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| The breastfeeding photo Walmart refused to print |
A Canadian mother was extremely upset when a local Walmart Stores refused to print her photos that showed her breastfeeding her child.
The woman from Alberta, said she was pleased and surprised when Walmart apologized for refusing to print the pictures of her breastfeeding her baby.
Kayla Andre, who lives in the Edmonton area, said her husband had tried to get Walmart to print the images in a frame as a gift for Mother's Day, but the store refused to print the photos, citing a policy against printing nude images.
Andre said she planned to hold a major rally against Walmart on Thursday to protest the incident, but decided to cancel the event when she received a call from the Walmart Canadian office on Tuesday.
She said that store officials apologized to her and said workers had erred in refusing to print the photos.
"Many people said, 'You can’t do anything because it is Walmart. Nothing will change,’" Andre said. "I'm actually very, very happy, shocked and surprised that someone from the central office contact me and resolved the situation," she added.
“It is quite shocking that Walmart responded to this woman and apologized. It is usually impossible to get a large corporation to apologize and provide some customer service, as they are very arrogant,” Angela Martin, 26, of Toronto, Canada told YourJewishNews.com after learning about the breastfeeding photos.
Corporate Affairs Director Alex Roberton, who called Andre Tuesday, said stores across the country have been informed that nursing photographs do not breach the company’s policy against printing nude photos.