Posted on 03/17/2008 5:57:21 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) -- A mother says the straws she bought for her three-year-old daughter were shaped like a male sex organ.
Andrea Bailey says she went shopping at the Ashland Wal-Mart on Thursday, February 28th, and bought a package of fun straws for her three 3-year-old daughter, Ashlynn.
Bailey says Ashlynn came in and used one shaped like a heart. A couple others in the package, though, were shaped like something different.
“There are two of them that are shaped like the male private area,” said Bailey. “I called Wal-Mart and they very rude with me about it. They acted like I was lying, like I was making it all up. You know, I would never make something up like that, especially about my little girl. But, that's just how they treated me and it’s just not right.”
A communications representative at Wal-Mart corporate headquarters e-mailed us a response.
"At Wal-Mart we take customer questions and concerns seriously,” said the spokesperson in a statement. “After being contacted on this matter, Wal-Mart pulled the product in question from our shelves and is investigating the claim. Of course, our customer is welcome to return the item for a refund, if they would like."
Wal-Mart informed us the straws came from a manufacturer called Eagle Marks Corporation. We could not obtain contact information for the company from our own search or Wal-Mart officials.
Andrea Bailey says her concern is not the $1.69 she paid for the straws, but what might happen to other families with kids a little older than Ashlynn.
We searched at three other Wal-Mart stories in three different states last week, and found no fun straws on any shelves.
A Wal-Mart corporate communications spokesperson told us the regional stores were aware of the flap, and Wal-Mart was reviewing the product.
LOL. An obvious case of people seeing what they want to see.
Oh noes! We are doomed.
Mommy's got issues.
Reminds me of a space shuttle. More Buran than US.
Can’t you see it’s not a rocketship...
Time for another speech in front of
“THE STRAW NAZIS”
( even democrats know nazi’s are bad)
yep- it looks like a Chinese factory worker’s idea of an American 3 leaf clover
Mom needs to get a life!
Andrea has too much time on her hands. Maybe she needs more “quality” time with her husband.
“Reminds me of a space shuttle. More Buran than US.”
Doh, nice Soviet area space shuttle ripoff reference. Good thing I’ve had my coffee, I may have missed it. ;)
Yep, she has issues and wsaz ought to be ashamed for even bringing Mom's issues to light. Jeez.
“Andrea has too much time on her hands. Maybe she needs more “quality” time with her husband.”
I was kind of thinking the same thing...she seems fixated.
Dr. Evil straws.
They need to just pat her on the head & give her back that buck 69
Oh wait.......
LOL!!
I imagine they're looking for Eaglemarks Industrial Corporation:
3Floor,No.A18-20,Qingwang Area,Shiwan NorthRoadyangjiang, Guangdong
China 529500
Tel : 86-662-3131-399
Fax : 86-662-3131-299
Homepage : http://www.eaglemarks.com
“Bud Light...Suck One!”
Sounds like a straw from LOT A wound up in the bin for LOT B. The same machine bends both.
Looks like the space shuttle to me. Do I need treatment?
Okay that was definitely funny.
hmm.. i wonder if there’s another subliminal message in the price .... $1.69 ..... hmmmmm ;-)
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