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Toxic Flip Flops: Another Reason Not To Shop At Walmart
I do not normally shop at Walmart due to the fact that they are nonunion. I live in Chicago which is a huge union town, and Bill prefers that I don’t shop there. When I came across the story about the Toxic Flip Flops, I knew that I had to write about it. Kerry Stiles basically bought a pair of cheap flip flops from Walmart to wear. However, after wearing them, this is what her feet looked like:
This isn’t the worst picture either. I picked a picture that wouldn’t completely gross you out. Head over to her site to see more. I have to warn you — some of the pictures are pretty graphic. Obviously, it was pretty easy to figure out what she did that caused these burns. She tried to be nice and filed a report with Walmart. They treated her like dirt and basically told her that she had to contact the maker of the flip flops which of course is in China.
The amazing part of the story is that Walmart never removed the flip flops from the racks. According to Walmart, only ten people have complained. However, she has hundreds of people contact her with their stories. Several people have contacted lawyers. This is what her feet look like 7 months later:
Local news channels picked up on her story also, and Walmart still has these on their shelves! I am guessing she is going to have some permanent scarring from these if it still looks like this seven months later! I do hope that enough people join together in a class action suit to make Walmart do something. I hate it when the almighty dollar is more important the health of American public. You think these companies would learn.
Needless to say, I will NEVER buy a pair of flip flops from Walmart.
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Soccer
Since it is a whopping sixty two degree here in Illinois in January, it makes me feel like it is spring which in turn makes me think about soccer. Come spring, we will be signing Madison up for a soccer class. I think it would be good for her. It also will help her release a lot of pent up energy. One of the things that I know we are going to have to invest in then is some
Soccer Balls and nets. I even found some soccer rebounders that we will have to look at getting. These allow Madison not to have to retrieve the ball from the net (of course, she would have to get it into the net first).
Have you ever watched little kids playing soccer? It is one of the funniest things to see. The kid really break down into two groups. You have the group that chases the ball wherever it goes. You then have the group that doesn’t really pay attention to the game at all. They are the ones that just stand there and pick flowers/grass or kick the dirt. It is just blast to watch. I played soccer as a kid, so I would like to give Madison the chance too. We just have to get all the equipment that is involved with it.
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Happy Mother’s Day
I got this is an email. It is too good not to pass on!
As a Mother, I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.
“Why?” my daughter asked.
“Because it’s been on the ground, you don’t know where it’s been. It’s dirty and probably has germs” I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, “Mommy, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart.”
I was thinking quickly. “All moms know this stuff. It’s on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they don’t let you be a Mommy.”
We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
“OH…I get it!” she beamed, “So if you don’t pass the test, you have to be the daddy.”
“Exactly!” I replied back with a big smile on my face.
When you’re finished laughing, send this to a Mom.
