I had the most awfullest morning!! I really, really did! It all started off  when I was abruptly  woken from a  bad nightmare dream that I was having, by the very loud squawks of a magpie that had decided that he couldn't sleep and so he would let everyone else know  that he couldn't sleep as well! I wonder if he had eaten some fruit cake for supper before he went to bed last night! I heard of a lady who ate  a piece of fruit cake for supper, and when she went to bed that night, she dreamt that her fruit cake slice had become lodged in her right leg and she couldn't move her leg at all! Her leg was so very heavy! She was very relieved when she woke up and discovered that it was only a dream! Perhaps Mr. Magpie had a very heavy right bird leg from eating festive fruit cake and was dreaming about it! Whatever the cause of why he was squawking, and if it was a bad dream or not, he still interrupted my sleep and wake me up with a jolt! But on the other hand, it might have been a good start to the day, because at least I was awake and not still having my nightmare! Oh, I think I will have to now thank Mr. Magpie! But… anyway my day went "worserer and worserer" as the clock ticked through the minutes! Just by the way, it is always great to have a manual battery clock in your house. If the electricity goes off, you can then still tell what the time is! Do you like my helpful teddy tip for today? Oh I am quite proud of myself that I can be a helpful little Kiosk-Ted!!

 Anyway, I had just opened up a carton of long life milk from off the Kiosk shelf, and was just getting ready to pour it on my bowl of cornflakes.  I decided to collect the Herald Sun newspaper from where Ned the newspaper delivering teddy had thrown it. Hmmm… I never do know where he will throw it each morning! It could be here, it could be there, it could be anywhere! It could be in the bushes, it could be right at the Kiosk front door, but I am glad that it has never hit the Kiosk windows and shattered the glass! Well, it hasn't as yet, so I hope that it doesn't happen in the future! Anyway, I found the newspaper   that Ned had thrown, and decided to have a read of it whilst I enjoyed eating my brekky. I poured the milk onto the cornflakes, started to eat…and nearly choked on my food! I could NOT believe it! I just could NOT believe it! Would you like to know what, why, where and when? Okay I'll tell you! I found the following Product recall notice notice on one of the newspaper pages:

 

 

Coles teddy bear Product Recall

Coles—Coles Christmas One Metre Bear

Product description

The toy is a plush bear in dark brown and white colour variants with a red ribbon on the neck.

Identifying features

Item Code: 7728738
Batch code: 31/07/13

What are the defects?

The toys may liberate polyester fill during use as they do not comply with the mandatory standard for toys for children up to and including 36 months of age (Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2003, as amended by the regulation).

What are the hazards?

Polyester fill may present a choking hazard if ingested by infants.

Dates available for sale

·         1^st October 2013 - 8^th November 2013

 

What a shock! My friend the Coles Christmas Teddy is leaking his inner stuffing! ! It is just like a human who is bleeding, but a million times worse!  I would not like my inner stuffing to be coming out of me! Poor Coles Christmas Teddy! He must feel so sick and unwell. I think that I had better find a nice get well card to send to him to cheer him up!!

 After this most unpleasant and very unhappy news, I went back to finishing my brekky.  But… I just kept thinking about my poor teddy friend Coles Christmas teddy. In fact, I have him on my teddy mind right now, so I think I will stop this letter right now and go and visit him….

Until next time,

                   I do hope that your teddy bear does not have any stuffing coming out of her or him! Hug your teddy… but not too hard!!

                 Your friend, Kiosk-Ted Strath. 

                  Also simply known as "Ted"!!