Safety regulator, Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Announce Recall of Snow Play Candleholder
Recall 04046 · Dec 4, 2003 · Home Interiors and Gifts, Inc.
14,338
units affected
14,338
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04046
- Date
- Dec 4, 2003
- Company
- Home Interiors and Gifts, Inc.
- Units affected
- 14,338
- Product
- Snow Play Candleholder
- Product type
- Candles & Candle Holders
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recalled candleholder is about 6 inches high and is packaged in a box with "Home Interiors" written on the top of the box. Each candleholder has three snowmen linked by a small rope, "sledding" down a hill around the votive candleholder. The snowmen are painted red, blue, and green.
What can happen
Flames from the votive candle can set fire to the rope linking three "sledding" snowmen.
The fix
Stop using the candleholder immediately and return the candleholder to Home Interiors & Gifts, 2901 Trade Center, Suite 100, Carrollton, TX 75007, Attn: Snow Play Recall. Consumers should clearly mark the outside of the box with their name, return address, and total number of candleholders being returned, to receive a $20 gift certificate from Home Interiors for the full purchase price and shipping expense.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Two reports of the rope on the candleholder catching fire. No property damage and no injuries.
- Sold at
- Home Interiors' direct sales associates exclusively sold the recalled candleholders, from July 2003 through October 2003, for $14.99.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled snow play candleholder?
Stop using the candleholder immediately and return the candleholder to Home Interiors & Gifts, 2901 Trade Center, Suite 100, Carrollton, TX 75007, Attn: Snow Play Recall. Consumers should clearly mark the outside of the box with their name, return address, and total number of candleholders being returned, to receive a.
What is the hazard?
Flames from the votive candle can set fire to the rope linking three "sledding" snowmen.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.