MarloElaine

Thanks so much to all of our readers who have shared their Thomas & Friends Recall experiences with us. Unfortunately, most of them have been negative. Many people are vowing to stop purchasing RC2 products all together. Others suggest getting their Thomas fix from Ebay or Toys R Us clearance to minimize RC2 [...]

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Every morning for the past two weeks, Sammy asked me, “Are we going to see the HUGE Thomas today?” He was so excited when I finally answered yes last Saturday. For the second year in a row, we took the kids to Day Out With Thomas at the Illinois Railway Museum. [...]

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We recently received our shipping reimbursement check from RC2, the makers of the recalled Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys. On June 20, 2007, we paid $5.25 to ship four trains via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Last week we received a $4.60 check along with a short letter.
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We received our Thomas & Friends Recall Gift in the mail last weekend. While we’ve heard of many people receiving Toad and a few getting Diesel, Fergus the Traction Engine is the newest edition to our Thomas & Friends collection.
The package included a note from RC2 stating that they will send a check to [...]

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Sammy is still anxiously awaiting his replacement Thomas and Friends toys and gifts from RC2, the makers of the lead-based paint recalled train toys. Now we have to take away even more toys from our children. Mattel, parent company of Fisher-Price, is recalling almost one million children’s toys for having lead [...]

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