On August 7, Deborah Skouson was desperate. Her daughter Cami, who has autism, loves to wear just one shirt—a pink flowered top from Target. But the shirt had become faded and unwearable. Skouson was able to find a few duplicates on eBay, but she needed more, so she turned to Facebook. 
 
 She posted a request for anyone with a shirt like the one in the picture to sell it to her. She even offered to pay for shipping. 
 
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 The request quickly went viral with over 22,000 shares overall, including one from a local TV news anchor and the Love What Really Matters page, which has over 4 million fans. 
 
 Skouson told the Daily Dot via email that she has since received over 150 shirts. "We were hoping for 4–5 shirts to use as backups so we wouldn't have to keep washing and mending the same shirt over and over," she said. "At first, my daughter was a little confused to see more than one of her 'pink flower shirts.' I explained to her that people gave them to her because they loved her." 
 
 Skouson said the shirts have come from as far away as Germany and England. She said one mother in the Philippines tried to mail her a shirt, but her post office would only send paper mail internationally. "She was very apologetic, and I assured her that her efforts meant so much more to us than the shirt," Skouson wrote. 
 
 Cami who just turned 10, started the fifth grade on August 11. Skouson says that even though they have more shirts than they need, the offers keep coming and Target also contacted her, wanting to make larger versions of the shirt to fit Cami into adulthood. 
 
 "I accepted their offer with tears streaming down my face," Skouson said. "The kindness being shown my little girl has been so beautiful." 
 
 Skouson wrote that the support she has received has changed how she sees the internet, and she now feels more connected to people. Yet, even in the midst of all the love, Skouson noted that there has been some criticism. 
 
 "There have been a few [people] stating that I shouldn't feed into my daughter's 'obsession,' and that I am setting her up for failure. I understand their point of view, but I'm her mother, and I know what is best for her. If the shirt makes her happy, I'm going to do everything in my power to find it for her." ||||| A St. George mother's plea for a new shirt for her daughter with autism goes viral (Photo: Deborah Grimshaw Skouson) 
 
 (KUTV) In case you need a reminder how powerful social media can be, here it is. 
 
 Deborah Skouson of St. George needed to find a shirt for her 10-year-old daughter. But not just any shirt. 
 
 It had to be a pink shirt with flowers and hearts -- and it had to be a specific brand and style. 
 
 Her daughter Cami, who is autistic, has been “fixated” on her favorite shirt for the past five years. But, according to Skouson, the shirt had recently become unwearable, and they couldn’t find any place that was selling a new one – including eBay. 
 
 So, Aug. 7, Skouson posted a plea on Facebook asking her social media friends for help. 
 
 “We need another ‘pink flower shirt’, so will you please share this post or even just the photo?” Skouson wrote. “We will pay for the shirt and the shipping if someone would be kind enough to sell it to us. It has to be this exact shirt! We've tried similar shirts, and they don't cut it with Cami!” 
 
 
 
 Within a week, the post had been shared thousands of times. As of Tuesday afternoon, Skouson said, she had either received or been promised 135 shirts – all the exact kind her daughter wanted. 
 
 “It’s been very, very touching,” Skouson told 2News. “I am overwhelmed by people’s connection to this story.” 
 
 Cami is the second of five children. Her mother said Cami likes things to stay the same, which is why giving up her beloved shirt was so difficult. 
 
 Now, thanks to a Facebook post, things are much better. 
 
 “It’s ballooned way bigger than I ever imagined,” Skouson said. ||||| A Twitter campaign urging consumers to boycott Walmart Inc. led to the retailer removing some items from its online marketplace that promoted the impeachment of President Donald Trump, but the very same T-shirts are available on Amazon.com Inc. and other sites. 
 
 The hashtag #BoycottWalmart WMT, +1.02% started trending in response to a range of T-shirts uncovered late Monday with the message “Impeach 45” emblazoned on the front. The T-shirts were still available on the site Tuesday at prices ranging from $16.95 to $41.95 for a long-sleeved version. 
 
 “These items were sold by third-party sellers on our open marketplace, and were not offered directly by Walmart,” a Walmart spokeswoman said. “We’re removing these types of items pending review of our marketplace policies.” 
 
 However, the same T-shirts were still available on Amazon AMZN, -0.38% on Thursday, also from third-party sellers including Kamal Ohava. 
 
 There were also “Impeach 45” T-shirts on arts-and-crafts platform Etsy Inc. ETSY, -4.07% from a variety of sellers. eBay.com EBAY, -8.87% was also offering versions of the T-shirts. 
 
 eBay did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Amazon and Etsy declined to comment. 
 
 Most of the Walmart T-shirts were made by Old Glory, a Connecticut-based company that makes T-shirts for music and entertainment events, but there were also versions on offer from City Shirts, and Hanes Brands Inc. HBI, -1.39% the company that is known for its plain underwear and other basic clothing. 
 
 Trump supporters were irate, as was evident in the many tweets criticizing Walmart. 
 
 Not that I needed another reason to Boycott Walmart, but they just gave me one and solidified it for me.#BoycottWalmart #istandwithtrump pic.twitter.com/WJLPCBIs8u — Deplorable in the Valley (@DennisNDee) July 3, 2018 
 
 What the hell were you thinking? Pissing off half your customers so you could sell a couple of t-shirts??#BoycottWalmart — Shaun McKenzie (@ShaunMcKenzie86) July 3, 2018 
 
 On Thursday, a #BoycottAmazon hashtag had started trending, 
 
 And Etsy and eBay had not escaped notice either: 
 
 Grrr!!! #BoycottWalmart for allowing a third party to sell merchandise on their site. While you're at it, #BoycottAmazon and #BoycottEtsy!!! 
 
 
 
 Or, you know, maybe think before you jump on board with this nonsense.https://t.co/ndIBYJ1b1f — WeirdRalph (@weirdralph) July 3, 2018 
 
 @AskeBay @eBay Why do you have "Impeach 45" t-shirts for sale on your website? I am a regualar eBay shopper and am appalled by the shirts. Could you please step up like Walmart did and remove them? #boycottebay — Gerald Reynolds (@GerryR812) July 3, 2018 
 
 However, it’s worth noting that all four websites also offer a range of products that feature Trump’s “Make America Great Again” and “America First” slogans, including baseball caps, T-shirts, hoodies and even underwear, as well as a range of items with the message “I heart Trump” and “Trump won, get over it.” 
 
 Those items were made by manufacturers including Rogue River Tactical, an outdoor and sporting goods company based in Cottage Grover, Oregon, CP,W4W, which sells clothing, baby products, home-improvement products and sports and outdoors goods; and Brisco Brands, a clothing brand based in Ramseur, North Carolina, among others. 
 
 The Amazon site offers pro-Trump products, that include “Liberal Tears” drink insulators and “100% Deplorable” decals. 
 
 Walmart stock shrugged off the furor to close up 0.5% on Tuesday, and was up another 0.6% on Thursday. Amazon shares were up 0.6% and Etsy was up 1.5% and eBay stock was down 0.1%. 
 
 Walmart stock has fallen 14% in 2018, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.26% has fallen 1.7% and the S&P 500 SPX, -0.04% has gained 1.9%. 
 
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– Ever since Deborah Skouson came home with a pink flowered shirt for her daughter five years ago, Cami, who has autism, has been "fixated" on it. It quickly became her favorite piece of clothing, leading Skouson to scour eBay each time her daughter's current shirt became unwearable. But the fifth time she sought a replacement, eBay's stock had run dry. That's when the Utah mom turned to Facebook, asking friends to share her request for the shirt along with her offer to pay whatever it cost, plus shipping. "It has to be this exact shirt!" Skouson wrote on Aug. 7. "We've tried similar shirts, and they don't cut it with Cami!" As of Thursday, no less than 150 matching shirts have arrived at her door from as far away as Germany, reports the Daily Dot. "At first, my daughter was a little confused to see more than one of her 'pink flower shirts.' I explained to her that people gave them to her because they loved her," says Skouson, a special education teacher, noting people have offered to make teddy bears, pillows, and blankets for her 10-year-old out of any extra shirts. She adds she tearfully accepted an offer from Target—which sells the Circo-brand item and heard about the story—to make larger versions of the shirt so Cami can wear it even when she's an adult. "It's been very, very touching," Skouson tells KUTV. "These are all total strangers," she wrote on Facebook. "People are inherently good and kind, and I'm glad I've been able to be a recipient of that kindness." (A photo of a cake decorated by someone with autism also went viral.)