Wow! Talk about dangerous toys! Got this from WalmartWatch today!

[napi21]

Corrine Compton got an unexpected surprise Christmas morning.

The 7-year-old opened up her Polly Pocket toy plane set -- purchased at a Sumter, South Carolina Wal-Mart -- and found a prison shank inside.

Corrine's parents took the toy back to Wal-Mart and demanded an explanation for how a blade wrapped in electrical tape got inside their daughter's toy. They walked out of the store without a replacement toy, refund or satisfactory response from Wal-Mart.

And the Comptons aren't the only unhappy Wal-Mart customers this holiday season. Daryl Hill bought an MP3 player for his 10-year-old daughter at a Sparta, Tennessee Wal-Mart that was preloaded with pornography and explicit songs about using drugs.

These may sound like isolated incidents, but they're the types of stories that happen all too often at Wal-Mart stores. When Wal-Mart lowers its prices, it's lowering the quality and safety of its products too.

Visit RecallWalMart.com, watch Corrine's story, and tell Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott to put customers' safety first:

http://www.recallwalmart.com

Wal-mart's commercials claim that "The more you save, the more Christmas you can give." But mothers and fathers don't want to give their children lead paint, toxic beads, pornography or prison shanks because the price is low.

As the country's largest toy seller, Wal-Mart can force suppliers to make the tiniest changes to their products and production process. Wal-Mart's pressure on companies like Mattel to shift production to countries with weaker labor and environmental standards is well documented.

Parents rely on stores like Wal-Mart to sell safe products for their children -- but as Corrine Compton's parents found out, they shouldn't:

"We tell our kids on Halloween, 'let us check candy before you eat it.' So the same goes for toys - we have to check the toys now."

With millions of toys recalled this holiday season, we've all seen the results of Wal-Mart's poor quality standards. But stories like Corrine Compton's and Daryl Hill's happen every day - often only appearing on local news stations, if they are heard at all.

Tell Wal-Mart to stop sacrificing our children's health for its bottom line. Visit RecallWalMart.com now:

http://www.recallwalmart.com

Thank you, and happy holidays.

Sincerely,

David Nassar
Wal-Mart Watch

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Luv dat prison labor...

it's even cheaper than Chinese, and the money stays right here in the Sheriff's pocket.

[Warpy]

3. The MP3 player had been returned by another customer

who undoubtedly loaded all the porn onto it, and was resold.

Chances are the toy was a resale, too, after "daddy" forgot where he stashed his shank.

[napi21]

7. Does WM put returns back into stock? I know KM doesn't, nor

does QVC, HSN, Macey's, JC Penney's, etc. ALL their returns are simply sold through liquidators.

IF WM does put their returns back into inventory, they should at the very least unpack them to make sure everything is there and no different from the unsold merchandise!

[Warpy]

11. Any time you see a package that has been taped together

at Wally's, you can pretty much count on its being a return.

[napi21]

4. Yea, and they don't have to pay for that ocean freight !

20 years ago I knew what it cost our company to ship a 40 ft. container via ocean freight, and it wasn't cheap then! I can just imagine how much it is NOW! I have to say though that I hadn't heard that WM was using prison labor for their stuff. Interesting for sure.

[niyad]

2. haven't shopped the evil empire in years, and never will.

[TomInTib]

6. I have never set foot in one.

And there are no WalMarts in our county, either.

I do my best not to purchase anything from any chain.

Besides the banks, every business in our town is independently owned.

[DainBramaged]

5. If you are a member here, why would you shop at Wal*Mart?

:yoiks:

[napi21]

8. I DON'T! Please note that this email was from Walmart Watch, an anti

Walmart web site! I was just passing the info along to let everyone know what the btd's were up to this time!

[DainBramaged]

10. I know, my question was rhetorical for everyone

:hug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. I haven't been this upset...

since I found a thumb in my Wendy's chili.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

12. Why don't *I* ever get porn or prison shanks with my stuff?

Maybe I should start shopping at Walmart for these new-and-improved kinder eggs.

[DCKit]

13. I'm still looking for motorized lawn darts with hollow tips. n/t