Tory Burch purse recall?!

[hz80408]

Have any of you heard of the TB purse due to lead content?

A friend just called and said it was on the news.

[hz80408]

Jun 20, 2012 19:23:27 GMT -5 @mavjen said:

I have not heard of this news. Maybe this explains the fug pom pom necklace--brain damage?

Bahah; perhaps. I'll post if I get an updates. Friend called me freaking out about it; kind of wondering it it's a hoax

[anaps28]

here's the story that was on ABC news tonight..
abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2012/06/purses-with-lead-sold-at-popular-retailers-consumer-group-finds/

[sailorgray]

My mom called me about it. It's kind of funny b/c I was just telling her how I was given a fake TB wristlet and how I don't like to support that and blah, blah, blah. Not even 15 minutes later she calls me and tells me about the real bags. I guess this is the one time a fake one is better than the real thing.

Oh, and my mom said it's something about having, like, 500x the amount of lead than any other bag. This is coming from my mom who never even heard of Tory Burch until I was telling her about my wristlet.

[cransplash]

Holy crap- scary! I just returned my TB Amanda hobo bag to bloomies because the ends were fading big time in 2.5 months. Looks like I got rid of it in good time!

[futurepivko]

Jun 20, 2012 19:23:27 GMT -5 @mavjen said:

I have not heard of this news. Maybe this explains the fug pom pom necklace--brain damage?

Mav knows best, so yes this is probably the case.

[melaniesc]

interesting. but keep in mind TB wasn't the only brand mentioned in that article. It also said Nine West, Charlotte Russe, House of Harlow all tested for high lead levels. And I'm willing to bet there are lots of other brands that also contain lead that just weren't tested in this particular investigation.

[ssmjlm]

I wonder if it's b/c a lot of purses are made in China. There was that huge issue with lead levels in children's toys from china.

[birkbop]

Jun 20, 2012 20:19:14 GMT -5 cransplash said:

Holy crap- scary! I just returned my TB Amanda hobo bag to bloomies because the ends were fading big time in 2.5 months. Looks like I got rid of it in good time!

I remember this post a few weeks ago -- did you end up pocketing that money or did you put it towards another bag?

[hz80408]

Thanks for the link!