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Dangerous Product - Should be Recalled
Yesterday, my wife and I were excited to received this product from Amazon and I immediately assembled it per instruction. It seemed to be a nice product when I finished assembling it. Small, cute rocking chair for my 5-month pregnant 125-lb wife. I sat on it for about 10 seconds to test it. Nothing happened. I am 160 lbs anyway. Then, I let my pregnant wife sit on it. She was beginning to enjoy the chair after about 5 minutes. Then we heard a creaking sound from the base. My wife said, "Oh, I think we need to grease the joints." I felt uneasy. Then, another creaking sound. My wife was unable to complete her second statement when the chair went, "Crash!". The right supporting bar beneath the base broke into two pieces and my wife fell and almost hit her head on the wall. To balance herself, she yanked herself to the left but fell on the left side of her abdomen. Remember, she is 5 months pregnant!!! We were so furious we called our OB for an urgent follow up and we were told to go to the emergency room for an urgent ultrasound. Thank God our baby was fine. Before we went to the hospital, we were able to print return labels from Amazon as a result of our frustration. Today, we contacted a consumer union group reporting our accident and to find out if similar cases have occured in the past. Next, we are planning to contact our local attorney general to see if this product can be recalled from the market if the group cannot do this for us.
It is a shame for the company making this product to manufacture inferior quality BABY products as the lives of pregnant mothers, babies inside their wombs, and even babies held by moms while on the chair are put in line. They should focus on safety and quality as opposed to profit and savings.
As for Amazon, it is a shame for this company for letting retailers of unsafe mother-baby products sell their stuff on their website.
Please practice prudence when you buy especially for your family. Read all customer reviews. Do not miss out on those who posts problems about the product.
July 2010 · Baby Products