Posted on 06/23/2015 6:50:23 PM PDT by virtuous
Page after page of Confederate-themed goods vanished from Walmart's website as the retail giant said Monday that it was pulling the merchandise in the aftermath of the Charleston, South Carolina, church shootings.
"We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer," Walmart said in a statement Monday. "We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment — whether in our stores or on our web site.
"We have a process in place to help lead us to the right decisions when it comes to the merchandise we sell," said the company, which is based in rural Bentonville, Arkansas. "Still, at times, items make their way into our assortment improperly — this is one of those instances."
Searching the site through Google returned hundreds of products (like a Confederate army Civil War kepi cap, only $13.99) — but the links led to dead pages.
Walmart's search page yielded no hits for 'confederate' Monday night — even though Google shows the retailer has recently marketed hundreds of Confederate-themed products.
Walmart issued the statement in response to an inquiry from CNN shortly after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's senators, Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott — all of them Republicans — called for the removal of a Confederate flag from the grounds of the state Capitol.
The flag became a flashpoint after a 21-year-old white man gunned down nine people last week at historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Investigators called the shooting a hate crime.
No. Wal-Mart stores are filthy. Look around next time. Check the floors near the refrigerated sections.
Gay flag is far more offensive. Homofascist gaystapo Christian haters are far more offensive to me.
That not true because they don’t care about offending whites.
Whites are always fair game
OK, Mr. StormFront Troll. Whatever you say, Mr. StormFrnt Troll. STFU and GTFO - your nonsense is not welcome here.
I can't remember the last time I went inside one of those misbegotten stink holes.
me either come to think of it, lol
“No. Wal-Mart stores are filthy. Look around next time. Check the floors near the refrigerated sections.”
I live in Sarasota, FL. Some, not all, of the Walmarts near me are far better and far cleaner than the best regular grocery stores around, here or anywhere. BTW, I used to do store checks all over the country - I know what I’m talking about.
Do you know what you’re talking about or are you just a Democrat?
“Sounds like you are a WalMart stockholder.”
Unfortunately, no.
The Rebel flags were probably some of the last items they sold made in the USA and not made in Asia or another 3rd world hell hole.
China-mart sucks.
Opinions are like certain body parts, everyone has one.
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Rembrandt, I’ll concede that you know more than I about the issue. Maybe it is localized to our area.
I’m offended there is a wal-mart located on a street named after a former KKK leader:
http://townrenowned.com/united-states/west-virginia/beckley/walmart-5319-1881-robert-c-byrdive
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