Parents warn children’s fingers are getting STUCK inside the £100 L.O.L. Surprise Glamper Van – as one mother reveals paramedics were called to help free her daughter
- Number of parents reported children getting their fingers trapped in a hole
- Ambulance and fire crew called to dismantle toy after fingers would not budge
- Parents urged the toy to be recalled following loss of circulation and bleeding
Parents have warned that children are getting their fingers stuck in L.O.L Surprise Glamper Vans they got for Christmas – causing painful injuries and bleeding.
The colourful £100 toy was predicted to be one of the top toys bought for Children this year and unfolds into a three-foot playhouse.
But a number of worried parents have reported their children getting their fingers trapped in a hole underneath the toy, causing loss of circulation and bleeding.
Parents have warned that children are getting their fingers stuck in L.O.L Surprise Glamper Vans they got for Christmas – causing painful injuries and bleeding
Parents have even been forced to call an ambulance and fire brigade to saw the toy open after seeing their children ‘screaming’ in pain.
Mother Camille Katherine, wrote on Facebook: ‘Warning about L.O.L Glamper. This weekend, while using the button that she was supposed to push to open up her L.O.L Glamper, my daughter got her thumb stuck and was unable to remove it.
‘We tried for 20 minutes without luck and had to call our local EMS who were able to break the toy off from her.’
Another mother, Chanie Zarchie Wolf, wrote: ‘Last week we bought a L.O.L glamper for our daughter for her 6th Bday. She got her finger stuck and we tried for over an hour to release it.
A number of worried parents have reported their children getting their fingers trapped in a hole underneath the toy, causing loss of circulation and bleeding
The colourful £100 toy was predicted to be one of the top toys bought for Children this year and unfolds into a three-foot playhouse
Parents have even been forced to call an ambulance and fire brigade to saw the toy open after seeing their children ‘screaming’ in pain
‘We tried maneuvering it and then realized it was a double layer and whenever we tried to move the top layer she would scream. ‘We couldn’t see what was happening with her finger inside.
‘We also tried cracking it open and it was too painful for her so we kept stopping.’
Meanwhile mother Brittney Stewart said her daughter let out a ‘blood wrenching scream’ when she tried to free her finger and was forced to call the fire brigade.
Another mother, Chanie Zarchie Wolf, wrote: ‘Last week we bought a L.O.L glamper for our daughter for her 6th Bday. She got her finger stuck and we tried for over an hour to release it’
She wrote: ‘WARNING!! Maddie just got the L.O.L Glamper for her birthday and she decided to stick her finger in a hole on the bottom.
‘The hole looks like a button. Kids like to push buttons! Well her finger got stuck and every slight movement caused a blood wrenching scream! The fire department came and had to take it all apart and saw it in half.
‘It was pinched in there by a plastic tab, almost like a Chinese finger cuff.’
Now parents have called for the toy to be taken off the shelves and recalled, urging toy manufacturer L.O.L Surprise to redesign it.
A spokesperson for L.O.L Surprise said: ‘I am extremely upset to hear about our fans’ negative experience with the L.O.L. Surprise! Glamper.
‘Safety is a top priority when we develop our products, which must pass third-party toy testing and all applicable safety requirements before they’re shipped to retailers.
‘I take any concerns where injury is involved very seriously. There is a caution sticker on the glamper, and although the product was fully compliant as originally sold, in an abundance of care we have now re-designed the button mechanism to prevent any possibility of finger capture.
‘If any of our fans have concerns regarding their purchased Glamper, please contact our Customer Services team immediately.’
Mother Camille Katherine, wrote on Facebook: ‘My daughter got her thumb stuck and was unable to remove it’
Mother Brittney Stewart said her daughter let out a ‘blood wrenching scream’ when she tried to free her finger and was forced to call the fire brigade