Payless ShoeSource Expands Recall of Children’s Clog Shoes Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 07-236. Announced by CPSC on Jul 17, 2007.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 17, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- About 270,000 (This recall was first announced in June 2007) 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?
Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take the shoes away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, call Payless at (800) 654-0697 between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Consumers can also visit the firm’s Web site at www.payless.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the following character-themed clog styles: Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, Hello Kitty, Coasters® Lighted Car Compel, and Cambridge Mary-Jane. The shoes were sold in toddler sizes 5 through 10. The flexible shoes have air ventilation holes on the top and/or side, and plastic rivets attached to the strap. Shoe sizes are printed on the sole of the shoe. No other sizes, styles or models are included in the recall.
About 270,000 (This recall was first announced in June 2007) units, as CPSC gives them.
Toddler Clog Shoes.
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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 Payless ShoeSource, Inc., Topeka, Kan.
- Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from January 2006 through June 2007 for between $15 and $20.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
No injuries or incidents 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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.