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11-01-2014, 12:08 AM
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(CNN) -- Walmart found itself sending apology tweet after apology tweet Monday after the Twitterverse raked it over the coals for a major goof on its website.
For whatever inexplicable reason, the retail giant's site featured a Halloween category, titled "Fat Girl Costumes."
You won't find it there now, thank goodness, but it stayed there for a large part of the morning -- and long enough for multiple screen grabs.
The presence of the category was first reported by Jezebel, which in turn was alerted by a reader who stumbled upon it while looking for costumes.
It was basically a collection of costumes that you'd usually find on the site's plus-size women's section.
After Twitter users complained in droves, Wal-Mart took down the section and sent out multiple apology tweets.
@Maaddii_M his never should have been on our site. It is unacceptable, and we apologize. We worked quickly to remove this. -Jes
— Walmart (@Walmart) October 28, 2014
"This never should have been on our site. It is unacceptable, and we apologize. We worked quickly to remove this," the tweets said.
Video:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/living/walmart-costume-controversy/index.html
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(CNN) -- Walmart found itself sending apology tweet after apology tweet Monday after the Twitterverse raked it over the coals for a major goof on its website.
For whatever inexplicable reason, the retail giant's site featured a Halloween category, titled "Fat Girl Costumes."
You won't find it there now, thank goodness, but it stayed there for a large part of the morning -- and long enough for multiple screen grabs.
The presence of the category was first reported by Jezebel, which in turn was alerted by a reader who stumbled upon it while looking for costumes.
It was basically a collection of costumes that you'd usually find on the site's plus-size women's section.
After Twitter users complained in droves, Wal-Mart took down the section and sent out multiple apology tweets.
@Maaddii_M his never should have been on our site. It is unacceptable, and we apologize. We worked quickly to remove this. -Jes
— Walmart (@Walmart) October 28, 2014
"This never should have been on our site. It is unacceptable, and we apologize. We worked quickly to remove this," the tweets said.
Video:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/living/walmart-costume-controversy/index.html