned merchandise was not supposed to be placed back on the shelves.
14 posted on 12/28/2007 4:59:34 AM PST by aroundabout
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To: Zechariah11; Larry Lucido

I don’t know how lawyers even interview these people without pointing their finger at them and bursting into loud laughter


15 posted on 12/28/2007 5:00:28 AM PST by DeLaine (Ah socialism. It is so hard to make it work just so.)
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To: Zechariah11

It’s an iPOD, not the Space Shuttle.


16 posted on 12/28/2007 5:00:50 AM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: Zechariah11

“This doesn’t pass the smell test. This child figures out on her own how to operate the MP3 player, goes to the video menu, opens a clip, watches porn for 10 seconds, and then is devastated. Nope. This is a scam from the get-go.’

You don’t have kids do you? My 10 year old can figure these out faster than I can. Fortunately he’s never had one of these extra special MP3 players.


17 posted on 12/28/2007 5:01:29 AM PST by driftdiver
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To: Tai_Chung
Didn't this exact same thing happen at a wal-mart last year?

A little girl was given an MP3 player full of porn.

Is this a re-post or a sickening coincidence?
18 posted on 12/28/2007 5:02:13 AM PST by IronKros (The pig put foot. Grunt. Foot in what? ketchup)
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To: OCCASparky

This is one of those occasions where there should be something more than just giving them another player. I would be steaming mad if it had happened to my daughter. If any of you on here wouldn’t be it is because you never had kids. There should be some kind of public and private apology and some kind of restitution offered, plus the employee fired or the supervisor fired if the employee pressured him to return the merchandise to sell as new. And if it is Wal-Mart’s policy to do such they should have their britches burned!


19 posted on 12/28/2007 5:02:45 AM PST by gbscott1954 (Go Fred!)
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To: Slapshot68
Yeah it’s great when you think you’re buying a new product and it ends up being a return item.

Or worse, a totally different item. I've had experience with certain electronic retailers who shall remain nameless (initials are "BB") from whom I tried to purchase a 250GB hard drive. Something looked strange so before I bought it, I opened the box and found an ancient 2GB hard drive inside. I asked the guy about it who just looked really embarassed and took it back.

And had I paid for and left the store with that item, I would have been SOL, according to their policy.
20 posted on 12/28/2007 5:03:17 AM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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