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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 reimburse the postage. It is not clear how much or how will they accurately determine the amount of postage paid. I scanned a copy of the letter for those who have not yet received their free gift.

I was a bit disappointed to only receive one free gift for returning the four trains. I can’t help but think what if we had sent all four separately.

Sammy is anxiously waiting for the new coat of paint on his beloved trains. Hopefully he doesn’t have to wait too long!

Have you received your free gift? If so, let us know in the comments below which one was sent to you.

We have received new information since our last article “More Toys Recalled for Lead Paint.”

Fisher-Price Consumer Affairs e-mailed me after I completed their online request form. The e-mail contains a link to an eight page brochure, a merchandise return label, and detailed shipping instructions to return recalled items. The brochure has a list of all the affected Fisher-Price toys. The merchandise return label has been pre-filled with my name, address, and a delivery confirmation number.

Below is the entire e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: FP Consumer Affairs (CATS)
Date: Aug 4, 2007 5:51 PM
Subject: In Reference to Case Number: 13######

Thank you for contacting Fisher-Price regarding our recall program for painted plastic toys with a possible lead paint hazard. We apologize for any disappointment or concern this may have caused and thank you for allowing us to remedy the situation.

Please follow this link to download a detailed color brochure that will assist you in determining if you own affected product. You will need to print, complete, and return the last two pages of the brochure, along with any affected product.
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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 paint.

“According to Mattel, all the toys were made by a contract manufacturer in China. The recall, the second biggest this year involving toys, covers 83 products made from April 19 to July 6.”
NY Times
“Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.”
Yahoo Finance

Mattel has published a list of the affected toys. For more information, call Mattel’s recall hot line at 800-916-4498. If you believe you have some of these items, then scroll all the way down to the bottom of Mattel’s list to start the request for a brochure and a pre-paid electronic merchandise return label to send back your product.
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Happy WW!