Recalled Aqua Dots Appear In Sunday Ads

[OhioChick]

Source: AP

Target, Toys 'R' Us Circulars Printed In Advance
POSTED: 1:45 pm EST November 25, 2007


TRENTON, N.J. -- The popular but dangerous toy Aqua Dots was recalled but the fliers advertising it apparently were not.

A Toys "R" Us flier distributed in some Sunday newspapers contains an ad for Aqua Dots, the popular toy beads yanked from U.S. store shelves nearly three weeks ago because they are coated in a chemical that can turn into the "date-rape" drug when swallowed.

The circular advertises the Aqua Dots Super Studio for $19.99 -- a $5 savings. Retailer Target boasted a $13 price tag for Aqua Dots in its Black Friday circular.

"These circulars were printed and in distribution before the recall," Kathleen Waugh, a spokeswoman for Toys "R" Us Inc., headquartered in Wayne, N.J, said Sunday. "Absolutely, Aqua Dots are not available or for sale."

A phone message left Sunday morning at the Minnesota headquarters of Target Corp. wasn't immediately returned.

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Nice.....

[Xipe Totec]

1. Maybe they're going for the older more hip audience?

People looking for a cheap alternative to roofies?

:scared:

[supernova]

2. Yes, I noticed them here

my sister's family gets the paper and while I was there for Thanksgiving, I saw the ADs in the sale circulars for this weekend.

Ugh.

[electron_blue]

3. I saw a commercial for these on tv 2 days ago

[rodeodance]

4. that was quick!--the comback.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. I saw the Target ad, too...

Appalling.

[ocean girl]

6. I actually saw them for sale today in a KB Toys Outlet in Charleston, SC

They had a bunch of them. I was going to ask the management why they were selling them, but the line to overpay for toys was too long.

Pretty outrageous, huh?

[northzax]

7. so Toys R US is paying to advertise

for a product they don't sell anymore. it happens all the time, circulars have to be printed in advance, it's the only logical thing to do (imagine the Washington Post having to print, collate, bag and insert all those circulars on a sunday morning? insanity)

bad luck for the companies who wasted ad space on a recalled product.