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Consumer reports that the toy couch does not come as advertised. The magnets are not secured properly. They are inside of a slit with a patch over it, but the slit area is not stitched properly so the magnets are accessible. The zippers are plastic. Unsafe for children.

Product Details

Product Description: The Fort It’s the cascade couch Model Cascade
Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler Name: Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/b/a FORT
Brand Name: The Fort
Model Name or Number: Cascade
Serial Number: None
UPC Code: None
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Retailer: Get the fort.com
Retailer State:
Purchase Date: 2/1/2021
Product Category: Toys & Children
Product Type: Toys
Product Code: Children's Play Tents, Play Tunnels or Other Enclosures (1322)

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Incident Details

Incident Description: I purchased a fort via kickstarter in early 2020, when fort was first pitched it was said to be a childrens toy. It’s a “couch” with various shapes and sizes cushions that include magnets to help the “forts” hold their shape. Fort first promised all magnets would be stitched internally and would not be accessible and gold standard zippers would be used. The fort I received has subpar plastic zippers and the magnet pouches are stitched but include a small slit that then place an adhesive patch over. The inside of one of my covers has a pocket that has not been secured by stitching as the stitching missed the pouch and so while there is an adhesive patch on the sewn patch it is irrelevant because the magnet slips out in the gap between cover and both patches. It is unsafe. I have reached out to FORT no less than 4 times to resolve the issue safely and I have received 1 correspondence early November but all of my other inquires have gone unanswered and I am still in possession of a broken and therefore incredibly dangerous product.
Incident Date: 11/7/2021
Incident Location: Home/Apartment/Condominium

Victims Involved

Injury Information: No Incident, No Injury
My Relationship to the Victim: My Child
Gender: Unspecified
Victim's Age When Incident Occurred: 1 year

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Report Number: 20211208-7BA56-2147358507
Report Date: 12/8/2021
Sent to Manufacturer/Importer/Private Labeler: 12/10/2021
Report First Publication Date: 12/27/2021
Category of Submitter: Consumer