The step stools can slide or tip over
of ConsumerAffairs
L.L.Bean of Freeport, Maine, is recalling about 2,800 painted cottage step stools.
The step stools can slide or tip over, posing a fall hazard. The company has received six reports of incidents involving slips and falls, resulting in soreness and bruising.
This recall involves L.L.Bean painted wood cottage step stools. They measure about 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 13 inches deep and have a slot on the top surface and hard plastic caps on the bottom of all four legs. They were sold in black, coffee bean, ivory, light sage and red. Item number 281655 is printed on a sticker on the underside of the stool.
The stools, manufactured in China, were sold exclusively at L.L.Bean stores nationwide, L.L.Bean’s catalog and online at www.llbean.com from December 2012, through June 2013, for about $40.
Consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and contact L.L.Bean for a full refund or a merchandise card. L.L.Bean will send consumers a prepaid label to return one leg of the stool. The rest of the stool can be discarded. L.L.Bean is contacting purchasers of the step stool directly.
Consumers may contact L.L.Bean at (800) 555-9717 anytime.