# Oops! Walmart learns they need to pay more attention to their third-party vendor offerings. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614 "2019-12-09T21:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/1 "2019-12-09T21:07:18Z")
[“Christmas” sweater has Santa doing coke](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/09/business/walmart-apology-santa-sweater/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/2 "2019-12-09T21:53:18Z")
That totally fucking rocks! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/3 "2019-12-09T21:56:56Z")
Came in to work today, and saw they have holiday decorations up. One of them is a poster on one of the doors, that [shows Santa reviewing his “naughty” list while taking a shit.](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71xpbUVTWFL._SY879_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/4 "2019-12-09T21:58:08Z")
That is really an ugly sweater, and those 3 lines make no sense unless Santa is a coke head. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/5 "2019-12-10T01:03:08Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > That is really an ugly sweater, and those 3 lines make no sense unless Santa is a coke head. How do you think he stays awake being chased by the Sun for 24 hours straight? Or how he gets so many ho’s? ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/6 "2019-12-10T01:09:15Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Came in to work today, and saw they have holiday decorations up. > > One of them is a poster on one of the doors, that [shows Santa reviewing his “naughty” list while taking a shit.](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71xpbUVTWFL._SY879_.jpg) He probably just forgot that he’d finally thrown out that _Bloom County_ omnibus because it had gotten too icky and he left his phone in the kitchen. Hey, beats reading the description on the back of the shampoo bottle. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/7 "2019-12-10T02:13:52Z")
Listings have been taken down: > **[Walmart pulls Christmas sweaters that mixed Santa with sex and cocaine](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/09/walmart-pulls-christmas-sweaters-that-mixed-santa-with-sex-cocaine/)** > > “We all know how snow works. It’s white, powdery and the best snow comes straight from South America," the description read. "That’s why Santa really likes to savor the moment when he gets his hands on some quality, grade A, Colombian snow.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/8 "2019-12-10T03:13:04Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > That is really an ugly sweater, and those 3 lines make no sense unless Santa is a coke head. From the product description: > [@](#): > > We all know how snow works. It’s white, powdery and the best snow comes straight from South America. 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. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/9 "2019-12-10T08:54:00Z")
More disturbing is that it says “le tits now” under the picture. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/10 "2019-12-10T11:44:57Z")
Whoever makes that sweater just sold a ton of them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/11 "2019-12-10T13:22:32Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That totally fucking rocks! No, that’s the crack hoodie, aisle two. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/12 "2019-12-10T13:32:17Z")
Eh, Santa Claus has been doing Coke ads since the 1930s… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/13 "2019-12-10T13:34:25Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > More disturbing is that it says “le tits now” under the picture. Haw! I just saw that SNL Celebrity Jeopardy on YouTube just the other day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/14 "2019-12-11T18:29:12Z")
[The Pause of Mr Claus](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/arloguthrie/thepauseofmrclaus.html) > [@](#): > > You must think Santa Clause weird > He has long hair and a beard > Giving his presents for free > Why do police guys mess with peace guys? > > Let’s get Santa Clause 'cause; > Santa Clause has a red suit > He’s a communist > And a beard, and long hair > Must be a pacifist > What’s in the pipe that he’s smoking? > > Mister Clause sneaks in your home at night. > He must be a dope fiend, to put you up tight > Why do police guys beat on peace guys? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-walmart-learns-they-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-third-party-vendor-offerings/844614/15 "2019-12-12T06:34:50Z")
Trey Parker and Matt Stone must have seen the Santa Coke sweater. This was on tonight’s episode of South Park. Example [https://i.redd.it/1dd95eupj4441.jpg](https://i.redd.it/1dd95eupj4441.jpg)