RELATED: Never Buy This One Item at Dollar Tree, Employees Warn. On April 14, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Dollar Tree and its co-owned sibling store Family Dollar had issued a recall of Crafter’s Square Glue Guns. The bargain retailers sold just over one million units of the product at its stores across the U.S. The affected products are made of black plastic with an orange trigger and tip. They also have a silver UL-listed label located above the handle with “GLUE GUN” and “XY-15302” printed on the label. The recalled items were sold at Dollar Tree stores nationwide from Aug. 2020 through Feb. 2022, at Family Dollar stores nationwide from Jan. 2022 through Feb. 2022, and online at www.dollartree.com from Aug. 2021 through Feb. 2022 at the stores’ signature price of about $1. The recall was issued after the company discovered that the glue guns could malfunction when plugged in, posing a serious burn hazard and fire risk to anyone using them. So far, Dollar Tree says it has received seven reports from customers of serious electrical malfunctions while using the crafting product, including four reported fires and one report of skin irritation.
RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. The CPSC advises that anyone who may have purchased the Crafter’s Square Glue Gun immediately unplug and stop using the item. They should then return it to any Dollar Tree or Family Dollar store for a full refund. Anyone who purchased the affected product through the company’s website will be contacted soon with further instructions.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Anyone who potentially bought the affected item from Dollar Tree can call the company with their questions at 800-876-8697 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on weekdays or email them at [email protected] You can also find more information online by visiting https://www.dollartree.com/product-recalls or by going to www.dollartree.com and clicking on “Recall Information” at the bottom of the page for more details. Those who may have purchased the recalled glue gun from Family Dollar can reach the company at 844-636-7687 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on weekdays or by emailing [email protected] with their questions. Information is also available online at https://www.familydollar.com/product-recalls or by visiting the retailer’s website at www.familydollar.com and clicking on “Product Recalls” for more information RELATED: If You Have This Popular Deodorant, Stop Using It Immediately, FDA Warns.
