I found what I thought was a great bargain on craigslist. A vintage, child-size play refrigerator for $35. It's big, almost taller than Moona, painted white, metal handles and real wire racks and bins on the inside of the door. Something that realistic would cost over $150 new. The girls loved it and it made their kitchen so much more interesting, opening and shutting the door and arranging cans and food boxes on the shelves.
They had it for about three weeks. The paint was peeling in a couple places, so I went to the hardware store to pick up a lead testing kit just in case. It turned bright red--heavy lead content! I just dragged the refrigerator into the garage to be thrown away with the trash and am sitting, a little shaken, and alhamdulillah thanking Allah (swt) that I actually went out and got the test. Lead poisoning is a very scary thing, especially on a toy refrigerator (the girls would likely put play food in their mouths, etc.).
Now I have to figure out what to say to them when they wake up in the morning and notice immediately that their fridge is gone.
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Oh that is scary! I'm glad you thought to get a lead testing kit. I hope they took it well :)
alhamdulillah, it's great you thought to test it! have you thought of contacting the owners? they may not have known and maybe they have other items with the same paint--i'm sure they'd be very thankful if you let them know!
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