The pressure is on for parents to buy the must have toys on their children’s Christmas list. But in your rush to buy you could unsuspectingly buy fake toys.
Fake toys are made with cheap, nasty materials containing dangerous chemicals and flammable materials. They break easily and can be dangerous for children to use, especially those containing electrical components and batteries.
Take your time & follow these top tips when buying toys:
- Only buy from shops you trust – be wary of websites you’ve never shopped with before especially if it sounds too good to be true
- Check the website is genuine
- Look for the BSI Kite and Lion quality marks
- Check the packaging for spelling mistakes – do the instructions make sense?
This year’s most popular Christmas toys and gadgets
From top left to right: Soundmoovz Musical Bandz, Star Wars toys including the new BB-9E, HoverKart, Laser X and the Polaroid 3-D Pen.Hoverboards are still popular and the new HoverKart will certainly be at the top of some Christmas lists. Follow these top tips if you are considering buying a Hoverboard this year
Report fake products to Trading Standards
Kent County Council 15 December 2017
http://mailchi.mp/bab4ab365891/how-to-spot-fake-electrical-goods-puppy-buying-tips-and-more
Polaroid Play 3D Pen is fake? Polaroid3D.com
The article is pointing out that popular products are likely to be copied. Consumers should check that they are buying the legitimate product not cheap copies, which often don’t meet the rigorous safety standards used by the original manufacturers.