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Offline Happy Moggy

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Re: WARNING - Antifreeze in Snowglobes!
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2008, 22:33:42 PM »
Thanks for the warning.  With 2 young children in the house these things appear every christmas and get tossed about.  I will do what I can to intercept them now!
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Offline Mark

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Re: WARNING - Antifreeze in Snowglobes!
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2008, 19:04:00 PM »
I also read years ago that they were filled with dirty river water with all kinds of bugs in  :sick:
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Offline Jasmine

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WARNING - Antifreeze in Snowglobes!
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2008, 15:03:40 PM »
Please everyone be aware that snow/water/glitter globes generally contain 2% ethylene glycol (antifreeze) in the solution (which stops them from freezing during shipping). 

As most of you probably know, this substance is highly toxic to animals - so if one of these items accidentally smashed and a cat/dog ingested the water, it could be fatal.

(Please note these items have been temporarily withdrawn from the Purrs shop and you can contact Tan if you have any concerns).
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