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Things Fall Apart: Magic Choking Castle of Doom!

Posted by Karen Murphy

castle recallYes, it's time for another exciting game of "Guess Where This Cheap Toy Was Made"! Today's entry: The Shape Sorting Castle by Infantino! Yes folks, this lovely item, 68,000 of them, was sold at Target and Wal-Mart and some other stores for the princely sum of $12, but despite that, the darn things just fall apart to reveal tiny chokable parts. Four children have nearly choked as a result, and lest yours be next, do take the darn things away and contact Infantino for a replacement, free!

Thought I could have told you just by looking at this thing that it was evil and destined for recall: just have a look at the face of that front figure. An evil grin if ever I saw one! And the little guy in the back is winking. I'll bet he knows what it says when you play "Revolution #9" backwards.


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Comments

 

RachelZ said:

Aw, that's kind of a shame.  The Infantino stuff is usually a little bit better made than some of the other brands.  But then again, they also made the Baby Sling of Death that was recalled a few months ago.  Hm.

July 8, 2007 6:28 PM

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