baby car seats recalled

can i get my money back for an infant product on recall instead of repairing it?

baby car seats, cribs, playpens

It’s at the discretion of the company. And the place you purchased it from.

For instance, Toys R Us has a history of taking recalled items back if you have a receipt proving you got it there, even if the recall is just a repair. But call your local Toys R Us because it’s dependent on the manager and their policy. Wal-mart doesn’t require a receipt, but does require that it’s recalled or you get an instore credit (and the original packaging.) Target requires a receipt even for items they have in store and in the matter of recalls has a history of saying “Well, you paid 200, but we sold it at the lowest for $59, so you only get $59 back.” Ridiculous.

The cribs, at least my daughter’s, was a recall, not a repair. The first time was a repair and that was to fix the bracket if you put it in wrong (we didn’t.) The second time they told us to return it to a store. She’s a toddler now. The danger is the drop side… well, what’s the point? She’s in a toddler bed now, that side isn’t even UP anymore. So we opted to keep it since most of the places would have exchanged for something not worth the same amount rather than giving the money back.

Now, the recent cloth book recall that happened (it’s a book of dinosaurs that we have… we’re just lucky like that, one of the spots is lead coated… ugh) the company said to mail it to them and they’ll send the price of the book (something like $8) and the cost of the shipping ($3) to replace the book. Some of the play pens, because of the dangers they’ve had, have had people get their money back. The handles on the car seats, not usually. Those just have a repair kit.

It all depends. You have to contact the company and find out, if you have the receipt you can typically have more options, and just find out.

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