Dangerous Poundland Glitter Globes

jacques_chirac

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Andyjenk

soolin wrote: »

I'd be more than happy to buy my OH a silly little £1 gift that was glass- but then he is an adult . In fact for Christmas I was given a beautiful Edwardian glass vase, very delicate - but guess what, that is breakable and I wouldn't allow the 2 year old son of my cousin anywhere near it.

I honestly can't see why you think adults cannot be trusted with glass, do you drink out of plastic beakers at home then? My own tip would be that if you are trusted to drink out of a glass that you don't drop it on a hard floor either...it will break (that's my own safety warning for the day). It worries me that you expect glass to survive being dropped.

Glass varies depending on its composition and thickness. You are much more likely to cut yourself accidentally on a broken wine glass than on a broken glass tumbler. As I said, this is particularly thin glass which breaks into pieces which are particularly sharp. Most glasses don't shatter like that when dropped from a foot or so. How is a customer expected to know that these are even made of glass and not plastic? If placed where they are easily picked up by children we would expect that they were plastic - especially for a pound. In my experience everyday glass objects do not shatter when dropped small distances and certainly do not generally produce shards which could easily slash a wrist.
It is my opinion that these should not be on sale. You have a right to your own opinion.
Also, the globes do not contain a heart or anything Valentine's related but a TEDDY BEAR. In my view Teddy Bears are usually meant for small children not lovers.

Andyjenk

Poppie68 wrote: »

You ask who would buy a £1 present as Valentine's gift? Someone who can't afford to fork out on overpriced tat from other shops...good on them for being very MSE!

Also it does'nt really matter what globes are listed under as common sense tells you children should'nt be allowed to play with something as fragile as a globe.
Go into clintons, you will find Glass globes on the lower shelves as shops should'nt have to child proof their shops to that degree, as it's the parents job to makesure their children keep their hands to themselves.

How can you tell glass globes from plastic ones? Common sense tells you not to put glass globes containing teddy bears on the bottom shelf facing the door but Poundland did.
Actually it does matter what items are categorized as. Toys require a CE mark to be legally sold in this country. Anything that could be taken to be a toy has, in my experience, carried the warning "This is not a toy". Any toy with unsuitable parts usually contains the warning "Not for children under x".

jacques_chirac

Andyjenk wrote: »

Also, the globes do not contain a heart or anything Valentine's related but a TEDDY BEAR. In my view Teddy Bears are usually meant for small children not lovers.

There are whole brands based around teddy bears that are aimed at adults - have you not heard of Forever Friends and Me to You/ Tatty Teddy?

powerful_Rogue

Andyjenk wrote: »

Also, the globes do not contain a heart or anything Valentine's related but a TEDDY BEAR. In my view Teddy Bears are usually meant for small children not lovers.

Spot on. How could anyone think this item has anything to do with Valentines day.



http://www.poundland.co.uk/valentines-day/valentines-gifts/valentine-waterball-in-pdq

maninthestreet

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Spot on. How could anyone think this item has anything to do with Valentines day.



http://www.poundland.co.uk/valentines-day/valentines-gifts/valentine-waterball-in-pdq

Why do people ruin the commercialisation of Valentine's Day by bringing love into it???

powerful_Rogue

Andyjenk wrote: »

In my view Teddy Bears are usually meant for small children not lovers.

What about this very famous teddy bear brand?!

LilElvis

Andyjenk wrote: »

How can you tell glass globes from plastic ones? Common sense tells you not to put glass globes containing teddy bears on the bottom shelf facing the door but Poundland did.
Actually it does matter what items are categorized as. Toys require a CE mark to be legally sold in this country. Anything that could be taken to be a toy has, in my experience, carried the warning "This is not a toy". Any toy with unsuitable parts usually contains the warning "Not for children under x".

And common sense says that your partner needs to have better control over a 2 year old. If she is not capable of doing that then she should go down one of the other aisles in Poundland, purchase several packs of cotton wool and wrap the child up in it.

As a parent it is my job to ensure that my child doesn't risk harming herself or damaging items when we are out.

I hope your partner did the decent thing and paid for the item her child broke.

NiallB

So did you pay for the one that got broken?

pmduk

Andyjenk wrote: »

Common sense tells you not to put glass globes containing teddy bears on the bottom shelf facing the door but Poundland did.

Isn't that the common sense that tells you to keep toddlers from touching unknown products?