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D’OH! Play-Doh offer to replace ‘inappropriate’ penis-shaped kids toy
Published 14:59 2 Jan 2015 GMT
Updated 15:51 3 Jan 2015 GMT
Add us as a preferred source on Google »Parents who purchased the Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Mountain play set for their kids this Christmas were treated to a very grown-up surprise when they opened the box. Mortified mums and dads have been inundating Play-Doh Facebook page with complaints over the… er… phallic shape of the applicator tool sold with the set, which retails for €17.49 in Irish toyshops.
Angry parents took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the shape of the toy after comments were removed from Hasbro’s Facebook page. One outraged mum posted: "This is NOT okay. This completely ruined our Christmas.” Another mum asked: "What is the concept of this? Why couldn’t it be in another form or shape?”
“We have heard some consumer feedback about the extruder tool in the Play-Doh Cake Mountain playset and are in the process of updating all future Play-Doh products with a different tool,” a statement from Hasbro, the company behind Play Doh, read. “Should any consumer want a replacement extruder for this item, they can contact Hasbro’s Customer Service Department.”
Angry parents took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the shape of the toy after comments were removed from Hasbro’s Facebook page. One outraged mum posted: "This is NOT okay. This completely ruined our Christmas.” Another mum asked: "What is the concept of this? Why couldn’t it be in another form or shape?”
“We have heard some consumer feedback about the extruder tool in the Play-Doh Cake Mountain playset and are in the process of updating all future Play-Doh products with a different tool,” a statement from Hasbro, the company behind Play Doh, read. “Should any consumer want a replacement extruder for this item, they can contact Hasbro’s Customer Service Department.”
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