PSA: You Can Still Buy These Confederate Flags From Amazon and Walmart
Alex Pareene · 06/24/15 02:45PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/1311692038223091090/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
In the wake of the murders of nine black churchgoers by a white supremacist with Confederate sympathies, multiple national retailers announced plans this week to stop selling Confederate flags and Confederate flag-branded apparel and paraphernalia. Walmart was the first to eliminate Confederate merchandise, with eBay, Amazon and even Etsy following suit. As of today, there’s scarcely a trace of the famous “rebel flag” on Walmart.com or Amazon.com. But bargain-hunting chattel slavery enthusiasts need not abandon their laptops for flea markets just yet: You can still buy Confederate flags at both of those sites—just not the one most people think of as “the Confederate Flag.”