[Lemmy]

raydan raydan:

So I guess that Legos are OK then.

Of course.

raydan raydan:

What about chocolat covered almonds?

My favourite.

[Brenda]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:

Ya I guess we should ban everything that a toddler can put in their mouth.

PRETTY sure that's not what I said. Pretend you're a 2 year-old: gets a hold of chocolate egg. Eats egg. Finds something inside egg. What's next?

Are you suggesting we shouldn't ban ANYTHING on the grounds of "choking hazard"?

What they find inside is a yellow egg shaped thing NO ONE can open, which is larger than Lego's.

BTW, as a parent, you break the egg in 2 halves for your toddler, and give them the chocolate while you keep the yellow thing and break your nails trying to open it.

[Lemmy]

Brenda Brenda:

What they find inside is a yellow egg shaped thing NO ONE can open, which is larger than Lego's.

Yeah, those ones you can buy in Canada. The ones they're seizing at the border are ones sold in the USA that are EASY to get into, which is why they're seizing them. That's five more posts than I'd expected to make on this thread.

[Brenda]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Brenda Brenda:

What they find inside is a yellow egg shaped thing NO ONE can open, which is larger than Lego's.

Yeah, those ones you can buy in Canada. The ones they're seizing at the border are ones sold in the USA that are EASY to get into, which is why they're seizing them. That's five more posts than I'd expected to make on this thread.

Huh?
I am confused. The story says the US has banned them, and this lady has bought them in Canada, not allowed to bring them into the US, as far as I understand.

[Lemmy]

Uncle. I read it wrong. But I still support bans or labels on toys that are "choking hazards".

[Brenda]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Uncle. I read it wrong. But I still support bans or labels on toys that are "choking hazards".

For as far as I know, on the inside of the yellow eggie thing, there are instructions telling you how to put that toy together, and on there, there is a "not for children under the age of 3 years" warning.

It has been a while since I bought one of them eggs tho, so I might be wrong...

[Guy_Fawkes]

I think on both sides it has a circle with 3+ on it with instructions on one side and the choking hazard warning in like 10 other languages on the opposite side.

[fifeboy]

Stay home, problem solved.

[BartSimpson]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

I find it strange that a treat with a toy that can't be got at by anyone young enough to be silly enough to put it in their mouths has been banned in a country that has NO issue with kids handling firearms.

Hyperbole.

US Federal law prohibits children (under 18) from handling firearms without immediate adult supervision and several states prohibit even that. In many states you must be 21 to purchase a long gun. In all states you MUST be 21 to purchase a handgun.

[BartSimpson]

Brenda Brenda:

Lemmy Lemmy:

Brenda Brenda:

What they find inside is a yellow egg shaped thing NO ONE can open, which is larger than Lego's.

Yeah, those ones you can buy in Canada. The ones they're seizing at the border are ones sold in the USA that are EASY to get into, which is why they're seizing them. That's five more posts than I'd expected to make on this thread.

Huh?
I am confused. The story says the US has banned them, and this lady has bought them in Canada, not allowed to bring them into the US, as far as I understand.

I don't know what they're talking about, really, because several local stores in Sacramento sell these eggs. I buy them for Mrs. Bart all the time as she loves the things.

[Monkeyman]

raydan raydan:

Lemmy Lemmy:

raydan raydan:

I don't get it, if they seize this, then I guess they have to seize EVERYTHING small enough to choke a child... including small change and buttons.

No, just toys, especially toys encased in chocolate.

So I guess that Legos are OK then.

What about chocolat covered almonds?

haaa hahahahaha.

this thread is amusing.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

I find it strange that a treat with a toy that can't be got at by anyone young enough to be silly enough to put it in their mouths has been banned in a country that has NO issue with kids handling firearms.

Hyperbole.

US Federal law prohibits children (under 18) from handling firearms without immediate adult supervision and several states prohibit even that. In many states you must be 21 to purchase a long gun. In all states you MUST be 21 to purchase a handgun.

Great, tell that to the fuckwits I see handing their fucking fully automatic weapon..on full auto, to their 8 year old kids!!!

[coaster_dot]

At first I thought they were talking about these eggs....lol

[CRoberts]

haha what a joke.

[Choban]

Lemmy Lemmy:

It seems a bit strange, but if you'd ever had to race a choking kid to the emergency room you might not find it ridiculous.

But an all out ban for this is a bit much when a warning label would suffice, the #1 cause of choking related deaths with children is get this hot dog weiners and carrots, are they banning them? They sell and market plenty of items in the us that pose potential choking hazzards and they all come with the warnign label.

Addition, it's not so much the ban I find rediculous but the fact they did all this with the letters and wrnings of potential fines ect, just take the damn thing, tell the lady they arent allowed in the states and leave it at that.