Have you ever bought a thing that's been recalled

eth0

Like a fridge that could possibly have a defect that might burn down your house so the manufacturer decides to give everyone a replacement just in case?

Only thing like that I have is a small kettle worth a fiver. Right piece of crap if it was anywhere near full a few drops of hot water could come out over the handle and give you a bit of a burn but havn't had a chance to bring it back yet.

It would be nice to get a car recalled like that.. after a few years of driving the sh1t out of it

TeddyTedson

I had an xbox where after 3 years or something they sent me a new power adapter because the original could burn down the house or something. Silly MS.

My name is URL

No but I've bought plenty of stuff that should have been recalled

Biggins

My name is URL wrote: »

No but I've bought plenty of stuff that should have been recalled

Amen!

Microsoft Vista!

phasers

A multipack of crisps in Aldi :pac:

Where To

I bought a marathon before it was recalled snickers.

DEFTLEFTHAND

A Toyota.

Chuck Stone

Yep. A 22 inch PC monitor for electric shock hazard.

sgb

Yes got one of Biko fridges, man came round and fitted a new part in 5 minutes

girl in the striped socks

Nah, I'm not that lucky. I'd probably have the dodgy product alright but I have no doubt the company would find a reason not to replace it.
Company "oh you mean you wiped down the outside of the fridge with a damp cloth?"
Me " yeah, just to clean the dust off it"
Company " yeah, that's actually moisture damage, sorry but we can't replace it as its customer damaged"

I can hear the fcuking conversation already.

Pandora2

Recalls started really showing up when my kids were small. I was always afraid of the baby equipment ones in Mothercare or Liga/Heinz/SMA etc; Had nightmares about car seats that would strangle them and baby food with added broken glass!!!

My name is URL

Pandora2 wrote: »

Recalls started really showing up when my kids were small. I was always afraid of the baby equipment ones in Mothercare or Liga/Heinz/SMA etc; Had nightmares about car seats that would strangle them and baby food with added broken glass!!!

What a time to be alive!

newballsplease

The ipod nano 1st gen... Got it replaced with a brand new 6th gen nano.

FatherLen

yeah once i got this kind of electric massage chair.

here is a pic of it

http://www.wildsoundmovies.com/images/total_recall_chair.jpg

ninja 12

A mulit pack of microwave popcorn that had rice weevils in it .

I saw the recall notice on Yahoo the day after I had eaten one of the three packs in the box :eek:

I rang the number advertised , gave them the batch number and they sent me a postal order for a fiver .

I opened the unused packs and sure enough , there were a fair few of the little buggers stuck in the butter/fat mix .

nibtrix

eth0 wrote: »

Like a fridge that could possibly have a defect that might burn down your house so the manufacturer decides to give everyone a replacement just in case?

The apartment I was living in last year was destroyed in a fire because of a defect in the fridge. It turned out the fridge was recalled in the mid-nineties, about a year after it was installed.

Curly Watts

Bought an electric blanket once that had to be recalled.

Luckily enough I read the notice in the paper. could have went up in shmoke

rabjoshu

Cadbury recalled some chocolate bars about 6 years ago, potential salmonella scare if i recall. Also the irish pork meat scare a few years ago

Numina

I had ordered a fairly limted edition product, part of it was damaged, so they started sending out replacements for that specific bit. When they gave the tracking info, it showed it was the same weight as what the full package was when it was originally sent, which could only mean that they accidentally sent out replacements for the entire product rather than the specific part. Mine arrived and then the next day they were all recalled from the post, so most never arrived at their destination. I think only me and 2 other people received the package before they managed to recall it. I count myself very lucky, they're worth 300 bucks a piece.

Jordan 199

Yup.

Krusty Brand Mayonnaise.

Reiketsu

ninja 12 wrote: »

A mulit pack of microwave popcorn that had rice weevils in it .

I saw the recall notice on Yahoo the day after I had eaten one of the three packs in the box :eek:

I rang the number advertised , gave them the batch number and they sent me a postal order for a fiver .

I opened the unused packs and sure enough , there were a fair few of the little buggers stuck in the butter/fat mix .

I'm traumatised just reading this :eek:

Don't think I've ever had anything recalled but my Ma said when she was about 10 years old she opened a box of Cornflakes and theyd gone all soft. She sent a letter away to complain and didn't think much more of it.

Two weeks later a van pulls up outside her house and she was given 48 free boxes of the damn things to make up for it. Regretted that letter business after the 11th box :pac:

tan11ie

Not bought as such, but I had one of the 20p's with the horse saddle that were recalled..spent it on a time bar

The only one I had was a copy of Super Paper Mario which had a bug that would cause the game to freeze at a certain point. Was recalled by Nintendo and replaced with a bug-free version.

ToddyDoody

The golden olive butter-like spread was recalled for a while in the 90s because they thought it could cause cancer.. Bit worrying.

starbelgrade

Bought a Hotpoint dishwasher about 4 years ago. It stopped washing properly 4 times and 4 times they sent out a bloke to fix it. We extended the warranty & it had to be fixed a further 7 times until eventually the repair bloke replaced the whole motor.

It's worked fine since, but it would have been cheaper for them to just replace it straight off.

My last car was also recalled due to a factory fault with the installation of the steering column. The bastards at the garage gave me a Peugot 107 as a temporary replacement while they fixed my car. Apart from a Fiat 500 which I drove last year on holidays, it was the worst piece of shit I've ever driven.

John Doe1

Yeah i had a bidet that sucked rather than sprayed:p

xsiborg

my mail order russian bride-

after about a year she started making an awful nagging noise and had to be shipped recalled back to her parents the manufacturers.

Mr.Biscuits

My dog .. never comes when you first call him.

M cebee

electrical gear-main switches,bathroom globes

pain,in the arse going back to customers

the issue with beko fridges is shocking bad
loads of fires in, uk and and plenty of boardsies aware of fires here and little publicity

Nothingbetter2d

i didnt buy it myself but my landlord had to come take away a beko oil burner because it was one of those faulty ones that released carbon monoxide. he replaced the burner with a new gas burner cos gas had became available on the street around that time.

wilkie2006

ninja 12 wrote: »

A mulit pack of microwave popcorn that had rice weevils in it .

I saw the recall notice on Yahoo the day after I had eaten one of the three packs in the box :eek:

I rang the number advertised , gave them the batch number and they sent me a postal order for a fiver .

I opened the unused packs and sure enough , there were a fair few of the little buggers stuck in the butter/fat mix .

You ended up eating rice weevils and they gave you a fiver compensation?! Fcuk that. I would've hassled them for a lot more than a fiver!

cocoshovel

Ipod nano is was recalled only a few months ago. I said I may as well send it off, even though I never use it and its like 6 years old.
It took 3 weeks for them to mail out the package, and it said on their website that if you havent mailed it back within 2 weeks the order becomes invalid and you would have to place another one. But it said in an email I got that my order was fine, so I rang UPS to come pick it up. Their phone line was automated and I just gave up a few mins into it because I couldnt be arsed going through the process.

The Ipod is still in the U.P.S packaging on the floor in the corner of my room. Too much hassle in the end for something that hardly mattered.

ejmaztec

John Doe1 wrote: »

Yeah i had a bidet that sucked rather than sprayed:p

Did they remember to give your balls back when they swapped it?

Paulyh

An aldi BBQ, it was recalled about 2 years ago. It was my intention to use it for the summer and then bring it back and get my money back

But i was far too lazy and I still have it and use it. It is supposed to have a leaky gas regulater, but i like it and it works fine for me.........so far.

Duggy747

Parents brought me back to the hospital saying I was defect and asked for a replacment.

Couldn't help them considering they had lost the receipt.

Nothingbetter2d

Duggy747 wrote: »

Parents brought me back to the hospital saying I was defect and asked for a replacment.

Couldn't help them considering they had lost the receipt.

thats what they told you but they really tried to get a refund at the condom machine where it all went wrong in the first place.... its a shame babies cant fit in the slot

flanders1979

ninja 12 wrote: »

A mulit pack of microwave popcorn that had rice weevils in it .

I saw the recall notice on Yahoo the day after I had eaten one of the three packs in the box :eek:

I rang the number advertised , gave them the batch number and they sent me a postal order for a fiver .

I opened the unused packs and sure enough , there were a fair few of the little buggers stuck in the butter/fat mix .

Once you cooked it to 85 degrees it should be fine. Free protein.

kylith

Reiketsu wrote: »

I'm traumatised just reading this :eek:

Don't think I've ever had anything recalled but my Ma said when she was about 10 years old she opened a box of Cornflakes and theyd gone all soft. She sent a letter away to complain and didn't think much more of it.

Two weeks later a van pulls up outside her house and she was given 48 free boxes of the damn things to make up for it. Regretted that letter business after the 11th box :pac:

My parents did that with Yoplait (really water yoghurt) and some bread crowd (bread was in date but mouldy). In each case a van showed up with crates of stuff, and we had to eat it all before it went off.

ninja 12

Reiketsu wrote: »

I'm traumatised just reading this :eek:

wilkie2006 wrote: »

You ended up eating rice weevils and they gave you a fiver compensation?! Fcuk that. I would've hassled them for a lot more than a fiver!

Thay had a standard replacement scheme - ring up with the batch code and get a fiver to replace the affected box .
They only cost 1.99 at the time , so theoretically that's all they had to offer , the fiver was more than they had to pay

flanders1979 wrote: »

Once you cooked it to 85 degrees it should be fine. Free protein.

Well , I didn't even notice that they were in the bag I cooked , I munched my way through it while watching a movie , with the curtains closed and the lights off .

Normally I empty the bag into a bowl , but that day I didn't bother
If I had emptied it out , I would probably have seen them



Google "microwave popcorn weevil recall" for info about the recall .

eth0

Just found this list. Dont own anything on it but i do have some other piece of shoite from them ill probably try to bring back

http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/StaticDisplay/includeName/productRecalls.htm

Pandora2

eth0 wrote: »

Just found this list. Dont own anything on it but i do have some other piece of shoite from them ill probably try to bring back

http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/StaticDisplay/includeName/productRecalls.htm

See what I mean.....about 1/3 of these relate to products for kids!!! No wonder I've gone grey!!!

nlgbbbblth

First JAMS LP - 1987 What The F*ck Is Going On?

Arnold Layne

Duggy747 wrote: »

Parents brought me back to the hospital saying I was defect and asked for a replacment.

Couldn't help them considering they had lost the receipt.

And now, we all must suffer.:D

Can we sue your parents and/or the hospital?

Arnold Layne

You can also keep an eye on the US FDA Recalls here:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm

But you have to bear in mind that they are subject to "interventions" a la big corporations:

http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1609

eth0

Pandora2 wrote: »

See what I mean.....about 1/3 of these relate to products for kids!!! No wonder I've gone grey!!!

They're probably extra cautious with those, trying to avoid the wrath of the 'think of the children' crowd.

Pandora2

eth0 wrote: »

They're probably extra cautious with those, trying to avoid the wrath of the 'think of the children' crowd.

And today all Children's Tylenol has been recalled in the US.......:eek: True, saw it on a news feed a little while ago!!

lecker Hendl

Bought this jee vee jee

LOL