Those items have also been removed from the Walmart Canada site. The Walmart site had featured also featured other adult-themed sweaters including one showing an upside-down snowman with a carrot nose and two baubles hanging below it, while another had Santa roasting his “chestnuts” over a fire. Walmart Sweatshirt (1 - 40 of 177 results) Price () Shipping All Sellers Vintage 90s Walmart Sweatshirt Crewneck Navy Blue Embroidery Big Logo Pullover Jumper Size XL (117) 40.00 50.00 (20 off) Handmade Bible Humor Walmart Hoodie 36.00 Straight Outta Walmart Ladies T Shirt (51) 26. Walmart pulls Santa Claus cocaine-inspired Let It Snow sweater Rachel Campbell Published: DecemPhoto via Pexels Ugly sweaters tend to go hand-in-hand with the Christmas. We apologise for any unintended offence this may have caused.”
The sweater’s description on the website read, We all know how snow works.
“We have removed these products from our marketplace. The sweater also had the phrase Let It Snow under the controversial image. That’s why Santa really likes to savor the moment when he gets his hands on some quality, grade A, Colombian snow. Nick, who lives far away in the North Pole. “These sweaters, sold by a third-party seller on Walmart.ca, do not represent Walmart’s values and have no place on our website,” a Walmart spokesperson said. Let It Snow Sweater (1 - 40 of 1,000+ results) Price () Shipping All Sellers Let it Snow Sweatshirt, Christmas Sweatshirt, Gift for Her, Let it Snow Shirt, Christmas Gift, Let it Snow Hoodie, Snowflake Sweatshirt (252) 33.14 38. It’s white, powdery and the best snow comes from South America. That’s why Santa really likes to savour the moment when he get his hands on some quality, grade A, Colombian snow.”įollowing a customer backlash, Walmart Canada immediately pulled the narcotic-inspired jumper from sale. That’s bad news for jolly old St Nick, who lives far away in the North Pole. It’s white, powdery and the best snow comes straight from South America. The pullover, which features an image of Santa Claus behind a table with pile of powder and three white lines that look similar to cocaine lines, is no longer offered for sale at Walmart. The offending garment came with a product description that read: “We all know how snow works. (THECOUNT) Walmart is apologising after offering a childrens Let It Snow Christmas garment with an apparent cocaine reference. The retailer has been caught-out selling a Christmas jumper online that shows a bug-eyed Santa snorting lines of cocaine with the strap “let it snow”.Īpparently, the jumper is being sold via a third-party retailer called Fun Wear. But, available at Walmart? That's a negative, Blow Snow Rider.The gaudy Christmas jumper hasn’t taken hold here in Australia – namely due to the hot weather – but they remain strangely popular in places like the UK and North America.īut the latest iteration of the festive garb has forced Walmart in Canada to issue an apology to customers. What Walmart can't explain away is the product description was reportedly pretty explicit: "The best snow comes straight from South America." And, if that's not enough, how about this phrasing - "Santa really likes to savor the moment when he gets his hands on some quality, grade-A, Colombian snow." One of the sweaters featured a picture of Santa cutting out lines of cocaine with the caption Let It Snow, which is a reference to a slang term for cocaine. In other words, this one slipped through the cracks, and let's just blame the Great White North! Walmart says the sweater was being sold in Canada by a third-party, adding the garment's message doesn't reflect their values. the company pulled it from its online shelves and issued a mea culpa. Kelly Tyko USA TODAY 0:00 0:26 A Christmas sweater depicting Santa and what appears to be lines of cocaine has been pulled from Walmarts Canadian website. Once pissed-off shoppers pointed out the clear drug references. for the fashion blunder.Ī sweater depicting a crazed Claus gripping a straw, getting ready to dive into 3 lines of cocaine was being peddled on Walmart's website. One of the sweaters featured a picture of Santa cutting out lines of cocaine with the caption Let It Snow, which is a reference to a slang term for cocaine.
Santa Claus doing lines of coke on your holiday sweater is NOT what Walmart's all about - according to the big-box store, which is blaming Canada. Unfortunately, some Walmart customers couldn’t tell a joke and complained about some of the shirts, prompting a response from the company.
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