Time to Throw Out Those Vintage Little People Toys! Health Canada Warning
1:09 PM Posted by CalgaryDaddy
While this seems silly now, I am amazed that such a simple lack of product engineering could cause such a potential danger. Did the toy companies not think of these things back in 1982? It seems really odd to me that they would allow such a simple solution to go uncorrected? Who was the genius that realized that making the toys bigger would solve this problem?
While this was a Health Canada warning, I assume that the same situation applies in the USA. ( Small is small, regardless of the Metric system measurements.) It really is a wonder that anyone born before 1991 survived.... lol.
From the expressions on these two characters, you can assume that they are not pleased with the discard notice and are probably hiding in Grandma's basement as we speak. If you find them, please discard immediately!
Shane
March 30, 2010 at 1:21 PM
HAHA...love the angry ones! I totally remember those.
I go by the rule: if it can fit through a toilet paper roll then it goes in the garbage!
March 30, 2010 at 6:22 PM
I guess they didn't care if people chocked before 1991. LOL. Thanks for sharing :)
March 30, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Yeah, for some reason the peek-a-boo toy I had as a tot had a sponge in the (easily opened) battery compartment. Apparently I choked on that. Obviously, I lived but it is shocking how stupidly some of these things were designed!
Oh, & I was about two at the time, which would have been 1991! Weird.
March 31, 2010 at 7:46 AM
Isn't it amazing that we all survived after growing up in that generation? Who knows what else could've possibly harmed us!!
April 1, 2010 at 10:14 AM
I'm sure next on the hit list will be those little smurf figurines - but I hope not. How DID we all survive growing up?
April 1, 2010 at 5:26 PM
A little 10 month old boy just died here in our community from chocking on one of the old little people. It was SO sad!
-A fellow Canadian
Jody from Mommy Moment
April 2, 2010 at 1:30 PM
They are still treasured toys for those of us who survived to tell the tales. But if you all throw yours out mine will go up in monetary value!
July 3, 2010 at 4:28 PM
Don't throw them out, people like me collect them because they remind of our childhood! :)