Not the place for this but i thought id give you guys a laugh. Got a teddy bear from my mum for our baby but i couldn't find an age group on it. The label says fur will inevitably fall off the bear and could cause choking. :shock: Its got button eyes so its dubious whether or not it can be given to a baby.
So i called the supplier printed on the label.
The phone picked up on the other side and someone shouted 'whose that'? at me. I didn't know what to say so i said hello, Whose that? was the answer so i gave my name.
After some confusion I asked if their bear could be given to a baby and he said yeah sure they are from birth. ''Are you sure'' i said ,''bits are falling off it'' as i pulled bits of fur off it between my finger and thumb ''and its got button eyes with pins in the back'' , ''yea'' he said , ''im sure''.
so , and this is the funny bit, i asked what safety standard EN71 printed on the label means thinking i could get an age group suitability from that , ''it means its safe to give to kids'' was the answer, ''do you actually know what it means'' i asked? ''Hang on'' , then he started reeling off a load of jargon to me. ''Does it state age group suitability''? i asked , ''No'' has said , ''But if you go on to wikipedia and type EN71 into it you can read it for your self''. :shock:
I still dont know if its suitable for a baby , i can now only assume it isn't. It must be very easy these days to get toys through safety standards and sell them to baby's.
So i called the supplier printed on the label.
The phone picked up on the other side and someone shouted 'whose that'? at me. I didn't know what to say so i said hello, Whose that? was the answer so i gave my name.
After some confusion I asked if their bear could be given to a baby and he said yeah sure they are from birth. ''Are you sure'' i said ,''bits are falling off it'' as i pulled bits of fur off it between my finger and thumb ''and its got button eyes with pins in the back'' , ''yea'' he said , ''im sure''.
so , and this is the funny bit, i asked what safety standard EN71 printed on the label means thinking i could get an age group suitability from that , ''it means its safe to give to kids'' was the answer, ''do you actually know what it means'' i asked? ''Hang on'' , then he started reeling off a load of jargon to me. ''Does it state age group suitability''? i asked , ''No'' has said , ''But if you go on to wikipedia and type EN71 into it you can read it for your self''. :shock:
I still dont know if its suitable for a baby , i can now only assume it isn't. It must be very easy these days to get toys through safety standards and sell them to baby's.
