and click on "Recall Information" for more information. Report an Incident Involving this Product WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Ace Bayou Corp., of New Orleans, La., are reannouncing the voluntary recall of about 2.2 million bean bag chairs sold from 1995 to 2013. Only 790 consumers, who purchased the bean bag chairs, have responded to the recall. CPSC and Ace Bayou are urging consumers to install the free repair kit to permanently disable the bean bag chairs' zippers so that they cannot be opened. CPSC is extremely concerned that these recalled bean bag chairs are continuing to be used by children. The foam beads inside the chairs are serious suffocation and choking hazards for children. Two children died after suffocating on the chair's foam beads. An additional incident has been reported to CPSC involving a 6 year old boy who opened bean bag and reportedly swallowed some foam beads and had others in his nose and mouth.
The recalled bean bag chairs have two zippers, including an outer zipper that does not have a pull tab and another zipper directly underneath that zipper. Although the outer zipper on the bean bag chair does not have a pull tab, children can open it. Once they have opened the outer zipper, they can open the inner zipper which contains the foam beads and crawl inside. Children can suffocate or choke on these foam beads. The voluntary standard requires non-refillable bean bag chairs to have closed and permanently disabled zippers. Ace met the voluntary standard's requirement for a warning label. The two deaths involved a 13-year old boy from McKinney, Texas died and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Ky. who suffocated from lack of air and inhaling the chair's foam beads. Both children were found inside the chairs. The recalled chairs with zippers that can be opened were sold in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. They include round or L-shaped, vinyl or fabric, and are filled with polystyrene foam beads.
They were sold in a variety of colors, including purple, violet, blue, red, pink, yellow, Kelly green, black, port, navy, lime, royal blue, turquoise, tangerine and multi-color. The round bean bag chairs were sold in three sizes, 30, 32 and 40 inches in diameter. The L-shaped bean bag chair measures 18 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 30 inches high. "ACE BAYOU CORP" is printed on a tag sewn into the bean bag chair's cover seam. They were made in China. , , and other websites from 1995 to 2013 for between $30 and $100. To prevent another death, consumers should check the outside zipper on their bean bag chair to ensure that it has a metal staple to disable the outer zipper. If it does not have a metal staple, take the recalled bean bag chair away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for the free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper. Ace Bayou bean bag chair b-roll available at:More than two million bean bag chairs are being recalled for a second time by the Consumer Product Safety Commission after an inital recall last year went largely unnoticed.
Read more: These companies have the most loyal customers , , and elsewhere. After issuing a first recall in August 2014, the CPSC found only that only 790 customers responded to the recall. That's despite two deaths being tied to the bean bags. The danger stems from foam beads inside the chairs that pose a risk of suffocation and choking for children. The first recall was issued after two children opened the bean bags, crawled inside and suffocated to death. "Consumers should check the outside zipper on their bean bag chair to ensure that it has a metal staple to disable the outer zipper," the CPSC reports. "If it does not have a metal staple, take the recalled bean bag chair away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for the free repair kit to permanently disable the zipper." Read more: The #1 secret you don't know about outlet shoppingSee our Shopping & Retail section.When you’re a college freshman, black lights, beanbag chairs, and tour posters rule.
But once you’ve firmly crossed over into adulthood, it’s probably time to save the Christmas lights for the holidays. We’re not here to judge — instead, we suggest these seven ways to upgrade your decor from just-graduated to full-on grown-up. (And while you’re at it, check out the most affordable cities for new grads from Trulia‘s in-house economist Ralph McLaughlin.) 1. The beanbag chair We get it: A beanbag chair is comfy — not to mention it’s easy to move and can serve as a makeshift seat at a dinner party if needed. Visually speaking, it reeks of youth — and depending on how long you had it, actually reeks too. About those dinner parties: they’re one of the more enjoyable parts of adulthood, where everyone brings something to share and no one asks for a keg cup donation. Even if your home doesn’t have a formal dining area, you can make the most of any kitchen — even the tiniest ones — with a nice upholstered accent chair. Use it in your living room as a reading chair when you’re not hosting.
Remind us: How did these migrate past the 1960s, again? If you’ve got one on rotation, it’s best to keep it in Mom and Dad’s basement (or better yet, donate it to Goodwill) and light your space with the help of a sleek, metal-finish floor lamp that can be placed in a corner on its own or used alongside an easy chair (or bed) for reading.It belongs in a dorm room — sorry, not sorry. Beds have come a long way since mattress stores of yore, with direct-to-consumer mattress manufacturers Tuft & Needle and Casper, both of which manufacture in the United States and offer good-night-sleep guarantees (plus excellent customer service to boot). If you’re still set on making a futon happen, consider opting for a Japanese-style mattress paired with a platform frame. 4. Concert and movie posters Savor the musical memories, sure — but it’s time to ditch “art” that’s designed to be held up by thumbtacks and masking tape. Not all posters are created equal, however: you can score moderately priced vintage prints at places like International Poster Gallery, or original, funky artwork from up-and-coming artists on Etsy.
Keep them in the bank and take to the great outdoors: explore your neighborhood, Instagram app in tow, then print and frame your own photos for a personal (and frugal) touch. Nice in theory, but beds-in-bags are a bit boring and matchy-matchy — plus, the quality tends to be lower than what you’d find in individually purchased pieces. Instead, mix bedding basics of varying color and texture from places like Crate & Barrel and Wayfair. Home Goods and IKEA also sell sheets, quilts, and shams separately; if you’ve got to the time to dig, you could find a steal. Or worse: those metal hangers that come from the dry cleaners that should be recycled, immediately (or better yet, returned to the cleaners for reuse). Plastic hangers don’t just look cheap — they’re also a great way to guarantee damage to delicate garments. Instead, opt for wooden and padded-satin hangers, which look uniform and help keep clothes in great shape. Pricewise, they can stack up — but they’re also things you’ll buy once and keep for a while, so the ROI is there.