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Two Best Buy products recalled after some of them burst into flame

Posted on April 3rd, 2009 – 2:55 PM
By James Shiffer

insignia1.jpgWhistleblower doesn’t publicize every recall announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, but I tend to pay attention to recalls of products manufactured or imported by Minnesota companies. I also gravitate toward products that malfunction in a spectacular way. This week brought news of the recalls of a Rocketfish universal portable power source and an Insignia 26-inch television, both of which demonstrated the capability of producing fire. In the TV’s case, someone’s hands suffered minor burns. Best Buy sold both of the Chinese-made products, the televisions for about $800, the power sources for about $100.
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10 Responses to “Two Best Buy products recalled after some of them burst into flame”

  1. Nancy Says:
    April 4th, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    I love (sarcastically) how you blame Best Buy for these products. When clearly they are products from China! Enough said.

  2. Jim Says:
    April 6th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    It’s so easy to see… Best Buy had nothing to do with it — The people who wanted those products should have gone to China to buy them… DUH!

  3. Dave Says:
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    hmmm, Best Buy had nothing to do with these products?? You might be interested in hearing that INSIGNIA is actually one of BestBuy’s OWN brands. I can understand a universal power source having “burst into flames” potential, but a 26-inch “Insignia” TV SET?????

  4. Ryan Says:
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Hey Nancy– Go to any electronics store and find me a tv that wasn’t made in China. Yeah, let me know how that goes.

  5. Ryan Says:
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    Exclusively at Best Buy & BestBuy.com, Insignia® electronics are your assurance of high-tech features and top-notch quality!

  6. Rob Says:
    April 7th, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Rocketfish is also a Best Buy brand. Of course all these products are made in China, but what it comes down to is that Best Buy gave these factories in China their stamp of approval to produce the products. However I also like how “capable of producing fire” turned into “burst into flames”

  7. Chuck Says:
    April 7th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    Ryan, FYI, I own a Sony produced in Japan (high end),
    a Samsung produced in Korea, and a Philips produced
    in Poland. So not every ‘brown good’ is produced in
    China yet. And none have gone kaboom … yet.

  8. Roubin Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    I happen to own a 25″ Curtis Mathes television set
    that was produced right here in the US of A.

  9. gp4400 Says:
    April 12th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    Roubin. Good for you. You bought an american made product instead of saving a few dollars buying a foreign made product from workers who make a few dollars a day. If this country had alot more people like you we would be alot better off.

  10. Daphne3620 Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    Hum .. I suppose this is not a great thing to post .. but upon reading “capable of producing fire, I thought, “Dang! The Neaderthals will be so jealous!”

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