“Kmart turned my baby green”: Woman’s terrifying find in daughter’s bath
A mother walked into a “horrifying” situation after she heard her daughter yelling for her in the bathtub.
Kerri Sackville, author of Out There: A Survival Guide for Dating in Midlife wrote Kmart “did the dirty” on her after a $15 unicorn themed bath bomb kit turned her daughter and their entire bathtub a deep sea green.
The author wrote in news.com.au that while she loves Kmart, she felt “betrayed” by her favourite retailer.
Sackville said she should have known the horror that would await her in her daughter’s bath after her 8-year-old took to making her own bombs following the kit’s instructions.
“There was green on the table and green on the floor and green on her hands and a bit of green in her hair, and if you think that should have alerted me to a potential issue, you are right,” she wrote.
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It was later once she heard a worrying call to come quickly that she realised her daughter was “green” from the Kmart bath bombs.
“My precious child was emerald green. So was the bath water, the tub, and much of the surrounding wall.”
Sackville scrubbed away at her daughter’s skin for what felt like “hours” but still “streaks of green remained.
“...This was no water-soluble bath bomb; it seemed to be made from crushed permanent markers, or oil paints.”
While she eventually managed to clean her bathtub, she says “a glint of emerald remains in the grout.”
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A Kmart spokesperson told news.com.au they urge any other customers who have had similar issues to get in touch.
“At Kmart Australia, we are committed to the quality and safety of all of our products. We have not received an inquiry of this nature, but we welcome the opportunity to resolve this directly with the customer.
“We encourage all customers who have experienced an issue with any of our products to please get in contact with our Customer Service Team on 1800 124 125.”