Walmart Apologizes After N-Word Is Used to Describe Online Product

Product is no longer available after several shoppers voice their outrage

Walmart has found itself in hot water after a controversial product description created by a third-party vendor went viral.

Earlier this week, a Twitter user discovered a netting weave cap available for purchase on the retail giant's website at $7.28.

What bothered several shoppers, however, was the site describing the weave cap's color as "N----- Brown."

"Oh @Walmart, why is this on your website? So far past unacceptable. Wow," New York Times best-selling author Roxane Gay shared on Twitter. Another user simply stated, "Hey @WalMart what are you doing?"

After receiving plenty of comments, Walmart removed the racial slur. In fact, the product is no longer available.

"We are very sorry and appalled that this third party seller listed their item with this description on our online marketplace," a Walmart spokeswoman said in a statement to E! News. "It is a clear violation of our policy, and has been removed, and we are investigating the seller to determine how this could have happened."

In addition, the original item posting had a disclaimer that stated: "While we aim to provide accurate product information, it is provided by manufactures, supplies and others, and has not been verified by us."

Ultimately, the damage has been done with a screengrab of the original item posting going viral across various social media platforms.

And for those who are curious to check out the item, you're out of luck. In fact, if you go to the product's link, we got a message stating, "We're having technical difficulties and are looking into the problem now."