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Things Fall Apart: It's the Dollar Store, What Did You Expect?

Posted by Karen Murphy

halloween pailI'm thinking that maybe it's time to just recall the entire contents of whatever it is they sell at dollar stores, because surprise! There's yet another recall of an item sold at Family Dollar Stores. This time up: this lovely purple Halloween pail, complete with toxicity! And witch decorations! All that and more for just $1!!

Yes indeed, 142,000 of these beauties were sold from August 2007 through maybe yesterday October 2007, for, indeed, that whole entire well-earned dollar. Its the green paint on the pail that's full of lead. Of course. Blame the colors. The pails are about 6 1/2 inches high, purple, with a picture of a witch silhouetted against a green moon. (The orange pails aren't included in the recall).

Do you care what the SKU number is?

You gonna return this for a refund? Of a dollar? You can if you want. 


+ DIGG + STUMBLE

Comments

 

Bill said:

Uh-oh ...I just spent a small fortune supplying Jack's 5th birthday party at the dollar store? Too late now...the gift bags have been distributed and I have complete culpable deniabilty. A place of idyllic beauty, Americana bliss, consumeristic indulgency and cut-rate merchandise; a Xanadu called The Dollar Store. Toxicity aside I ask you ...where better to stockpile for your child’s fifth birthday party than at a public market of borderline recalled toys, knock-off soft drinks, cleaning products, tchotchkes, knick-knacks and flea market quality junk with the same pricing model as a stripper at the Blue Moon Cabaret in Poughkeepsie, NY? Breakfast Cereal? $1. Lap Dance? $1. Dish Soap? $1. Grind my crotch into your thigh? $1. Styling Mousse? $1. Bury your face in my cleavage? $1. Can Cleavage be toxic? God I hope not?

October 26, 2007 10:15 PM

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