Playboy wants Wal-Mart women

Nina 09-21-2003

If you're a female cashier or a corporate officer at Wal-Mart, age 18 and over, and you're not afraid to shed your inhibitions in front of the camera, Playboy wants you.

Playboy.com announced Monday it is searching for the sexiest women at Wal-Mart Stores (WMT: Research, Estimates), the world's biggest retailer.

"Wal-Mart employees have a reputation for being cheerful and now Playboy.com is giving them a chance to smile for the camera," Playboy said in a press release. "Playboy.com wants Wal-Mart's sexiest assets to roll back their clothes and pose nude."

Playboy ran a similar-themed 'Women of Enron' last year and 'Women of Starbucks' photospreads in the magazine earlier this year. The Wal-Mart theme is the first for Playboy.com.

The offer took Wal-Mart by surprise.

"I'm not aware that Playboy put out something like this (referring to the press release)," said Tom Williams, spokesman for Wal-Mart. "But this is not a ballpark that Wal-Mart wants to play in."

He declined to say whether Wal-Mart would take any action against an employee who decided to take up Playboy's offer.

"We knew that this would be a very provocative thing for us to do," said John Thomas, editor of Playboy.com. "Wal-Mart has a conservative corporate image and we knew they wouldn't be thrilled. But we're hoping that the company will be pleased once they see how fun the pictures are and how empowered the women at Wal-Mart feel."

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Recently Wal-Mart, in an effort to spread its wholesome image as a family store, said it would put covers on a few women's magazines that typically display racy pictures and story titles.

Bentonville, Ark.- based Wal-Mart also banned three men's magazines, including FHM, Maxim, and Stuff, earlier this year because it said it had received complaints from customers about their content.

In the past, Wal-Mart has refused to sell CDs that carry warning labels about explicit lyrics. Instead, the store sells sanitized versions of albums, with some songs omitted or covers redrawn to pass muster with the chain's buyers.

Hsoolien

Wal mart has always been the worst for it's censorship o products sold within it's stores, oddly enough more so in the states then up herein Canada. (we can get non altered CD's and games up here). As for the woman of Wal mart, I'm not sure I want to see that, I have never seen an attractive person working in Walmart in the last 5 years. I mena come on not even once...

swishaman

this is too funny...

Chulita

yeah thats crazy.. HAVE YOU SEEN THESE WALMART CHICKS.. uuugly.. lol.. Or maybe . I dont know.. But thats funny.. lol

BunnyTroublez

i dont know maybe they are look for a diamond in the rough type thing. Its true not all the ladies look there best while working at walmart but i am sure some where there are some pretty chicks like out in the middle of no where. I dont know maybe i am just thinking to fairy tale like. didn't playboy do a sexiest mommy search too. mmmmmm i guess it is a popular appeal wholesome yet sexy.

swestbabygirl

MAN I THINK THAT IS VERY FUNNY. NOTHING BUT OLD PEOPLE WORK THIER MOSTLEY AND UMM I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO SEE AN OLD LADY NAKED..EWWW

crobar

Everyone seems to be forgetting there are walmarts in every college town

Sugarlipz

psssht. I only seen women over 50 at walmart!

crobar

You didn't go to A&M, Texas, or Sam Houston, SWT, Naquedoches. There were some there, and I'm sure at every other college town across america.

Rampag3

That would be funny yo go in a local walmart and say hey page 56-61 right of the december issue?

crobar

I would laugh at the prospect of doing that. Yes, indeed, quite humorus!

Hsoolien

We have colleges and universitites, and nothing but ugly people working our wall marts...

Wyntre

LMAO, kinda like they are taking the "Customer's always right" to a different level!

Porthos

And another thing, they are also asking for corporate level women to participate. I am sure some of them have to be fairly hot. I agree with Cro on the whole college town thing. I have seen some cutties at the wal-mart in college station and here in Nacogdoches.

Sunisa

Notice how it says Cashiers and not greeteres? No senior citizens sprawled out with granny panties? lol