Chinese Junk Watch – Brookstone Wireless Speaker Fires

Plastoform Industries of China made the defective speakers distributed through Brookstone Purchasing of Merrimack, N.H.

The latest Chinese made product recall involves Brookstone Big Blue Party indoor/outdoor wireless speakers. The recalled speakers are silver or gray colored and measure about 6 inches wide by 6 inches deep by 16 inches tall. The SKU is printed on the bottom underside of the speaker. The speaker may also have “Brookstone” printed at the bottom on one side of the speaker, as well as on the label on the underside of the speaker. Brookstone has received 12 reports of the speakers overheating and catching fire, resulting in five reports of property damage totaling about $2,000.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Brookstone speakers and properly dispose of the lithium-ion battery packs according to state and local regulations.

Once again hapless consumers are at the mercy of the Chinese – Brookstone has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Contact Brookstone for more information about a possible refund at 866-576-7337 any time or online at www.omnimgt.com/BrookstonerecallFAQ/.

The defective speakers were sold at: Ace Hardware, Bloomingdale’s, Bon-Ton, Brookstone, Macy’s, Patriot stores and other stores nationwide, on the Home Shopping Network and online at Amazon.com, Brookstone.com, RueLaLa.com, Wayfair.com, Zulily.com and other websites from December 2013 through August 2018 for about $200.