Jun
18
2014

RECALL: Joe Fresh Children's Aqua Socks/Water Shoes

Fall Hazard

RECALL: Joe Fresh Children's Aqua Socks/Water Shoes

Health Canada has recalled the above water socks/shoes in various toddler and kids sizes, as the shoes may slip posing a potential fall hazard.

Three incidents have been reported to Loblaws, with one resulting in a minor injury.

Customers are advised to stop using the recalled shoes and return them to any of the following Loblaws stores that sell Joe Fresh products:

Atlantic

  • Atlantic Superstore®, Dominion (in Newfoundland only) and Save Easy®

Ontario

  • AXEP Affiliated, Extra Foods®, Fortinos®, Joe Fresh, Loblaws®, nofrills®, Real Canadian Superstore®, Your Independent Grocer® and Zehrs Markets®

Québec

  • Joe Fresh, Loblaws®, Maxi®, Maxi® & Cie, Presto/Club Entrepot®, Provigo® and Provigo Le MarcheTM

West

  • Extra Foods®, Joe Fresh, nofrills®, Real Canadian Superstore®, Real Canadian Wholesale Club™ and Your Independent Grocer®

For further information, contact Loblaws customer service at 1-800-296-2332 or via email.
 
From April to May 2014, approximately 9,300 shoes were sold at Loblaws stores and at Joe Fresh online.
 
View more recalls on children's products.
 
Jun
18
2014

This PSA About Child Car Safety Isn't About Bad Parenting

Cracking the windows isn't enough

This PSA About Child Car Safety Isn't About Bad Parenting

child in car

Something awful happens every 10 days in the U.S. It may be a reenactment, it may be a year old, yet some videos are worth watching again and again, lest the message fails to sink in. "One Decision" is one such video. 

Courtesy of Upworthy, the powerful PSA from Red Castle Productions isn't about bad parenting, it's about how a split-second decision or a moment of forgetfulness can have grave consequences.

Cracking the windows down in hot weather is not enough. Be vigilant, particularly in parking lots. This summer, if you see a pet or child inside a car, please do something.

Volkswagen's latest ad stunned moviegoers into paying attention. 

 

Jun
17
2014

Mom Wears Daughter's 'Short' Dress To Graduation

Much ado about dress codes

Mom Wears Daughter's 'Short' Dress To Graduation

dress too short

If you can't beat 'em, dress like them? In a delectable show of allegiance with her teenager, Violet Burkhart, Amy Redwine wore her daughter's dress—the same dress that supposedly violated the school's dress code—to her graduation ceremony. 

According to an article in Buzzfeed, North Carolina's Central Davidson High School sent the senior home on the last day of classes for wearing a dress it deemed too short, even though Violet had worn it to school before without incident. 
 
“If I thought this dress was inappropriate, I would have never allowed her to wear the dress,” said Redwine. “I’m going to wear it in front of everybody and be proud just like she should have been able to on her last day.”
 
You wore it well, Mom. You wore it well...
 
What do you think about all the recent fuss over school dress codes? Arbitrary or absolutely essential?
 
Did this school go too far to enforce its dress code?