For Immediate Release
March 20, 2002
Release # 02-122
CPSC Contact: Ken Giles (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1184
Paperweight Recall Hotline: (800) 876-8077
CPSC, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Paperweights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va., is
voluntarily recalling about 165,000 paperweights. The paperweights can
leak petroleum distillates, which can pose ingestion and flammability
hazards to consumers.
CPSC and Dollar Tree Store Inc. have not received any reports of
incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of
injuries.
The recalled paperweights were sold in four varieties:
SHAPE Pyramid
LENGTH 3 inches long, 3 inches wide and 3 inches high
INTERIOR Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or hearts floating
in clear liquid
SHAPE Pyramid With a Heart
LENGTH 2 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches high
INTERIOR Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored
hearts floating in clear liquid
SHAPE Heart
LENGTH 2 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high
INTERIOR Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored
hearts floating in clear liquid
SHAPE Double Heart
LENGTH 3 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high
INTERIOR Sailboats floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored
hearts floating in clear liquid
All four varieties of paperweights have a label on the bases that
reads, "817718*** OFSC3*** DOLLAR TREE DIST. *** MADE IN CHINA ***K's
Collection."
Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express, and Dollar
Bills retail stores nationwide sold the paperweights from August 2000
through September 2000 for about $1.
Consumers should stop using the paperweights immediately and
return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more
information, call Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. at (800) 876-8077 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Consumer Protection,
referred this matter to CPSC.