Dolgencorp kitchen gadgets
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 21, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 21, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 21, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dolgencorp
- Maker
- Dollar General CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Kitchen gadgetsCPSC’s product type: Kitchen Gadgets, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 428), in Kitchen: Gadgets & Utensils
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 21, 2012, sent to the company Oct 25, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 15, 2012
The product, in the report: plastic fly swatters
Priced at 33 cents, a fly swatter may seem like a bargain. But when it can easily shatter into micro-pieces on the first swat, it’s probably overpriced even at 33 cents -- and perhaps unnecessarily dangerous. Dolgencorp, based in Tennessee, is distributing 3-packs of brightly colored plastic fly swatters made in China. I bought two packages -- 6 swatters -- for $2 total at a Dollar General store in Springfield, Vermont. I quickly discovered that the plastic swatters can shatter explosively whenever the user slaps (or attempts to slap) a fly on a hard surface like a windowsill, a counter or a hard chair. I’ve even had them shatter when slapped vigorously against a screen -- and most people swing hard and fast when attempting to nail a fly. The pieces that go rocketing off into the air upon impact can be as big as a half dollar or as small as tiny seeds -- in some cases tiny enough even to lodge in the latticework of a screen. I enclose the shattered ends of a couple of swatters, along with some pieces large and small, and a ‘joke” photo I sent my brother to illustrate how the instruments shatter. After a couple weeks ’ use, only one of the six swatters I purchased is still totally intact -- and that one mostly because it hasn’t gotten much use. I don’t suggest that the fly swatters are as dangerous as faulty brakes on a car. but an adult -- or a young child nearby -- could easily get hit in the eye with a shard of plastic, since their pieces can fly quite a distance. Perhaps the manufacturer should include a pair of safety goggles with each 3-pack of swatters -- and raise the package price to $2.
- Bought from
- Dollar General, Vermont
- Where
- Port Jefferson, New York: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Dolgencorp, made or sold by Dollar General Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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