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THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKY DINKS MAKER
BIG BANG ROCKET

Price:  $29.99
Manufacturer or Distributor: Big Time Toys, LLC
Purchased: Kmart
Age Recommendation: “Ages 8+”
Warnings: “CAUTION:  ELECTRIC TOY” and many more warnings on package, package insert and product.

HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURN INJURIES! 

 

W.A.T.C.H. OUT!  This oven uses standard 120-volt house current and shrinks a “shrinky dink” in a “heating chamber” with a 60-watt light bulb.  A parent or caregiver needs no further indication that this oven could be dangerous than the litany of warnings and cautions on the toy itself and the packaging, including:

“CAUTION-ELECTRIC TOY:  As with all electric products, precautions
shall be observed…to prevent electric shock.”
“WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD.  Pull plug before changing light bulb.”
“DANGER – To prevent electric shock, do not immerse in water….”
“CAUTION – SUPERVISION REQUIRED - ELECTRIC TOY- UNPLUG WHEN NOT IN USE.”

A product with so many inherent hazards does not lend itself to use in a home environment with children.


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