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Toys”R”Us, Inc. Launches National Program to Spotlight Potentially Unsafe Baby Products Still in the Marketplace

PR Newswire, August 26, 2009

Company’s “Great Trade-In” Event Encourages Parents to Exchange Used Cribs, Car Seats and Other Baby Products at Babies”R”Us and Toys”R”Us Stores Nationwide

WAYNE, N.J., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Toys”R”Us, Inc. today unveiled a national program that provides customers the opportunity to trade-in used cribs, car seats and other baby products in exchange for savings on a new item. The “Great Trade-In” event is designed to call attention to the fact that, due to safety concerns, certain used baby products, such as car seats and cribs, are not the best candidates to be handed down or resold.

Safety experts have recently reported that sales of used products are on the rise and are warning consumers to be cautious about purchasing second-hand children’s items. The “Great Trade-In” event places an emphasis on specific old or second-hand baby products that may be potentially unsafe, but are still in circulation. According to consumer advocacy organization Kids In Danger (KID), in general, less than 30% of affected items are returned when a baby product is recalled