There have already been so many articles, snippets and Tweets already about the crib recall by Stork Craft it’s hard to imagine there’s anything left to say.  But there was a decent addition on the CBC news about how the this recall has put a review on parents with drop-side cribs.  It may make many parents nervous that, even if they don’t have one of the recalled models, they may be putting their baby in danger by continuing to use the crib.

Even worse, cribs are not exactly a disposable item. Many have paid a great deal of money for their model thinking it would last for many years.  So there is pressure on parents to replace the crib, but the financial realities prevent them from doing it.

I feel fortunate that my wife and I were talked out of buying the drop-sided cribs when we were in the market.  Probably it was due more to a sales clerk being anxious to sell the model this small store carried rather than us going elsewhere, but I think there was also the issue of the wear and tear on the drop sided cribs.

I guess it makes sense not to get swept up in the latest hysteria and dumping a model that has not been seen to have this danger.  Not that there isn’t a danger there, but hopefully this will initiate a review of all the other makers and models to ensure there have been adequate testing so that these tragedies won’t occur again.

I always think it’s amazing anyone is crazy or wealthy enough to manufacture any baby products due to the legal issues if there is even one accident with any product.  I guess there is enough reward to mitigate the risk of lawsuits and recalls.

But even still I’ll be Stork Craft is hurting right now.

Tags: crib, news, recall, safety