Crib Recall
I was a little surprised to see a segment on the news the other day about a recall of over 2 million Stork Craft cribs. Since we’re not in a house yet, I’ve been putting off ordering baby furniture, but that didn’t stop me from picking out the brand, model and color I wanted. Actually, I even registered for it – to make sure I wouldn’t forget which ones I liked, even though we intend to purchase the furniture ourselves.
Anyway, I read all about the recall at the website for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. I saw that the recall is for drop-side cribs, and I suddenly realized I didn’t know whether or not the crib I picked out was a drop-side crib. Quite frankly, the dropping side seemed unnecessary to me. It turned out I had picked a drop-side crib, and when I viewed it on the store’s website (just after seeing the news segment) the product was already unavailable. Luckily, Stork Craft also makes a fixed-side crib in the same style I like.
When I showed my husband all the information, he said he wouldn’t have wanted a drop-side crib anyhow. The fixed-side cribs are sturdier, he said.
I was relieved I hadn’t already purchased the crib. I read that the company was offering repair kits so that parents could fix the cribs, but it turns out all the kits do is turn a drop-side crib into a fixed-side crib. Hmm. Turns out to be a good thing that we have to wait until almost the last minute to buy our nursery furniture. Who knew?
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