CPSC, Bloomingdale’s By Mail Announce Recall of Candleholders
Home product recall 04-538. Announced by CPSC on Feb 27, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 27, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 300 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The candleholders can tip over, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the candleholders immediately and return them to the firm for a full refund. Consumers were sent letters by mail with a pre-paid label for return of item.
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- How to reach the firm: Call Bloomingdale’s By Mail at (800) 472-0788 between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled candleholders are shaped like a tree, made of metal, and gold in color. The tree is about 24 inches tall and 15 inches wide and contains six metal hooks and glass cups for placing votive candles. The candleholders have a style number of 3562745.
300 units, as CPSC gives them.
Tree-shaped candleholders.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Bloomingdale’s By Mail, New York, N.Y.
- Bloomingdale’s By Mail sold the candleholders exclusively, between September 2003 and December 2003, for about $40.
- Made in Philippines, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received two reports involving concerns with the candleholder’s stability, though no injuries have been reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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