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bad product choice at walmart,someone dropped the ball!

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:53 PM
....Good luck alcodave...I hope you fnd someone in management there that knows what you are talking about.  {May not be easy}....I agree graffiti is not a product to be selling {on a product}, to the masses....Legitimizing it.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:05 PM
 alcodave wrote:

While shopping at Walmart tonight i.....

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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:32 AM
Hmmm...CSX is as good about protecting its trademarks as UP, and, last I heard, the B&O capitol dome was one of them.  Maybe somebody in CSX's legal department would like to see this  (The yellow cars are also inaccurate for C&O equipment, I think).

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bad product choice at walmart,someone dropped the ball!
Posted by alcodave on Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:35 AM

While shopping at Walmart tonight i discovered a new train related toy. Unfortunatly this toy represents a negative part of railroading. The toy im talking about is a series of railcars covered in graffiti, These cars are known as Enamalized. I felt that selling an item like this at Walmart is not a good idea and i brought it up to the Assistant store manager who told me she would pass the word onto her boss. I honestly hope that this toy is removed from the shelves.It represents a very dangerous and very illegal activity. Also i would think that a family oriented company like Walmart would not condone glorifying Graffiti, not to mention the possible lawsuit from a family if a child was injured or killed while trespassing in a trainyard after seeing it made to look "cool" to spaypaint on trains after getting this toy from Walmart. ok well im going to get off my soapbox! Here is a picture of this product.

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