Update below--
Wisconsin has really been on a bad streak lately.
You don't have to hold elected office, (Yes, I'm thinking about Steve Kagen) to be noted as a Dairy State doofus.
Ms. Underestimated and Euphoric Reality point out that a retailer in West Allis injected politics into a business inquiry from a sergeant in the 1st Cavalry Division.
From: SGT Jason Hess
Sent: Tue Jan 16 3:25
Do you ship to APO address? I’m in the 1st Cavalry Division stationed in Iraq and we are trying to order some mats but we are looking for who ships to APO first.
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From: contact@discount-mats.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Feedback: from discount-mats.com
SGT Hess,
We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.
Bargain Suppliers
Discount-Mats.com
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Snopes has more.
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UPDATE
The story is true. Read more.
An Internet company based in West Allis is confirming that it sent an inflammatory email to US soldier.
...A Vice President with Bargain Suppliers, the website's parent company, confirms the email was sent. He says the employee who sent it is being held accountable and will be dealt with.
In addition, the spokesperson says the address and phone number that are now being circulated around the world are someone's home in West Allis. He says they've been bombarded with phone calls and as you can imagine they're getting plenty of complaints.
2 comments:
How embarrassing it must be to be from Wisconsin and have to put up with this dispicable behavior from fellow Wisconsinites!
If you want to express your indignation, here is the contact information:
business hours 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. central time
414-736-8394
mailing address:
Bargain Suppliers
3259 S.106th Street
West Allis, WI 53227
I think many people are contacting Discount-Mats.
The website is still down.
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