Hasbro made a Play-Doh toy that probably belongs in an adult toy store, not in Toys R Us. While the toy is supposed to help kids ages 3 and up make a cake out of Play-Doh, it looks curiously like a penis.
The dildo-shaped icing extruder is included in Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Mountain Playset, according to Uproxx. While younger children might not have noticed it right away, it completely ruined some parents’ Christmas and they took to social media to complain.
Parents posted several pictures on the official Play-Doh Facebook page, while others tweeted jokes about it. “I salute the designers who somehow managed to get this Play-Doh icing maker past their bosses,” one person tweeted.
Other Play-Doh fans have voiced their support for Hasbro on Facebook, even sharing pictures of their happy children building Play-Doh cakes. Still, Hasbro did issue a statement in response.
“We have heard some consumer feedback about the extruder tool in the Play-Doh Cake Mountain playset and are in the process of updating all future Play-Doh products with a different tool,” the company said. “Should any consumer want a replacement extruder for this item, they can contact Hasbro’s Customer Service Department at 800-327-8264.”
According to the Huffington Post, this isn’t the first time people have complained about the toy. Hasbro had to issue a similar statement in November, but apparently people forgot about that last week, when the toy was given as a Christmas present.
The toy set still has plenty of positive reviews on Amazon. So, if you can get over the oddly-shaped extruder, it looks like your children will have fun with it.
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