July 24, 2008
Cost Plus Ind. is recalling nearly 9,000 Santorini chairs. The seat weld can fail and allow the chair to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Cost Plus has received reports of four incidents involving weld failure. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves Santorini outdoor stacking chairs. The black metal chairs have vertical bars on the back and horizontal bars across the base.
The chairs were made in Taiwan and sold at Cost Plus and World Market stores nationwide from January 2008 through April 2008 for about $50.
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs with side weld joints (see below) and return them to any Cost Plus or World Market store for a full refund or exchange. Chairs with rear weld joints (see below) are not included in this recall. To identify if the chair is part of this recall consumers should locate the seat base weld on the underside of the chair. Weld joints located on the sides of the seat are included in this recall.
For additional information, contact Cost Plus toll-free at (877) 967-5362 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET daily, or visit the firm's Web site at www.worldmarket.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
