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mikulecky
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I put my two month old son into a new swing. We have owned the swing for two months, it was manufactured in China in June of 2000. The swing is assembled by means of a metal pole inserted into about an inch of plastic. It is secured by a metal push button. The swing broke at the top with my son inside of it. I caught my son before he hit the floor, and my husband said that he seems to be fine (my husband is a resident physician). An ancillary problem with the swing is the consistent failure of the seat belt.
The more I look at this swing the more angry I become. We thought this was a top of the line swing. ($120.00) Money is not necessarily an indicator of quality... the plastic is very brittle, and split just like a plastic Easter egg. Both sides of the swing show signs of failure. The swing seat joint has gone from dark to white from the force of the accident.
When I contacted the company they asked that the swing be returned to them. I was willing to do so pending assurances that they would contact the appropriate governmental safety organizations and their distributors. They kept putting me off of this request, and stated that I was keeping them from investigating the matter properly by keeping the swing. (I only hope I'm doing the right thing.)
I know exactly the stresses that this swing went through. We used it! There was nothing out of the ordinary in it's use. After the accident, it was very clear that the manufacturing design is seriously flawed. We subsequently purchased a Graco swing. Graco takes the additional safety measures of adding plastic teeth to secure the seat belt from slipping. And more importantly puts a twist mechanism on the metal push button.
I would like some kind of judgment against this company, so there is a record of it's negligence. I hate to think that because my baby escaped injury, other parents might not be made aware of the hazards of this swing.
Thank you for your responses,
Dianna Mikulecky
[Edited by mikulecky on 12-12-2000 at 02:09 PM]
The more I look at this swing the more angry I become. We thought this was a top of the line swing. ($120.00) Money is not necessarily an indicator of quality... the plastic is very brittle, and split just like a plastic Easter egg. Both sides of the swing show signs of failure. The swing seat joint has gone from dark to white from the force of the accident.
When I contacted the company they asked that the swing be returned to them. I was willing to do so pending assurances that they would contact the appropriate governmental safety organizations and their distributors. They kept putting me off of this request, and stated that I was keeping them from investigating the matter properly by keeping the swing. (I only hope I'm doing the right thing.)
I know exactly the stresses that this swing went through. We used it! There was nothing out of the ordinary in it's use. After the accident, it was very clear that the manufacturing design is seriously flawed. We subsequently purchased a Graco swing. Graco takes the additional safety measures of adding plastic teeth to secure the seat belt from slipping. And more importantly puts a twist mechanism on the metal push button.
I would like some kind of judgment against this company, so there is a record of it's negligence. I hate to think that because my baby escaped injury, other parents might not be made aware of the hazards of this swing.
Thank you for your responses,
Dianna Mikulecky
[Edited by mikulecky on 12-12-2000 at 02:09 PM]