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Recalls From Pottery Barn Kids And H&M
Pottery Barn Kids is recalling the Sweet Lambie Crib Bumper because the thread in the stitching can unravel and become tangled around an baby. Click here for more information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Also, H&M is recalling this...
Tags: Hennes & Mauritz AB, Pottery Barn, Furniture, Services and Shopping
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EVO Strollers Recalled By CPSC
Mutsy USA is recalling EVO strollers due to strangulation hazards. According to the press release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission: The opening between the grab bar and seat bottom of the stroller can allow an infant’s body to pass...
Tags: Consumer Confidence
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Toddler Deaths Prompt Large Recall Of Dressers
18-thousand Million Dollar Baby Dressers made by Bexco are being recalled after two toddlers died in separate incidents. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the dresser can become unsteady when a child climbs into the drawers. Both...
Tags: Consumer Confidence
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Eddie Bauer Bassinet Recalled For Suffocation Hazard
97,000 of these rocking bassinets, made by Eddie Bauer, are being recalled due to a design flaw that poses a suffocation hazard to babies. These wooden infant beds were sold at Target, Toys R Us and Sears from 2007 to 2011 for $150.00. Dorel Juvenile...
Tags: Toys "R" Us, Inc.
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CPSC Announces Recall Of Fleece Hoodie From Target
Children's Apparel Network is recalling these t-shirt and hoodie sets, sold exclusively at Target in the fall of 2011, due to a violation of lead paint standards. Click here for all information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Tags: Consumer Confidence
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CPSC Recalls Small Child's Trampoline
The CPSC and Panline USA are recalling the Alex Little Jumpers Trampoline because the handlebar can break, causing a fall hazard. Click here for all the information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Tags: Consumer Confidence
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Children's Clothing Recalled By The CPSC
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing several recalls of kids' pajamas and clothes due to violations of federal flammability standards. PajamaGram is recalling these Hoodie Footies and other ensembles for sleeping. Click here for model...
Tags: Consumer Confidence
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How Gas Could Hit $6 a Gallon
Fuel prices are ramping up faster than their usual summer gains, and there's a 20 percent chance that prices could spike to nearly $6 a gallon, industry research firm IHS says. "Only three percent of consumer budgets go to gasoline. That’s tiny,"...Tags: Sports Cars, Petroleum Industry, Chrysler Group LLC, Chrysler, Manufacturing and Engineering
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The pros and cons of owning a hybrid vehicle
You’ve heard the hype about hybrids. But what are the real benefits and disadvantages to owning one? Hybrid car sales have dipped in recent years. However, supporters note that vehicle sales in general have also decreased over that period,...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Alternative Energy
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Forbes Selects 'Toughest' Trucks of 2012
By Mark Williams, PickupTrucks.com The resident auto expert at Forbes.com just wrote a story about the toughest trucks of 2012. The article (with an admittedly great title) is both odd and interesting because of the criteria. Forbes made the first cut...Tags: Trucks, Car Guides and Reviews, Toyota, Vehicles, Honda
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Why We Love Leases
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A perfect alignment of market forces in recent months has made leasing a car more financially advantageous and appealing to a wider range of consumers. “High resale values and low interest rates are contributing...Tags: Marketing, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars, Services and Shopping
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Trading Up
By Deb Acord
CTW Features
Americans love technology. The quest for the newest gadgets that keep us connected anytime, anywhere, fuels our society.
So it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that consumers are beginning to view the switch to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, BMW, Electronics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles
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