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Toddler abandoned at Wal-Mart

A little boy found alone in a Frankfort, Indianapolis Wal Mart is believed to have been abandoned by his mother. The boy, who appears to be about 2-years-old, was found alone in the store on Tuesday clutching a note and a backpack containing toys, ...

Wal-mart wants your baby

Some days it seems Wal-mart doesn't even try to look good. The Consumerist is reporting on the case of Stacy Arrington. It seems that she was shopping at a Wal-mart in White Marsh, Maryland when someone reported that their baby went missing. When she ...

Wal Mart plans to bust 16 year-olds for swiping merchandise

It used to be that you had to be over 18 and steal something worth more than $25 to get in trouble with Wal Mart. Well, no more. The store has just issued a new policy stating that they will begin prosecuting children as young as 16 for shoplifting ...

ParentDish Size Six: Why I will never again take my kids shopping

When I think of shopping with my children I often have an image of the three of them and myself cavorting through stores as we carefully inspect each item and then gently place it in the shopping cart. In my altered reality, the children ask how they ...

Blogging Baby Size Six: You know you're on your third child when....

I am always surprised when I wake up every day to discover that I am a mother to three children. Having kids was never on my list of accomplishments, so the fact that I have accumulated three in the last 13 1/2 years still stuns me. When I had my ...

One more reason not to shop at Wal-Mart: cocaine in the toy department

A man shopping for a bike for his kid's Christmas present found a product he wasn't looking for on the shelves: a bag containing a gram of white, powdery substance that turned out to be cocaine. While scanning the toy shelves, he noticed an open pack ...

Used Halloween costumes, are they better?

For those of who are chronic procrastinators the Halloween costumes are disappearing at a rapid pace. Although it is fun to browse the holiday aisle in August, I rarely feel so inclined as to snap up my children's costumes that early. In the span of ...

Wal Mart on the decline?

Could it be that we, as consumers, are sick of Wal Mart? The retail giant has posted its first quarterly profit decline in over 10 years. Wal Mart seems to be having trouble on all fronts. High energy costs have trickled down to increased prices for ...

Wal Mart employees not helpful during a mother's emergency

Not to harp on a subject too much, but this one I believe needs to be addressed again. Yesterday a reader sent in an a tip about a baby locked in a hot car. Today another reader sent us a link to her own horror story of accidentally locking her baby ...

Packing a lunchbox? Skip the lead

Ever year at about this time those of us who have school aged children start to think about what we need to do to get the kids ready to return to the classroom. This means going through closets and drawers, weeding out the smaller clothes and ...

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