By Lauren Stromberg
Last week, Wal-Mart announced that three men''s magazine would be pulled from the racks - for good.
Wal-Mart made the decision to pull Maxim, Stuff and FHM magazines because some customers were uncomfortable with their covers and were complaining.
The store in Orem is happy to follow the program.
'The decision hasn''t affected at all,' said Garth Lovell, store manager. 'Whatever sales we lose, we are part of the community and we will follow the corporate office'
Lovell said the decision will have little effect on the store.
He said most of the employees are from Utah and have conservative beliefs. Therefore, they agree with the decision.
'We had a staff meeting last week, and I didn''t hear one concern,' Lovell said.
The store hasn''t heard one customer complaint since the magazines were removed.
'If anyone did complain, we would just respond that it is a corporate decision,' he said.
In the past, the three magazines have been subject to being pulled based on the cover, according to Lovell.
When the cover is offensive to the average customer, the magazine would be pulled.
He said the management team has walked through the magazine racks once a week and looked for titles that were not appropriate.
'Moms and dads don''t appreciate ''close-to-nudity'' when they are taking their children through the check-out aisles,' Lovell said.
Kristan Brooks, 19, from Atlanta, agrees with the change.
Although she is not directly affected by the decision, she thinks that Wal-Mart is being consistent with its conservative image.
'It goes along with my views,' she said. 'It makes sense with all of the other decisions they have made.'
Wal-Mart has been careful with compact discs, DVDs and video games that are reported in the media because of unsuitable content or have caused customer complaints.
Wal-Mart has also been known to edit CDs to make them more appropriate for the family atmosphere on which the store prides itself.
Brooks has purchases several edited CDs from the store in the past.
'I guess I am conservative enough to buy an edited Blink-182 CD,' she said.