rant about asda, grrrrrrr

berniesmaster

ok, in brief, i purchased a pallet of childrens block paints from asda 2 ish weeks ago, when we got home, the kids took the paints out in the garden and set them self up whalst i unpacked the shopping. so far so good....

half hour later, when they had finished there masterpieces, all clothes were chucked in the washing machine, as kids being kids they were covered in paint. i took the hose to the patio, as there had been a few spills.

after the wash cycle finished, the kids clothes looked no different to before i had washed them, the paint stains remaind untouched, and i now had the pressure washer on the patio, trying to get the stains out, with no joy.

i checked the paints packaging, and it said on the back paints MAY stain.

i sent asda pictures of my patio, along with my kids clothes, and the paints, and had a responce this morning stating "they would like to draw my attention to the packaging where it states colours may stain" and therefore there hands were tied! and it is my tough!:mad:

im really angry, as this is a product being marketed at children, and the damage the paints have caused, i may have well given them gloss paint so play with. and most of my friends who i have spoken with agreed they dont allways read the instructions on toys aimed a children, you just kind of expect it to be safe, and child friendly!!


im so angry!! they need to review this product!! any advice on what i can do, these paints have caused me a lot of damage, and its my own fault?

vikingaero

It's a bit like felt tip pens. The cheap n nasty ones with no instructions are guaranteed to stain and the decent ones like Crayola and Roseart wash out really easily.

pinkshoes

I'm guessing they've had an incident before where the paints have stained, and they've had to cough up for a kid's clothes, hence their note on the packaging saying "may stain". This will be to cover their backs if it happens again! The word "may" is probably in place, meaning there is probably one thing that it won't stain, and everything else it does!

Indeed it is rather ridiculous having paints aimed at kids that don't wash out. Perhaps it's worth writing a letter to headquarters pointing this out?

Sssssss

was it asda brand if not then nothing to do with them, you can try the manufacture, but if it said may stain, well there you go, best you can hope for is they'll chnage packagin gto WILL stain

shadowspy24

have you tried vanish oxi action?

mspig

Unfortunately if the packaging states may stain then theres not alot that you can do(i learnt that one the hard way too), its suprising how many things like paint felt-tips, pens etc have wrote on them may stain, i know check the packaging for the washable sign if it doesnt state it then i put them back.

Saying that i had a friend who bought crayola's paints which had washable on them and it took 4 baths to get the blue paint off her son who was covered in it (good job it was winter and she didn't have to go anywhere), but crayola stated that washable means to clothes not skin.

Is your patio furniture plastic or wood. Just that if its plastic tooth paste removes paint.

markelock

i'll swap your stains outside for mine up the hallway and stairs!

JCD_Capulet

I personally see that there is nothing to rant about here. OP, as annoyed as I imagine you are, you should have read the packaging before deciding if the item was going to be suitable for your kids and of course, your surroundings.

Lesson learned the hard way, just chalk it up to experience.

myrnahaz

This isn't a new problem, nor is it specific to Asda - I remember my kids coming home from school (20 years ago) with poster-paint stains that wouldn't wash out. Also, I bought poster paints from ELC for them, and they were the same.
If I managed to spot the stains before I washed the clothes I would scrub them with a brush and cold water, then squirt them with something (anything really - fairy liquid, squirty kitchen cleaner - whatever was to hand) before washing, and that usually helped.
Trouble was, I usually found the paint stain whilst I was ironing the garment - by which time it was well and truly fixed.

Annabee

I agree it is not a new problem. But please don't let this stop you allowing your kids to paint and express themselves. They get little enough of that at school now, thanks to SATS pressure.

When my daughter was little I always had a painting apron for her. You could get them from ELC. It had long sleeves as well and completely covered her clothes. Alternatively you could use an old shirt. Kids at playgroup and primary were always provided with these, or told to bring them in.

I am not trying to be unpleasant, OP, but it is asking for trouble to send your kids out to paint without covering them up!