MW UPDATE: Walmart apologizes for sweaters featuring Santa with cocaine, pants off
By Jackie Salo
Other items from a third party on retailer's Canadian site depicted Father Christmas in compromising situations
Walmart Inc. has apologized for an adults-only Christmas sweater that appeared to depict Santa with cocaine on its Canadian website, according to a report.
The retailer(WMT) pulled the holiday outfit -- along with several other risque seasonal sweaters -- Saturday after they caused a stir with social media users, Global News Canada reported (https://globalnews.ca/news/6267927/walmart-canada-christmas-sweaters-cocaine/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014).
"These sweaters, sold by a third-party seller on Walmart.ca, do not represent Walmart's values and have no place on our website," a spokesperson told the outlet." We have removed these products from our marketplace. We apologize for any unintended offense this may have caused."
The sweater showed Santa with three lines of a white substance along with the phrase "let it snow."
"We all know how snow works. It's white, powdery and the best snow comes straight from South America," the description read. "That's bad news for jolly old St. Nick, who lives far away in the North Pole. That's why Santa really likes to savor the moment when he gets his hands on some quality, grade A, Colombian snow."
Read: Nothing says Christmas like $30 Trump Pence wrapping paper and $60 'Keep America Great' ornaments (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nothing-says-christmas-like-30-trump-pence-wrapping-paper-and-60-keep-america-great-ornaments-2019-11-07)
Other items for sale depicted Father Christmas in compromising situations, including with his pants off -- roasting his "chestnuts" -- in front of a fireplace.
The threads quickly made the rounds on social media, where shoppers expressed shock about Saint Nick's antics.
"EXCUSE ME HWAT, WALMART IS ADVERTISING COCAINE ON ITS CHRISTMAS SWEATERS," wrote one user.
A version of this report appears on NYPost.com (https://nypost.com/2019/12/08/walmart-apologizes-for-sweater-featuring-santa-with-cocaine/).
-Jackie Salo; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com
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最新消息:沃爾瑪為聖誕老人穿着可卡因,脱褲子的毛衣道歉。
傑基·薩洛
零售商加拿大網站上第三方的其他物品在妥協的情況下描繪了聖誕老人
沃爾瑪公司據一份報告稱,他已經為一件成年人道歉--據報道,這件聖誕毛衣似乎在加拿大網站上用可卡因描繪聖誕老人。
據加拿大環球新聞網((https://globalnews.ca/news/6267927/walmart-canada-christmas-sweaters-cocaine/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014).)報道,這家零售商在引起社交媒體用户的騷動後,於週六撤下了這套節日服裝--以及其他幾件風度翩翩的季節性毛衣。
“這些毛衣是由沃爾瑪的第三方賣家在Walmart.ca上銷售的,不代表沃爾瑪的價值,在我們的網站上也沒有位置,”一位發言人告訴零售商。“我們已經把這些產品從市場上撤了出來。我們對這可能造成的任何無意冒犯表示歉意。”
這件毛衣顯示聖誕老人身上有三行白色物質,還有“讓它下雪”這句話。
“我們都知道雪是如何工作的。它是白色的,粉狀的,最好的雪直接來自南美洲,”描述寫道。“這對住在北極很遠的老聖尼克來説是個壞消息。這就是為什麼聖誕老人真的喜歡享受他得到一些優質的A級哥倫比亞雪的那一刻。”
讀:沒有什麼比30美元的特朗普彭斯包裝紙和60美元的“保持美國偉大”裝飾品(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nothing-says-christmas-like-30-trump-pence-wrapping-paper-and-60-keep-america-great-ornaments-2019-11-07)更能説明聖誕節
其他待售的物品描繪了聖誕老人在妥協的情況下,包括他的褲子脱下來--在壁爐前烤他的“栗子”。
這些帖子很快就在社交媒體上流傳開來,在社交媒體上,購物者對聖尼克的滑稽舉動表示震驚。
一位用户寫道:“不好意思,沃爾瑪是在其聖誕毛衣上做可卡因廣告。”
這份報告的一個版本出現在NYPost.com(https://nypost.com/2019/12/08/walmart-apologizes-for-sweater-featuring-santa-with-cocaine/).上。
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