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Updated: 7:23 PM Mar 11, 2008
Questionable Straw Shape Upsets Mother
A mother says the straws she bought for her three-year-old daughter were shaped like a male sex organ. Posted: 6:44 PM Mar 10, 2008Reporter: Randy Yohe Email Address: randy.yohe@wsaz.com |
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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.
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I see nothing wrong with the straws other than there is a phallic symbol smack in the middle of it. Or is that a peanut?
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I think they should market it as a straw for mixed drinks and offer them to bars. As it somewhat does look like a penis.
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Looks like a butternut squash to me.
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