Beware of Magic Eraser Scam: A Warning to Avoid Falling for False Emails

[ahammons]

Sorry everyone... it ended up being a false e-mail. I was going to check snopes before posting, but I was too lazy. Based on the pictures, I wouldn't have thought that someone would use them for a fake e-mail like this. Sorry again!

 

[ahammons]

Okay, so the pictures didn't show up... I'll try again. But they're pretty bad. I feel awful for the poor kid!

 

[pcchris]

Wow - that's a lousy deal.

I'm not sure I want to see the pictures....it sounds icky enough just reading it! I have a couple of those erasers in my house....not any more! Thanks for the warning!

 

[Carissidy]

I can't believe it!!! My 3 year old helps me clean all the time, I dont recall her using our magic eraser but I sure am happy that you posted it bc I will make sure she doesnt. Thank you so much for posting!

 

[JAE]

My kids are older, but I make them wear rubgber gloves when cleaning and using solutions or the magic eraser.

 

[ljeffries]

This e-mail has been going around for a while.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Formaldehyde in Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

 

[kspry]

This e-mail has been going around for a while.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Formaldehyde in Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

Thanks, I was just going to look this up on snopes.com.

 

[JAE]

I was thinking about looking it up, but I'm too tired. I wouldn't have passed it around w/o checking, though. I always look up forwarded e-mails. It's irritating to me that these "urban legends" come around so often. Thanks for checking.

 

[kspry]

Well, I couldn't believe it because I've used Magic Erasers. I have blonde woodwork in my house and they are great!

It didn't make sense. They've been around a few years, now - surely there would have been a media scandal by now.

 

[Christ Follower]

I'm so glad it's false because I LOVE the magic eraser!

 

[pamperedlinda]

Wow, I wish I had read the posts where is says this is false first.

Ashlee, why don't you edit your first post to let everyone know that this is not true before they read it. It was a little unsettling.

 

[sailortena]

I would suggest also to take those sort of emails with a grain of salt. People like to pass them around all the time. Kitchen Guy beat me to posting the snopes.com link.

 

[chefheidi2003]

I always check things on truthorfiction.com I actually checked this story on there before I read all of the other posts.

 

[ljeffries]

I always check them on snopes! I got one yesterday announcing an Amber alert. It, of course, was a hoax. When you read the snopes article about it, it was actually a pretty sick hoax!

 

[dcypcar.chef]

We were just talking about this at preschool the other day and one of the other moms said that she used one on a day that she was wearing a black dress and the little shreds of the sponge left tiny tiny holes in her dress. Maybe it was the chemical reaction from the fabric and the sponge, but that is weird.

 

[ahammons]

Sorry about that - I should have checked snopes first. But I did some looking online, and it looks like the pictures with the e-mail were real. Here is a link to the mother's blog, if anyone's interested: http://kerflop.com/2006/11/13/beating-a-dead-horse/
Also, it wasn't caused by the Mr. Clean brand, it was 3M/Scothbrite brand scrubbers. I'm not sure if the kid rubbed them on his body or what.

Sorry again!!