Dave’s Un-Cool Toy of the Day: Banzai Slide N’ Splash Whale Pool
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Banzai’s promise and fail (from failblog.org)
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I’ve posted about the deceptive photos on Banzai water products in the past. Not once, but twice. Well, they have not changed.
Their latest deceptive photography is on the packaging and publicity for the Banzai Slide N’ Splash Whale Pool.
Their packaging shows four children in the pool with tons of space between them (two in the pool, one on the slide and one at the top ready to slide down). But the reality makes that impossible.
As you can see from the photo there’s barely enough room for one child.
And over at Amazon
User photos at Amazon also show just how small the pool actually is compared to their blatantly deceptive image.
The box says it is for ages up to 12. Clearly that is ludicrous. A 12 year old wouldn’t even fit in the pool let alone slide down the whale.
As I mentioned, Banzai has been using deceptive photography on their products for years. I believe it’s time for this to end. But consumers need to do more about it than post complaints on Amazon. They need to head to the Better Business Bureau and report the company. Next, head over to the Federal Trade Commission and report it there as well.
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