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Topic: Baby Einstein Video Refunds


Topic Posted by: RK
Date Posted: Fri Oct 30 11:51:37 2009
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Have you guys heard about this? After being threatened by a lawsuit, the Walt Disney company is offering refunds for Baby Einstein videos because they claimed they would make babies smarter, but they don't:

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"[T]he Baby Einstein company will refund $15.99 for up to four “Baby Einstein” DVDs per household, bought between June 5, 2004, and Sept. 5, 2009, and returned to the company."





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Posted by: Jenny
Date posted: Fri Oct 30 17:56:33 2009
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Wait a minute.....

If I was dissatisfied with the Baby E DVD's, why would I be satisfied by exchanging them for another Baby Einstein DVD?  Does that make sense to you?  I mean, if I'm that PO'd about the DVD's not "working," why would I want more?  This is just an exchange program, imo. 

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  • There is a refund option as well. I wouldn't be interested in an exchange, either -- those options seem silly to me as well. eom--RK

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    Posted by: ML
    Date posted: Fri Oct 30 16:01:23 2009
    Message:
    No offense to anybody...I don't get this lawsuit. Parents chose this product for their kids. I dunno...

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  • Parents are ridiculous, they expect to sit their kid in front of the tv and voila! they are smarter than little janey, lol. Actually the videos are a great tool if you sit down and watch them with your kid, too. cgem eom
  • I can see the false advertising angle. But I do agree that parents need to take responsibility as well. We were never interested in the videos, but apparently a lot of people believed the advertising. I just thought it was an interesting story. eom--RK
  • As I understand it, the video was supposed to make infants smarter, but it made them dumber. Ummmm...and how does one discern that one? An IQ test at 3 months and repeated at 3 years? Man, we need tort reform...eom (ML)

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    Posted by: LiZa
    Date posted: Fri Oct 30 15:15:32 2009
    Message:

    To participate, you must have purchased a Baby Einstein DVD between June 5, 2004 and September 4, 2009.

    If you are not satisfied with the Baby Einstein DVD you purchased during the period mentioned above, for a limited time beginning on September 4, 2009 and ending on March 4, 2010, you may exchange it for one of the following:

    • One (1) Baby Einstein Book of your choice
    • One (1) Baby Einstein music CD of your choice
          - Or -
    • One (1) coupon for 25% off the purchase of one Little Einsteins™ product. Redeemable with promotion code only at DisneyStore.com.
    or you may return it, and we will refund the current retail value of the DVD ($15.99).

    To request your DVD exchange or refund (limited to four (4) per household), you must follow the steps below for each DVD returned (note: you may return more than one DVD in the same mailing envelope, but you MUST include a completed mail-in certificate or completed 8½x11 sheet of paper for each DVD you are returning) :

           1. Package the DVD, in its original DVD case (if available), into a suitable mailing envelope or package.
           2. Include the completed (hand-printed) request form below or an 8½x11 sheet of paper with your signature, name, address, telephone number and email address.
           3. Indicate the DVD title you are returning and date of purchase.
           4. Check the appropriate box on the exchange/refund request form found below or write in on your sheet of paper your choice of :
                  (a) An exchange for one (1) Baby Einstein Book OR one (1) Baby Einstein music CD. Please write in the product name or title in the appropriate space found on the refund request form below OR on your sheet of paper;
                  (b) A coupon for 25% off one (1) Little Einsteins™ product purchased online at DisneyStore.com; or
                  (c) A refund.
           5. Submissions must be postmarked by March 4, 2010.
           6. Mail to:

    The Baby Einstein DVD Guarantee/Upgrade Offer
    P.O. Box 3200
    Neenah, WI 54957-3200

    Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of your exchange or refund check. Returns must be sent in a suitable envelope or package with the necessary postage. Limit four (4) exchanges (including upgrades and discounts) or refunds per household or address during the return period ending March 4, 2010. Group submissions are void. Exchanges and refunds will not be mailed to P.O. Boxes. Check with your local post office for a street address. Exchange or refund rights may not be assigned or transferred. Requests not in compliance with all the terms of this offer will not be acknowledged or returned. All submissions are subject to verification. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment reserves the right to review questionable submissions. Any requests sent to the above P.O. Box for anything other than a legitimate product exchange or refund will not be acknowledged. Void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. Inquiries to this offer received later than 30 days after the expiration date of March 4, 2010 will not be acknowledged. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment assumes no responsibility for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, mutilated, illegible, incomplete or postage-due mail. For inquiries, including if you believe you purchased your Baby Einstein DVD(s) for a different amount, please call our Customer Service Department toll free at 1-800-793-1454 (Prompt #5) or e-mail us at customerservice@babyeinstein.com.

    Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Inc., Burbank, CA 91521.
    © The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Baby Einstein and Little Einsteins are trademarks of The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. EINSTEIN is a trademark of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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