Consumerist

Recalled Simplicity Crib Owners: Your Repair Kits Are Ready

If you have one of the Simplicity cribs that was recalled due to a design flaw that made it easy to assemble incorrectly and dangerous to use, your repair kits are ready.

3:11 AM on Sat Oct 27 2007, by Meg Marco, 1,052 views, 1 comment

Seth Green Gives Sound Financial Advice In Special Cribs Clip

Seth Green takes you on a tour of his crib in this clip from Un-Broke, a financial program airing next Friday on ABC. "BOOM! That's math all over your face!"

1:28 PM on Fri May 22 2009, by Chris Walters, 12,766 views, 78 comments

24,000 Cribs Recalled For Faulty Railing

The CPSC has announced the recall of 24,000 cribs for a faulty railing that puts children at risk of falling out.

10:18 AM on Fri Feb 29 2008, by Meg Marco, 2,505 views, 6 comments

1,585,000 Cribs Recalled Due To Entrapment And Suffocation Hazards

If you own a crib made by Delta, you'll want to check the model number to see if it is included in two massive recalls announced by the CPSC today. None of the cribs are currently being sold in stores, but were available from major retailers...

10:26 AM on Tue Oct 21 2008, by Meg Marco, 4,034 views, 27 comments

A class-action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Simplicity Inc., Target Corp., and Graco Children's Products Inc. for their roles in the unfolding defective crib recall. The lawyer who filed the suit originally represented the family of a...

9:55 AM on Tue Sep 25 2007, by Chris Walters, 522 views, 8 comments

Jardine Crib Recall Program Tells Customers To Screw Themselves

Aw, get a load of that smile. That's my 3-month-old daughter, Emma, whom I found out has been sleeping in a wooden minefield rather than a crib.

12:19 PM on Wed May 13 2009, by Phil Villarreal, 11,597 views, 67 comments

1 Million Cribs Recalled After 2 Deaths

About 1 million Simplicity cribs were recalled yesterday due to several deaths related to a defect which can cause children to become trapped and suffocate.

3:59 PM on Sat Sep 22 2007, by Meg Marco, 2,119 views, 11 comments

500,000 Stork Craft Cribs Recalled

More killer cribs are on the loose, this time from Stork Craft. The CPSC has issued a recall for all Stork Craft cribs "with manufacturing and distribution dates between May 2000 and November 2008," because the metal support brackets can crack and...

8:02 PM on Thu Jan 15 2009, by Chris Walters, 2,173 views, 6 comments

"Parents, Don't Use Crib Bumpers" Says Study

From 1985 to 2005, crib bumpers—the soft padded things parents use to protect their little bundles of dna from injury—have caused 27 deaths and 25 injuries in babies 2-years-old or younger, according to the U.S. Consumer Product...

5:55 PM on Thu Sep 20 2007, by Chris Walters, 2,861 views, 18 comments

Did The Chicago Tribune Embarrass The CPSC Into Recalling A Million Cribs?

When it comes to consumer reporting about hazardous children's products, the Chicago Tribune might be the most badass newspaper around. After shaming Walmart, Target, and Kohl's by finding (illegal) recalled toys on their shelves, the Tribune went...

11:26 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007, by Meg Marco, 2,461 views, 5 comments