Dangerous multi-plugs in South Africa

Anyone have pictures of the offending products? (or is the main page icon it?)
 
I only ever buy the expensive multi plugs from builders express and hardware stores, stay away from game and other mass stores.
 
To me, it's more a case of safe ones NOT being available in SA. Really, the quality of multi-plugs these days is shocking, with plugs either not plugging in easily or sometimes getting stuck inside. These Yodata and similar idiots have flooded the market with this garbage, leaving the proper ones very difficult to find.
 
Hemps said:
I only ever buy the expensive multi plugs from builders express and hardware stores, stay away from game and other mass stores.
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Um, Builders Express and Game are the same. They are both owned by Mass Mart / Walmart.
 
Yep and BE and G sell the offending products, Ive seen them with my own eyes. Its shocking :pun intended:
 
Um, Builders Express and Game are the same. They are both owned by Mass Mart / Walmart.
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OK.


I assume the guys are talking about the cheapy ones we see everywhere and not the ones with the fat red plug on the end?
 
Massmart Group has advertised Product Recall in Citizen Newspaper, today 13 Oct 2011. Page 17.....
 
makemydayplz said:
Massmart Group has advertised Product Recall in Citizen Newspaper, today 13 Oct 2011. Page 17.....
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Since it's a matter of life and death and Massmart/Game have a broad customer base, surely it would need to be advertised a little more widely?
 
Fine them heavily or just prohibit the product/supplier completely. Nobody cares...lots of other brands available...and this is an instance where a zero tolerance policy is appropriate imo.
 
Woolworths was coming forward this past weekend with notices asking customers to return some multi-plugs as well, I assume this is related?

I've bought some pnp branded plugs, should I be worried?
 
I'm struggling to understand exactly what the probloem is, from the article it comes across as a situation where you are deliberately trying to insert the plugs in a foreign manner, why the hell would you do this ?

You can drive a car off a bridge, must we recall all cars now?

What a load of crap.
 
Yeah, it sounds like it's a case of "It lets you use it in a manner that could be dangerous, therefore it must be recalled"

Which kind of makes sense when there are so many kids around that know nothing of this.
 
Massmart Group has advertised Product Recall in Citizen Newspaper, today 13 Oct 2011. Page 17.....
 
Just becuase you can insert a plug in a dangerous manner doesn't mean you should.
 
joy_Energiser said:
I'm struggling to understand exactly what the probloem is, from the article it comes across as a situation where you are deliberately trying to insert the plugs in a foreign manner, why the hell would you do this ?

You can drive a car off a bridge, must we recall all cars now?

What a load of crap.
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They seem to be talking about units with unshuttered 15amp sockets, I haven't seen any of these in P.E.

BTW the photos accompanying the article are also misleading, I've got a couple of Ellies branded units that look identical to the bottom one which are fine.
 
i bought one from pick n pay and it alweiz trip the power when i use it
 
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