March
20, 2002
Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va., is
voluntarily recalling about 165,000 paperweights. The paperweights can leak
petroleum distillates, which can pose ingestion and flammability hazards to
consumers.
The recalled paperweights were sold in four varieties:
|
SHAPE |
LENGTH |
INTERIOR |
|
Pyramid
|
3
inches long, 3 inches wide and 3 inches high |
Sailboats
floating in blue and clear liquid or hearts floating in clear liquid |
|
Pyramid
With a Heart |
2
1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches high |
Sailboats
floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored hearts floating in clear
liquid |
|
Heart
|
2
1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high |
Sailboats
floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored hearts floating in clear
liquid |
|
Double
Heart |
3
1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high |
Sailboats
floating in blue and clear liquid or multicolored hearts floating in clear
liquid |
All four varieties of paperweights have a label on the bases that reads,
"817718*** OFSC3*** DOLLAR TREE DIST. *** MADE IN CHINA ***K's
Collection." Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express, and
Dollar Bills retail stores nationwide sold the paperweights from August 2000
through September 2000 for about $1.
Consumers should stop using the paperweights immediately and return them to
the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Dollar
Tree Stores, Inc. at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through
Friday.