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post #21 of 36
1/19/04 at 9:10pm
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An associate came up and asked her if she was almost done. I told her I would have said, "Why, are you hungry?"
Oh, my goodness. That's a good one. I am laughing so hard!
:LOL I'll have to remember that one.
post #22 of 36
1/19/04 at 10:31pm
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Originally posted by Becca SW
Oh, my goodness. That's a good one. I am laughing so hard!
:LOL I'll have to remember that one.

:LOL I was always waiting for someone to say something to me to I could say something back, but nobody ever did.
post #23 of 36
1/20/04 at 2:38am
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Originally posted by steffanie3
They can tell the cashier by the number on your reciept, so it is ok you don't remember just tell them the number on there when you call.
She said she was in the checkout line "when a store employee came up to" her and asked her to cover up, so it sounds like it wasn't the cashier who did it. I used to be a Wal-Mart cashier. Please don't get the person who checked you out in trouble if it wasn't the person who checked you out who asked you to cover up.

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Originally posted by caynasmom
I encourage all of you to go to your local Walmart on the 31st at 12:30 in support of the nurse in
12:30 CO time or 12:30 our local time?
post #24 of 36
1/20/04 at 4:17pm
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The employee was actually a manager. WB2 news has interviewed me about the story and will be covering the nurse in. You can catch my interview tonight at 9pm in colorado.
post #25 of 36
1/20/04 at 5:11pm
Good job caynasmom!
post #26 of 36
1/20/04 at 6:01pm
psht! in a walmart bathroom...*yikes*
"Manager...harassment..manager...!"

poor mama..
post #27 of 36
1/21/04 at 10:50am
HI, I'm new here and thought I'd show a little support where it is needed. I will be "rallying" the troops. Let's all help this mother and make this a national thing. I will be at the Danville, IL Wal Mart at 1:30 PM CDT on 01/31!

Any suggestions as where to nurse at? In the baby department? Layaway? In the front by the registers?
post #28 of 36
1/21/04 at 1:16pm
Thread Starter 

thanks

Thanks for the support. Nurse anywhere. Walk around and be a proud nursing mom!
post #29 of 36
1/21/04 at 1:17pm
See, I'm not always a mean ol bitty.
post #30 of 36
1/21/04 at 8:06pm
caynasmom, good luck with the nurse in! I saw you on cnn , your litttle girl is beautiful. I'm so sorry walmart did that to you. I wouldn't pee in a walmart bathroom never mind feed my kid there, they usually have icky bathrooms, I can't believe they suggested it!
post #31 of 36
1/21/04 at 9:40pm
5 years ago Wal-Mart got into deep sh*t for this issue, harrassing a nursing mother in an Ohio Wal-Mart. Thousands of people wrote to their corporate offices (I was one of them!) threatening to boycott. That's why their official policy *IS* that nursing is fine anywhere, and it's the mom's right.

But send those letters and threaten to boycott! Off to write one!
post #32 of 36
1/21/04 at 9:41pm
Here's the online complaint webpage:

http://www.walmartstores.com/wmstore...OnlineForm.jsp
post #33 of 36
1/22/04 at 5:36am
Well, I have emailed them 4 times and I called the store twice. Each time I ask what is being done about it, I get hung up on. Well, the first lady told me to hold and then I heard a dial tone. When I called back I got a different lady and she said that the store is not commenting on it. I hope that the manager publicly apologizes!! I wish I could have seen the news report!

****Way to support yourself and fellow breastfeeders caynasmom!!! Thank you!!

Much love from WA state!!
post #34 of 36
1/23/04 at 5:15am
good for you! wishing you lots of luck with the nurse-in!

i've heard so many horror stories of people NIP and getting harassed in walmart. you'd think by now they would get it...
post #35 of 36
1/23/04 at 9:02pm
Caynasmom----- Could you tell me what teh manager looked like?

Dh's aunt and cousin both work at that store! They are both idiots and it would be something they would say. I think I will email them and ask them about the situation.....


anyways, good job on getting the situation covered in the news adn for standing up for nursing moms everywhere!!!
post #36 of 36
7/1/04 at 2:20am

pst.

i was wondering whatever happened with the *nurse in*. i am new to the forum and have a 3.5 month old boy. that would have pissed me off ladies....you have no idea does anyone have a copy of the news reel?
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