HOVERBOARD RECALL

After months of safety warnings and reports of fires caused by hoverboards, 10 manufacturers, distributors and retailers have finally issued an official recall of over 500,000 hoverboards in the U.S. coordinated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall impacts the biggest hoverboard brands on the market, including the Swagway X1, the Hovertrax from Razor, the Airwalk Self Balancing Electric Scooter, the iMoto, the Hype Roam, the Wheeli, 2Wheelz, Back to the Future, Mobile Tech, Hover Shark, NWS, X Glider and X Rider. The main problem is the lithium-ion battery packs used in the hoverboards that may “overheat, posing a risk of the products smoking, catching fire and/or exploding.” Consumers are being told to immediately stop using these recalled products and contact the recalling company to return their hoverboard for a full refund, a free repair or a free replacement depending on the model.
* Here’s a wacky idea – what if companies would test their products before selling them?
* This is perfect. Now that you’ve bought it, used it, and got bored with it, you can return it for a full refund.
* Wish I could do the same thing with that stupid paddleboard I bought. Why did I think that would be fun?
* Sorry, all you kids too lazy to use a skateboard you push with your legs.
* The good news: The fires go out pretty quickly after the explosions.
* Hey, nobody said the future would be easy.
* Can you believe how many brands there are? This thing really caught fire.
* No, I mean it. It really caught fire.
* And the award for least sexy hoverboard name: “Airwalk Self Balancing Electric Scooter.”
* Or “The Maxi-Fun Smokin’ Flamin’ Explodin’ Zoomerboard”?
* How about “Phineas Philpott’s Amazing Gyro-Stabilizing Rolling Platform”?
* One brand is called “Back to the Future” but it should be “Back to the Drawing Board.”
* PHONE TOPIC: What thing did you buy thinking it would be fun, and you quickly got bored with it?