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lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
edited February 2011 in A Moving Train
http://consumerist.com/2011/01/us-seize ... order.html

The Kinder Surprise is a delicious chocolate egg that contains a small toy. They're available pretty much everywhere....except the United States, which has banned them because the tiny toys present a choking hazard to small children. And people who like to swallow chocolate eggs whole, we guess. The CBC reports that a Winnipeg woman didn't know this, and was almost fined $300 for attempting to bring a single $2 egg into the country.
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  • NastasjaNastasja Posts: 9,668
    lukin2006 wrote:
    http://consumerist.com/2011/01/us-seizes-killer-chocolate-eggs-at-canadian-border.html

    The Kinder Surprise is a delicious chocolate egg that contains a small toy. They're available pretty much everywhere....except the United States, which has banned them because the tiny toys present a choking hazard to small children. And people who like to swallow chocolate eggs whole, we guess. The CBC reports that a Winnipeg woman didn't know this, and was almost fined $300 for attempting to bring a single $2 egg into the country.

    holy sh.... and I grew with that stuff. Made it to almost 30 now. never choked
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Nastasja wrote:
    lukin2006 wrote:
    http://consumerist.com/2011/01/us-seizes-killer-chocolate-eggs-at-canadian-border.html

    The Kinder Surprise is a delicious chocolate egg that contains a small toy. They're available pretty much everywhere....except the United States, which has banned them because the tiny toys present a choking hazard to small children. And people who like to swallow chocolate eggs whole, we guess. The CBC reports that a Winnipeg woman didn't know this, and was almost fined $300 for attempting to bring a single $2 egg into the country.

    holy sh.... and I grew with that stuff. Made it to almost 30 now. never choked

    That's because we didn't have Uncle Sam looking out for us :D.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • NastasjaNastasja Posts: 9,668
    lukin2006 wrote:
    Nastasja wrote:
    holy sh.... and I grew with that stuff. Made it to almost 30 now. never choked

    That's because we didn't have Uncle Sam looking out for us :D.

    Who would otherwise have told us to swallow all at once :P
    You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets,
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
  • 0omeadowo00omeadowo0 Posts: 57
    no way..that's like the most delicious LITTLE piece of chocolate ever :D
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    They were the greatest thing when you were a kid! Building the little toy ... adding the stickers ... always felt like such a treat (and of course the chocolate ;) ) ... now I feel sorry for Americans being denied this childhood fun :twisted: :x :lol:

    Wonder when they were banned?
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    chime wrote:
    They were the greatest thing when you were a kid! Building the little toy ... adding the stickers ... always felt like such a treat (and of course the chocolate ;) ) ... now I feel sorry for Americans being denied this childhood fun :twisted: :x :lol:

    Wonder when they were banned?
    We never got the ones with toys :evil:
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  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    I fondly remember my dad coming home from work in Belgium and bringing back plenty of Kinder eggs. It's stupid how the article calls them "killer chocolate eggs". These are no more harmful than a happy meal.
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Black Diamond wrote:
    chime wrote:
    They were the greatest thing when you were a kid! Building the little toy ... adding the stickers ... always felt like such a treat (and of course the chocolate ;) ) ... now I feel sorry for Americans being denied this childhood fun :twisted: :x :lol:

    Wonder when they were banned?
    We never got the ones with toys :evil:

    I would say I'd send you some ... but I'm scared of being banned from ever entering the US again for trying to supply killer toys :shock: :twisted: :lol:
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    chime wrote:
    Black Diamond wrote:
    chime wrote:
    They were the greatest thing when you were a kid! Building the little toy ... adding the stickers ... always felt like such a treat (and of course the chocolate ;) ) ... now I feel sorry for Americans being denied this childhood fun :twisted: :x :lol:

    Wonder when they were banned?
    We never got the ones with toys :evil:

    I would say I'd send you some ... but I'm scared of being banned from ever entering the US again for trying to supply killer toys :shock: :twisted: :lol:
    :lol:
    Could you imagine...

    TSA most wanted list

    Osama, Roman Polanski and Chime :shock:
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    It's the stupidest thing I ever heard...yet kids can have access to guns in the states and they are worried about kinder eggs, seriously, we need to find out which is responsible for more deaths, I think we all know the answer to this. I think someone's priorities are all screwed up.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • PJ88PJ88 Posts: 1,074
    Wow, I never heard of those. My kid would freak out if he got chocolate with a toy in it! Can't believe they are illegal in USA. Sad.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    ok I'm on the otherside of this than most here I guess

    tiny toys (plastic objects) inside your food?
    tiny toys (plastic objects) inside your mouth?

    not a good idea at all! I find it hard to believe that would ever be a good idea :?

    and she was almost fined ... meaning they weren't gonna or she would have been
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    pandora wrote:
    ok I'm on the otherside of this than most here I guess

    tiny toys (plastic objects) inside your food?
    tiny toys (plastic objects) inside your mouth?

    not a good idea at all! I find it hard to believe that would ever be a good idea :?

    and she was almost fined ... meaning they weren't gonna or she would have been

    Just to point out to those haven't seen them. The toy comes inside a plastic container that it's hard for even an adult to open :oops: ... (think medicine and cleaning product caps for something similar) ... you break open the chocolate and the container is inside. The container and toy aren't in the chocolate when it is eaten. They also come with the usual toy warning of not being suitable for children under 3 years of age. I would think a child would need to be about 8 or 9 to be able to open one themselves. I know this x-mas my 6 year old nephew asked me to open the one he had been given.

    Just wanted to clarify ... it's not like toys in cereal (are these also banned in the US?) ... that are loose in the cereal.

    There could be a problem if once opened the toy was given to a child that was too young
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • qontheboardqontheboard Posts: 785
    These eggs must be socialists. :roll:

    q
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    chime wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    ok I'm on the otherside of this than most here I guess

    tiny toys (plastic objects) inside your food?
    tiny toys (plastic objects) inside your mouth?

    not a good idea at all! I find it hard to believe that would ever be a good idea :?

    and she was almost fined ... meaning they weren't gonna or she would have been

    Just to point out to those haven't seen them. The toy comes inside a plastic container that it's hard for even an adult to open :oops: ... (think medicine and cleaning product caps for something similar) ... you break open the chocolate and the container is inside. The container and toy aren't in the chocolate when it is eaten. They also come with the usual toy warning of not being suitable for children under 3 years of age. I would think a child would need to be about 8 or 9 to be able to open one themselves. I know this x-mas my 6 year old nephew asked me to open the one he had been given.

    Just wanted to clarify ... it's not like toys in cereal (are these also banned in the US?) ... that are loose in the cereal.
    Thanks for the clarification

    Being a Mom and from little on teaching 'no legos in your mouth...drop that tinkertoy'
    'don't put anything but food in your mouth.. No No No!'
    Just seems counter productive and confusing to me
    I'm glad I didn't have to deal with that. I had enough to worry about :lol:
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    geez. Idiotic bans aside, the border guard is a douche. This is the kind of shit that creates my contempt for authority....Seriously, who would know that Kinder eggs are banned in the US? The guy fines her? Like she's some kind of dirty smuggler, bringing a treat for her kid....a warning wouldn't have sufficed? fuckin hell.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    All i can say is... 300 bucks for us.
    We should put that towards cutting our deficit.
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  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    My kids love Kinder Surprise! It is the reward if they are well behaved at the supermarket.
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    :lol::lol:
    ....only need to bust another 5 billion kinder eggs, and you'll have a balanced budget...this year.
  • BlockheadBlockhead Posts: 1,538
    WHy are you guys complaing about this? Its all for the greater good...
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Article says she was almost fined...that's a warning
    crossing borders carrying food has to be checked.... what can and can not be taken into a country
    that is everywhere

    but again she was not fined
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    pandora wrote:
    Article says she was almost fined...that's a warning
    crossing borders carrying food has to be checked.... what can and can not be taken into a country
    that is everywhere

    but again she was not fined
    oops, my mistake...thanks for pointing that out. I retract my douche comment.
    So what is the point to this bloody story then? :lol: Who cares?
  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    HeidiJam wrote:
    WHy are you guys complaing about this? Its all for the greater good...
    Are you serious? The greater good of what? :lol::lol::lol:
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Drowned Out wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    Article says she was almost fined...that's a warning
    crossing borders carrying food has to be checked.... what can and can not be taken into a country
    that is everywhere

    but again she was not fined
    oops, my mistake...thanks for pointing that out. I retract my douche comment.
    So what is the point to this bloody story then? :lol: Who cares?
    :lol: I think it's people for the candy vs people against the candy :? I'm not sure either
    but I'm against 'tiny plastic objects in kids food'

    But it seems most are in favor and working with the tasty treat just fine :thumbup:

    It was banned here though on the 'tiny plastic objects in kids food' thing
    most likely without tasting the nummy little egg ;)
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