Dangerous Poundland Glitter Globes

ALIBOBSY

Whilst I can see where the OP is coming from and I can also see why some people have reacted as they have to his post, I do think people have been a liitle short in the way they said it. Easily done from behind a keyboard and not even always on purpose, but MSE does say we should "play nice".

Funnily enough when one of our 4 was about 3-think it was DD1, we went to the trafford centre and whilst walking around a packed department store we had a simular breakage. I had hold of DD1's hand and she didn't even touch the bliddy thing. It was a big collectors globe thing out on the floor on top of a pile of boxes of the said globes. You know how they pile the stuff up at crimbo. As we walked past I can only assume the vibration in the carpet rattled the box and it fell just behind DD.
We called a staff member to explain and whist we were worrying and offering payment he was wonderful and simply wanted to ensure our daughter was ok. He asked if we could kindly stand by the glass whilst he got a cleaning staff member. He came back with the cleaner and a manager who also apologised and had a trolley to move the globes elsewhere.

Not quite the same, but reminded me of what happened. BTW had the shop insisted on payment for a breakage they can only ask for the wholesale price they would need to replace the item on the shelf, not the full retail price.

Ali x

steven504

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

Not quite the same, but reminded me of what happened. BTW had the shop insisted on payment for a breakage they can only ask for the wholesale price they would need to replace the item on the shelf, not the full retail price.

Ali x

Its should be fine unless its a loss leader.

tom15387202

PoundLand + Glass = Cheap thin !!!!. - What did you expect, double glazing?

Andyjenk

tom15387202 wrote: »

PoundLand + Glass = Cheap thin !!!!. - What did you expect, double glazing?

I expect Plastic.

Andyjenk

keyser666 wrote: »

I dont know what sense you have got but it certainly isn't of the common variety.

Common sense tells you to put the snowglobes or glass in general on the bottom shelf because by putting them on a higher shelf increases the likelyhood of them falling and definitely breaking and causing far more harm than if they were on the bottom shelf.

Try telling all the cookware shops etc. that they have no common sense when they have glassware on higher shelves. Go check Poundland and see how many glass items they have on higher shelves as you are obviously so smart.

Andyjenk

Exile_geordie wrote: »

Its hard to fathom out what anyone should apologise for - in the main they have said that

These were not childrens toys

You should supervise children more carfeully

Dont let them drink any more bleach

They have said they are not Children's toys but they are classed as children's toys on many web sites. Simply stating that they are not toys does not make them not toys.

They should apologise for shooting the messenger. No criticism here of Poundland for selling dangerous tat.

Try supervising an 11 year old. Glitter globes also appeal to them and Poundland probably sold some to 11 year olds who were not with parents.

I repeat, if you are all so clever that you knew Poundlands Glitter Globes were glass and not to buy them then why on earth are you wasting your time trying to prevent the message getting to those who maybe are not as clever as you think you are?

Anyway I no longer see them in Poundland so perhaps my informing Trading Standards had some belated effect.

Incidentally, if dolls intended for serious collectors have to earn the CE mark to make them safe for children then why not Glitter Globes?

WTFH

Andyjenk wrote: »

They have said they are not Children's toys but they are classed as children's toys on many web sites. Simply stating that they are not toys does not make them not toys.

Do Poundland call them those exact ones "toys"? What other shops do with other products is irrelevant.

How can a shop stop a child from using something as a toy?
When I was a child I was taught to use my imagination. Everything had the possibility of being a toy at home, but if I broke it, I was in trouble. Equally, if I was in a shop, or at someone else's house, I would ask permission before I would play with something.

Shops are not responsible for managing children. Shops are not responsible for what children do with things.
Simply passing the blame to a shop for how children behave is not correct. They do not control children nor are they allowed to. That is the responsibility if the parent/guardian.

GwylimT

If you cannot properly supervise a child then don't take them out alone, the only one to blame is you. I suspect that you would never take said child to a supermarket as glasses tend to be on the bottom shelf and aren't clearly marked as not being childrens toys.

LilElvis

Andyjenk wrote: »

Try supervising an 11 year old. Glitter globes also appeal to them and Poundland probably sold some to 11 year olds who were not with parents.

Which Poundland, and every other retailer, can do quite legally as glassware is not an age restricted product.

LilElvis

Andyjenk wrote: »

Anyway I no longer see them in Poundland so perhaps my informing Trading Standards had some belated effect.

Or perhaps they have all been sold - obviously bar the one you broke!