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Monday, January 10, 2011

Dear Crayola,

Hey Crayola,

This:

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TONS of fun.

My boys LOVED it.

But this:

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It’s tiny, let’s look a little Closer:

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THIS is something I’d like to talk with you about. 

Easy to clean means I spray my shower with the hand held sprayer and it’s clean.  But my shower still looked like this:

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Easy to clean could even mean that I spray a little 409 on my shower, then spray it with water and it’s clean.  But my shower still looked like this:

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Easy to clean definitely does not mean I spend 20 minutes on my knees with a scrubber and spray bottle of bleach.

Wait.

What’s that?

Oh, you put an asterisk at the end???

Oh, ok, sorry, my bad.

Sincerely,

CamCam’s Mommy

13 comments:

  1. My husband and I are laughing... Sorry... but we're glad you discovered this before we did!!!

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  2. Oh man! What does the asterisk mean on the box? (what did the fine print say?)

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  3. I bought the Alex Toys version from Target right before Christmas - it's so easy to clean, my 2-year-old cleans it up! It's the only brand I'll buy from now on.

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  4. I definitely don't have 20 minutes to clean after bath time fun. Sounds like the Alex brand is a little easier.

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  5. How sucky! I just love* that fine print.

    *As in I hate fine print.

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  6. Oh wow... awful! My son LOVES his bath crayons and we've never had a issue with cleaning them off the walls. Bummer.

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  7. Oh dear, this is no good for sure. I can barely stand the time it takes for bathtime, much less having to clean up afterward.

    Sorry for the painful lesson learned.

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  8. That stinks. Glad you were finally able to get it off thhough - don't think I'll be trying those.

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  9. I'm sorry... I don't want to laugh at your expense... but on this, I can't help it! Too, too funny.

    Amber
    (Visiting from The SITS)

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  10. Oh boy....that kinda rips the fun right back out from under you!

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  11. Thanks for the comment and the follow. I always check out someone's blog if they leave their link. I'm so glad you did because I enjoyed it!

    I think the fine print should say... "We lied so you would buy this." - sorry Crayola

    Don't try the Avon version because it stains the tub & the kids.

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  12. Thanks for the heads up! We have an unopened box that I think I'll return :).

    I'll go try the Target one in exchange.

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  13. Happy SITS DAY first off - I can relate to this post I have the same grievances about these crayons - don't even get me started about the stained GROUT!! I had to bleach the shower/tub!

    Your blog is beyond darling! I think if I had small kids again I would be blogging about the exact same stuff what a great way to capture this precious time!

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