This looks really good, but like so many sites I find on here, it makes no mention of country. So I assume you're just monitoring toys recalled in America?
i.e. It's probably not worth me in New Zealand signing up?
Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
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Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#12I don't see the back story anywhere on the site, but I hope your child is okay!
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#13I contracted for a company with the same idea (I built the matching engine from incoming alerts to products in the db). It went under, that was 3 years ago. They were not focused on toys, though. There is some traces of their android app here: http://www.amazon.com/Cyberellum-LLC-Recall-Alarm/dp/B007MCK...
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#14I don't see the back story anywhere on the site, but I hope your child is okay!
He is, it was a minor scare. But a scare nonetheless, and it was on a toy that had been recalled months ago. Its amazing, but there are a lot of toys and kids' furniture that have been recalled and yet are still available for purchase on amazon!
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#15I had the idea to do the same thing for drugs and medicine you are taking. Obviously this is a big task, perhaps v2, but have you thought about monitoring every toy, so that I could look up a toy before I buy it?
I hope you don't buy a toy that is already recalled. It is against the law in the US to sell a product that has been publicly recalled. http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-...
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#16Hmm. When I read the headline, I thought this had some angle with a lawsuit type service. If "my kid choked on a toy" and was injured, I would use a lawyer. So perhaps, you could build some sort of class action feature for peoples kids who were injured to file together and split the compensation. And maybe the site takes a fee as a percentage.
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#17I had the idea to do the same thing for drugs and medicine you are taking. Obviously this is a big task, perhaps v2, but have you thought about monitoring every toy, so that I could look up a toy before I buy it?
Yeah. I definitely want to do this and have it on my very-near-term todo list; I just wanted to get this version out the door and start getting feedback from a broader audience (up till now I've just handed out invites to my network of parents and friends).
Thanks for the feedback!
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#18I had the idea to do the same thing for drugs and medicine you are taking. Obviously this is a big task, perhaps v2, but have you thought about monitoring every toy, so that I could look up a toy before I buy it?
I hope you don't buy a toy that is already recalled. It is against the law in the US to sell a product that has been publicly recalled. http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-...
This was recalled last week.
http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Me-Layla-Bassinet-Cradle/dp/B004...
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#19Hmm. When I read the headline, I thought this had some angle with a lawsuit type service. If "my kid choked on a toy" and was injured, I would use a lawyer. So perhaps, you could build some sort of class action feature for peoples kids who were injured to file together and split the compensation. And maybe the site takes a fee as a percentage.
And that's the thought process that got a bunch of toys banned or restricted (such as magnets[1]) even though they can be responsibly used by many children. I don't think the problem is the product and certainly making it easier to start class action lawsuits will only further decrease the available toys until all we can purchase are pictures of toys. Just don't get a paper cut.
[1] http://gizmodo.com/5929064/buckyballs-have-been-banned-by-th...
Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this
#20Is this a front end on top of the current government provided resources [1] [2] [3], or does this include other sources? [1] http://www.recalls.gov/ [2] http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/ [3] http://www.saferproducts.gov/
I'm using those sources, but I'm also monitoring a few dozen parents and educators forums where safety concerns are sometimes raised, even if they don't convert into actual recalls, and treat those reports as minor alerts.