This mum's warning about a Kmart item might save your grandkid!
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When it comes to being a grandparent, there’s so much pleasure in being able to shower our grandkids with gifts.
For those lucky enough to be blessed with grandchildren, finding a good bargain at Kmart when searching for the perfect toy or present feels great.
However, one mum’s experience with a Kmart product was not quite the bargain she’d hoped for, as it ended in near-disaster.
The family’s ordeal began when 22-month-old Arlo, who was then tottering around his family’s lounge room with one of Kmart’s 6-Pack Reusable Cups with Hard Spout Lids filled with milk in hand, had tripped on the carpet.
Unfortunately, he fell face-first onto it.
This resulted in the sippy cup shattering into sharp shards on impact, slicing into his cheek, nose, lip, and forehead. Arlo’s eye was also bruised and surrounded by tiny cuts.
His horrified mum, Emmah Peter, was quick to attend to her son’s wounds—and she's now sounding a warning for the safety of toddlers out there.
'I’m so glad it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but was still quite scary,' she recalled.
'I don’t know what I would have done if it went in his eye.'
Emmah revealed that when the accident happened early this September, she first thought nothing was amiss.
'I couldn’t immediately see any wounds because he was covered in milk.'
'After I cleaned that up, I noticed he had several scratches on his face and a bruise appearing under his eye.'
The fragility of the cup when under pressure was evident and prompted Kmart to investigate the product.
The cup had been purchased for $5 as part of a pack of six and was made from Polypropylene. The item is currently listed under Kmart’s baby feeding range.
'We bought the cups in a pack of six, but several had already been broken from my son throwing them,' Emmah said.
She also shared that she was also never concerned about the product until the incident.
Emmah had returned the cups to her local Kmart and shared with them the incident. To which a staff member responded that they would be sending the cups off for product testing.
A spokesperson from Kmart also issued a statement which read: 'The safety of our customers is always our number one priority.'
'While this product complies with all required safety standards and is regularly tested, we are now working with this customer directly so that we can conduct a full investigation and review.'
Emma hopes to warn parents and grandparents about the possibilities with the productto prevent another accident from happening.
'My message to others who have these is to throw them away if they aren’t comfortable with their little one using them any more, based on what might happen,' she said.
'Or at least make sure [the] child is seated while drinking and doesn’t walk around with their cup.'
Members, have you had the same experience with a similar product before? Share them with us in the comments below to keep other grandchildren free from harm!
For those lucky enough to be blessed with grandchildren, finding a good bargain at Kmart when searching for the perfect toy or present feels great.
However, one mum’s experience with a Kmart product was not quite the bargain she’d hoped for, as it ended in near-disaster.
The family’s ordeal began when 22-month-old Arlo, who was then tottering around his family’s lounge room with one of Kmart’s 6-Pack Reusable Cups with Hard Spout Lids filled with milk in hand, had tripped on the carpet.
Unfortunately, he fell face-first onto it.
A sippy cup from the 6-Pack Reusable Cups with Hard Spout Lids set from Kmart shattered when a toddler who was holding it tripped and dropped the cup. Image source: Kmart (left), Freepik (right).
This resulted in the sippy cup shattering into sharp shards on impact, slicing into his cheek, nose, lip, and forehead. Arlo’s eye was also bruised and surrounded by tiny cuts.
His horrified mum, Emmah Peter, was quick to attend to her son’s wounds—and she's now sounding a warning for the safety of toddlers out there.
'I’m so glad it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but was still quite scary,' she recalled.
'I don’t know what I would have done if it went in his eye.'
Emmah revealed that when the accident happened early this September, she first thought nothing was amiss.
'I couldn’t immediately see any wounds because he was covered in milk.'
'After I cleaned that up, I noticed he had several scratches on his face and a bruise appearing under his eye.'
Arlo’s face was sliced and bruised after his fall. Image source: 7News / Emmah Peters.
The fragility of the cup when under pressure was evident and prompted Kmart to investigate the product.
The cup had been purchased for $5 as part of a pack of six and was made from Polypropylene. The item is currently listed under Kmart’s baby feeding range.
'We bought the cups in a pack of six, but several had already been broken from my son throwing them,' Emmah said.
She also shared that she was also never concerned about the product until the incident.
Emmah had returned the cups to her local Kmart and shared with them the incident. To which a staff member responded that they would be sending the cups off for product testing.
A spokesperson from Kmart also issued a statement which read: 'The safety of our customers is always our number one priority.'
'While this product complies with all required safety standards and is regularly tested, we are now working with this customer directly so that we can conduct a full investigation and review.'
Emma hopes to warn parents and grandparents about the possibilities with the productto prevent another accident from happening.
'My message to others who have these is to throw them away if they aren’t comfortable with their little one using them any more, based on what might happen,' she said.
'Or at least make sure [the] child is seated while drinking and doesn’t walk around with their cup.'
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then off to play. Also good training for manners. If my autistic grandson's, 2 of them 11 & 3 , can manage to do the right thing all Kiddies can achieve.
poor little chap hope he’s okay
