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Product recall · CPSCOctober 18, 2007Serious
Payless ShoeSource Girls' Boots
The notice asks people to return it — see below for how.
What’s wrong
The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot can interlock while a child is walking, causing the child to trip and fall.
The Recall Registry rates this serious — Fall risk.
What it looks like
Photos help. Identifiers decide. Appearance can vary by color, finish or packaging. Confirm the model number, date code or other identifier in the official notice.
Recall image provided by CPSC
What to do
Consumers should take these boots away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund or exchange.
Who to contact: For additional information, contact Payless at (800) 654-0697 between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. CT daily. Consumers can also visit the firm's Web site at www.payless.com
The product
This recall involves black jeweled girls' boots. The boots have a silhouette of a guitar on the outer leg and a guitar-shaped zipper pull on the inner leg. "Hannah Montana" is engraved on the boot outsole and a photo of the singer and show's character is printed on the box. The boots were sold in girls' sizes 10½ to 4½. No other styles or models are involved in this recall.
Details
- Units affected
- About 90,000
- Recall date
- October 18, 2007
- Brand
- Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, KS
- What has been reported
- Payless has received five reports of the zipper pulls interlocking, including one report of a four-year-old girl who fell and skinned her knees.
Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from August 2007 through September 2007 for about $27.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Payless ShoeSource Recalls Girls' Boots Due to Fall Hazard”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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