Burned by Walmart

magenta321 · #1 07-23-2007, 09:35 PM

**mjfrombuffalo**[$] · #2 07-23-2007, 09:41 PM

[ insert obligatory rant against Wal*Mart business practices burning other classes of people here ]

magenta321 · #3 07-23-2007, 10:03 PM

Oh, despite my title, I really don't know that Walmart is to blame.

It could be another Wendy's chili type incident. The woman used to work for Walmart. Could be a disgruntled employee.

Could be she's allergic to Latex (despite the "experiment" at the bottom) or some other material in the flipflop.

Could be lots of things.

Any way you slice it though, YOUCH!

**pippadaisy**[$] · #4 07-24-2007, 12:01 AM

I've had that exact same thing happen. I can't remember when or how I got it, but I had one of those intense "f*** that HURT!" reactions. I think I was a kid. I'll have to ask my mom.

frazzledspice · #5 07-24-2007, 10:55 AM

How dreadful.

It seems as if the victim has a product liability case against the manufacturer (I don't think she has a case against Wal-Mart unless she can prove Wal-Mart knew the product was defective and didn't take it off the shelves.)

Particularly if she has permanent scarring or, worse yet, nerve damage.

It also seems to me that she didn't seek medical treatment quickly enough (because my daughter had the chemical burn from the magic eraser sponge, and I took her to the doctor the following day when the oozing hadn't stopped. We never would have waited until it reached the point that we saw in those pictures. And yes, I know she may not have had insurance, but that was getting really bad....)

That being said, I was relieved at how good her feet looked by July 17, because we sought medical treatment much earlier so I feel confident there won't be any scarring.