Thousands of Electric Balloon Pumps Sold at Dollar Tree Recalled After Explosion
More than 360,000 electric balloon pumps sold at Dollar Tree and through DoorDash have been recalled after several reports of overheating, according to the U.S. “Consumers who purchased the electric balloon pump online should contact the firm to receive a pre-paid shipping label to return the recalled product to receive a full refund.” The balloon pump is made of plastic and appears pink with a blue handle. The pump has two blue nozzles on the top used to blow up balloons.
- ▪More than 360,000 electric balloon pumps sold at Dollar Tree and through DoorDash have been recalled after several reports of overheating, according to the U.S.
- ▪“Consumers who purchased the electric balloon pump online should contact the firm to receive a pre-paid shipping label to return the recalled product to receive a full refund.” The balloon pump is made of plastic and appears pink with a blu
- ▪The pump has two blue nozzles on the top used to blow up balloons.
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More than 360,000 electric balloon pumps sold at Dollar Tree and through DoorDash have been recalled after several reports of overheating, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The agency says there has been at least one balloon pump that produced flames inside the unit and another report of a unit exploding.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000821699","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"gadgets","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"gadgets","TAGS":"cpsc,president-trump,recalls","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); “Consumers should stop using the recalled electric balloon…
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