Parents - Be Vigilant as Regards those Toys.....

by AK - Jeff 9 Replies latest jw experiences

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  AK - Jeff

  I purchased a small green dinosaur for my almost 3 year old grandson yesterday.

  It was one of those real 'rubbery' ones, soft to the touch, about 6 inches in length. In the center of the belly of the beast is a small hole that was created by the injection press that produced it. [For those in the know, a sprew hole]. When I got it home, my grandsom was playing with it and said 'what is this Grandpa?' and held up one of those small round batteries used for watches and small clocks. A little investigation revealed a total of three of them in the belly of the toy.

  This toy is not a powered toy - just a rubbery dino - I could not believe that this was there and have no idea how it got there. The store I bot it at does not even sell such items - it must have been put there by someone at the factory or enroute. I am glad he did not swallow them, as who would have known?

  Just a warning to pay attention in places you would not suspect. This could have been a tragedy.

  Jeff
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  candidlynuts

  wow that is scary

  no reason for you to have looked for them either, i'm glad he didnt swallow any
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  alphafemale

  A salutary lesson Jeff. I'm glad your grandson is okay.
  
  When my children were small I always used to give toys a good once over before I bought them. You know, giving the eyes a good pull; checking any fur would not come out easily. Got some funny looks but better safe than sorry eh?
  
  Well done for posting this. What happened in your case sounds like sabotage to me. Maybe you ought to contact Trading Standards or the equivalent organization for your part of the world.
  
  Alpha
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  VanillaMocha73

  Was it shrink-wrapped in any way, or just sitting loose on the shelf? 'Cuz some kid might have entertained himself by stuffing batteries into toys at the toy store.... My son was of that type. My mother watched him when he was about 8 months old and told me that he just sat for an hour and took off the door stop and put it back - took it off and put it back. He would put popped balloons in my shoe, cheerios in the printer....
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  changeling

  AK Jeff must be demonized. Weird things keep happening to him. LOL

  changeling
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  AK - Jeff

  AK Jeff must be demonized. Weird things keep happening to him. LOL

  changeling

  Maybe the demunz lost the batteries? Jeff
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  Sassy

  that doesn't make sense.. I work for Mattel and we certainly would never put batteries in a toy that didnt' need them, NOR would they be handled in a way that they could be lose for a child to get at them to swallow *if it were a young child's toy..
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  AK - Jeff

  that doesn't make sense.. I work for Mattel and we certainly would never put batteries in a toy that didnt' need them, NOR would they be handled in a way that they could be lose for a child to get at them to swallow *if it were a young child's toy..

  I know. The store I bot it at doesn't even sell watch batteries [Dollar Tree]. Even if they did, wouldn't those batteries be in a card-package to begin with? It was definately a childs toy. A 6" green rubbery dinosaur in the toy section. I surely know that I did not put the batteries in there and he found them 5 minutes after we got the toy home. I dug the last two out myself. They were lodged slightly toward the tail. Don't believe me Sassy? Jeff
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  Sassy

  oh I'm not doubting you are telling the truth at all...

  Have you written the toy manufacturer in complaint?
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  AK - Jeff

  Have you written the toy manufacturer in complaint?

  It's one of those non-descript toys - likely made in china. No name on it - didn't come in a package - just loose on the shelf. You know the kind. The kind they throw in a bin and let the kids sort for color, etc.

  I will definately take a closer look at any more I buy, but who would have suspected?

  Jeff