I found a rusty knife in my son’s toy basket… he might have died of blood poisoning – Poundland offered me £20 vouchers
A mother claims she feared for her son’s life after finding a rusty knife in his Poundland toy, with the discount giant offering her £20 as an apology.
Allie Atherton, 32, says she couldn’t believe her eyes when she found a ‘Stanley-style’ knife in the shopping basket her toddler was playing with at home.
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The mother says she bought the four-year-old Leonardo toy Poundland shop in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
She was watching the toddler playing with the shopping basket when she saw the rusty knife, and now tells how grateful she was that it didn’t hurt him.
Allie claimed that if she hadn’t seen the knife, Leonardo could have – and even gotten – hurt himself sepsis and died.
She recalled, “I went shopping with my son. He had been good, so I thought I would give him a toy. He really likes his toy kitchens – all the fake food. shopping cart from Poundland.
“We got home and I opened it for him. I noticed there was something with the fruit. At first it was barely visible until I opened the package.
“I thought it was a cloth tote bag and put my hand in it, but it was sturdy. I picked it up and saw a knife sticking out.
“I was speechless, I said: ‘Leo get out of this basket’. I couldn’t believe it.”
The 32-year-old said she thought it could have come from the warehouse where everything is packed.
The mother continued: “He could have cut his fingers and gotten blood poisoning because the knife was all rusty and horrible.
“He wanted to get started right away, so I’m so glad I was there with him. Imagine if I had just let him get on with it – it’s not worth thinking about.”
Allie said Poundland had now offered her £20 in vouchers as an apology.
However, the mother said she actually didn’t want to shop at the discount giant anymore after what happened.
She added: “I was shocked and mortified. I felt like we were being fobbed off with a few vouchers when something really bad could have happened.
“I used to go there regularly, I used to shop there about once a week, but now I don’t go there anymore after what happened. I really miss the store for my bath products, but I just don’t trust them anymore.
“You don’t know what’s in there.”
Poundland told The Sun: “We are truly sorry for this unexpected discovery and I know our customer service team has apologized directly to the customer.
“As she is aware, we have asked the supplier to investigate exactly what happened and we are pleased that the knife did not cause any injury.
“We really appreciate her telling us about it.”
“Not another one,” shoppers shout
By James Halpin
A LARGE discount store with One branch has closed 800 stores for good.
Poundland in the Noordstraat, Brighton, closes its doors for the last time on Saturday with signs on the doors telling shoppers the store is permanently closed.
Those who want to buy discount household items And DIY items will have to shop elsewhere now.
In recent weeks, Poundland Brighton has been selling items at 75 per cent off the normal price as it tries to get as much stock as possible.
Planks were empty on Saturday and staff could be seen removing fixtures in the store.
One fan said: “I’m not surprised there’s one down the street and one 10 minutes away.”
Another said: “I got some good bargains there the other day, I actually paid a quid for things.”
While a third said: “Only one shop now. A few years ago there were five in Brighton.”
The nearest Poundland branches are in Western Road and London Road.
It is the second store in Poundland to close this year, after a store at the Bay View Center in Colwyn Bay, Wales, closed on January 5.
A Poundland spokesperson said: “The store closed on February 24 as we were unfortunately unable to renew the lease.
“It goes without saying that in these circumstances we are working hard to find other opportunities for colleagues and we have two other stores nearby.
“We look forward to welcoming customers to the London Road and Western Road stores, both of which are a short walk away. They both have a much wider range than we could accommodate on North Street.”