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Anyone seen this in their local Walmart?

Hmmmm. That is interesting. You wonder about product placement in stores like Walmart. I am not outraged, just puzzled.

Pictures of the offense would have been nice.

But Walmart says it was a mistake.

I believe product placement in retail is everything. It's hard for me to believe it's a mistake given the focus on product placement in order to squeeze out maximum sales / profits.

Someone might say, "well, you proved it was a mistake by what you're saying since placing sex toys next to children's stuff isn't going to generate more sales."

Well, no. The point is that product placement is everything in retail. I remember a case study on 7-11 when they increased sales of both beer and diapers by placing them next to each other. An unlikely pairing but they determined a lot of people who buy diapers in 7-11 were the fathers. Placing the beer next to the diapers was very efficient. Diaper sales also increased because the men would remember it was next to the beer so they were more willing to go out and get it from 7-11.

Wow great price though

I just can't seem to be able to get my panties twisted over this. It's probably better to keep the pleasure rings and lube away from the kiddie toothbrushes but the republic ain't gonna fall because some twerp at Walmart put them on display next to each other.

[insert appropriate level of outrage here]

I don't have kids so this is an honest question. Do children really pick out their own toothbrushes? As a kid, I just remember using the free toothbrushes the dentist gave out or Mom having some spares in the closet.

What?! You mean the article specifically intended to evoke knee-jerk outrage isn't immediately evoking outrage? Ya'll don't feel the urge to rush out and post outraged comments to social media and share the article with all your friends and acquaintances so they can experience outrage too, while also liking, commenting, sharing, viewing the ads, and driving additional traffic to the site?

Damn, the algorithm must be breaking down...

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Do children really pick out their own toothbrushes?

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Sometimes to get them to brush their teeth. It is quite a lot of work to socialize them and teach proper habits.

Those are gum massagers

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
Wow great price though

So much for keeping my shirt stain-free.

“ It’s just a shame that Walmart sells items like these in the first place.”…

Why? Who should sell them? Walmart is the equivalent of the neighborhood drug store. Doctors are known to recommend both lube and vibrators…

I used to work at Walmart. For a time in the Stationary/Party section, there was a Disney Princess Party Favor we had to stock, but according to the tag you could buy your very own "Princess Ball Blow" for $3.49.

Where's the meme: "Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough." ?

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Originally posted by MelissaDallas:
Doctors are known to recommend both lube and vibrators…

Yep. My barber-surgeon prescribes it for "acute hysteria" all the time.

(For those who don't get the joke, that's what the electric vibrator was originally designed for in the late 1800s. Doctors of the period thought regularly inducing orgasms would prevent women from having excessive emotional outbursts - "hysteria".)

I'm gonna go with Who Cares for $500 Alex

A couple months ago I was in the section of the store looking for shoe insoles. While looking at the rack of foot products I glanced to my left and saw a box that caught my attention, then went back to the foot stuff. I thought to myself "Good lord, how did that ever get past the design stage, the pattern on that box looks just like a butt plug." Then when I looked back again to see what it really was, I was more shocked to see that it really was a butt plug.

Later I did think that it would be fun hidden camera stuff to take one, carry it around the store asking employees where the fitting rooms are located.

Is that what you guys call a Class Act?



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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
What?! You mean the article specifically intended to evoke knee-jerk outrage isn't immediately evoking outrage? Ya'll don't feel the urge to rush out and post outraged comments to social media and share the article with all your friends and acquaintances so they can experience outrage too, while also liking, commenting, sharing, viewing the ads, and driving additional traffic to the site?

Damn, the algorithm must be breaking down...

You mean left leaning media are not the only ones to lay on peoples emotions and market using fake outrage????? That conservative media is actually part of the corporate media scheme?

PepperBrooks/I’m shocked/PepperBrooksoff

I just read that Obama's about to shut down all the lead smelters... We gotta get the word out by sharing the link with everyone we know.

Who hasn't brushed their teeth before dinner eating out...