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Metro Ridiculed For Unveiling New 'Swag' Shop
WMATA has unveiled an online shop for "Metro apparel and accessories," and D.C. locals are having some fun with it.
Want a pair of Foggy Bottom pants or an umbrella with a map of the Metro system map on it? You're in luck.
WMATA is opening up a store for "Metro apparel and accessories" at the Metro Center station, and you can shop online at wmata.com/Mshop.
Head to "The M Shop" website, and you'll see a guy in a trilby wearing a shirt that says "TRAFFIC? NAH BRAH."
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But wait, there's more:
It's an interesting move for Metro, coming at a time when ridership is plummeting and the agency is more unpopular than ever because of constant delays and issues with fire breaking out all throughout the system.
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As a result, many locals were quick to ridicule the new shop.
Does this woman work at the Ministry of Silly Walks? pic.twitter.com/ipFAp3pRZD
— Unsuck DC Metro (@unsuckdcmetro) March 6, 2018
Even @wmata is acknowledging they have some issues with the Red Line with this new chap stick flavor! Only available at their new store! @unsuckdcmetro @MetroHotCar pic.twitter.com/Ia23YLhTo3
— Jerrod S. (@Ridoz419) March 6, 2018
WMATA can't make the trains run on time or stop the tracks from catching on fire, but they did design a fashion line https://t.co/WrPtABRzAJ pic.twitter.com/XSOMhG4hGC
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) March 6, 2018
Image: Screengrab from video embedded in post
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