Just saw a new Walmart ad. The smileyface is gone, replaced by an asterisk.

[Bozita]

Surprised to see it.

No shit. ... An asterisk.

What's going on?

[DJ13]

1. Thats Walmarts way of saying

"Were F*cked!"

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. Usually it means, "Read the fine print"

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* This product is made in China by slave labor and sold in the United States by more slave labor. It has not been tested as safe for any age, nor for toxicity by any US agency. Buyer assumes all risks. Wal-Mart and its asssociates shall not be liable for death or injury, permanent or otherwise, which may result from this product. Use at your own risk.

[DJ13]

3. All kidding aside, heres what it really means-

Wal-Mart to revamp logo at its US stores
Sunday June 29, 8:18 pm ET

Wal-Mart to begin using redesigned logo on its US stores beginning this fall

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The familiar logo of the world's largest retailer is getting a makeover.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Sunday the company will begin replacing logos on the front of its U.S. stores with a new design beginning this fall. Wal-Mart spokesman Kevin Gardner said the change would reflect changes customers already have seen in some store signs and advertisements.

"This logo update is simply a reflection of the refreshed image of our stores and our renewed sense of purpose of helping people save money so they can live better," Gardner said in a written statement.

Gardner said he had no other information about the change. However, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the new look would include eliminating the hyphen in the company's name, now shown as a star at its more than 3,600 U.S. stores. The new logo would show company's name in white letters on an orange background, followed by a small starburst, the Journal reported, based on an artist's rendering filed with planning officials in Memphis, Tenn.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080629/wal_mart_logo.html

[DCKit]

4. Yeah, that's the official story, but TechBear's explanation makes a whole lot more sense. n/t

[hendo]

6. Its good that they are getting rid of the star

Sam fought against the star at the end of his life. Then after he died, they changed it to a star to "honor him". total bs.

[mahina]

5. I guess nobody in the room for that decision read Vonnegut.

What a bunch of *es.

[SmileyRose]

7. Walmart is having big problems

No link or anything like that. No nothing. But with Wallyworld goes to TV ads and is back to putting the ad in the Sunday paper, you know they have had to stop taking sales for granted.

[LiberalFighter]

9. They started putting their ads in the Sunday edition for about the last month here.

[parasim]

8. Maybe they changed the name to WalmartBush

[UTUSN]

10. I suspect that Shrub's Xmas tree designers was a DUer!1