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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

#21

I 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!

What was the toy?

Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this

#22
Do you have any concerns that the system could be abused? Maybe a someone would start paying some Amazon Turkers to make complaints about a competing product?

What do you think about expanding this to 3d-printed stuff? Analyze blueprints for child safety before printing?

Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this

#23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

I can't find any evidence of this recall; how did you find out about it? I guess that's the value of your site?

Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this

#27

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?

This seems like a case where the country shouldn't matter. A recall in the US could help your kid no matter where you live.

Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this

#28

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?

This seems like a case where the country shouldn't matter. A recall in the US could help your kid no matter where you live.

that assumes the user is going to take the time to figure out which of their toys originated in the US OR waste time entering toys with the mistaken belief that the service is watching for them.

Re: Show HN: My kid choked on a toy, so I built this

#30
post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This was recalled last week. http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Me-Layla-Bassinet-Cradle/dp/B004...

I can't find any evidence of this recall; how did you find out about it? I guess that's the value of your site?

This was hard to find because the word "Layla" in the title of AMZN's product page is not used: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Dream-on-Me-Recalls-2-in...
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