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My 9 year old bought nail glue

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bigbeachedwales · 19/01/2022 10:24

DD went into Primark with a friend (and friend's mum) this week... picked out false nails with nail glue... and girls went to the cash till and paid themselves without the mum there. She didn't know they were buying the nails, she just thought they were buying socks. She came home and nearly stuck her fingers together before I managed to prise them apart. I'm appalled! What if it had gone into her eyes? Isn't there a law against selling nail glue to young kids??

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TragoCardboardCopper · 19/01/2022 10:30

Yes, there is. I thought it was 16 as I vaguely remember being ID'd in Claire's when buying nails.

I've just looked it up and it's 18. Info here.
www.haringey.gov.uk/business/licensing-and-regulations/trading-standards/trading-standards-age-restricted-sales#dangerous-chemicals

AsYouWishButtercup · 19/01/2022 10:33

Why would it go into her eyes?!

I think you’re massively over reacting.

tobypercy · 19/01/2022 10:33

According to ACS

It is an offence to sell solvents to anyone under 18 ONLY if you suspect they may be likely to inhale them for the purpose of intoxication.

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AsYouWishButtercup · 19/01/2022 10:34

@tobypercy

According to ACS

It is an offence to sell solvents to anyone under 18 ONLY if you suspect they may be likely to inhale them for the purpose of intoxication.

Yes this! Primark did nothing wrong.

Though it does make one wonder how on earth they’d decide who’s likely to sniff nail glue just by looking at someone.

Flingingmelon · 19/01/2022 10:35

@AsYouWishButtercup

I want your kids - my 8yo could absolutely get nail glue on his hands and wipe it in his face / eyes / ears etc

TheLazyBeagle · 19/01/2022 10:36

She’s 9 not 2, why on earth would she put glue in her eyes?

SlowBoiledFrog · 19/01/2022 10:40

It is an offence for you to sell or supply any substance to a person under the age of 18 years, or to a person acting on their behalf, knowing, or having reasonable cause to suspect that the substance, or its fumes will be inhaled for the purpose of causing intoxication.

The link above says that, which isn't clear. If someone was buying with nails they would have no reasonable cause to suspect sniffing. Can't find anything definitive

Mumdiva99 · 19/01/2022 10:46

To be honest if she's old enough to go and pay alone then I would think it's down to you and her to manage the purchases she chooses. As you weren't there then the other parent should really have supervised and the issue is with them and not primark. I would chalk it up to experience and next time ask the person in loco parentis to check what they are buying.

AsYouWishButtercup · 19/01/2022 10:49

My DD is 8 and I wouldn’t think it was a problem if her and her friends bought fake nails (not that they would, more like black hoodies and skateboards but still!)

Boopeedoop · 19/01/2022 10:53

Acetone dissolves it for future reference.

And if she had spilled it on fabric it would have started smoking.

Glad she is unharmed.

Shapiro · 19/01/2022 11:00

Primark is not at fault.

Your daughter may have asked you for nails and glue previously and you said no. If that’s the case then she knew not to buy it and that is what you should be discussing with your daughter.

If she hadn’t previously been told she wasn’t allowed it then she was in the care of the other mother who perhaps should have shown an interest in what they were buying. If the girls lied and said socks and then went off to the till and ditched the socks for the nails then the parent was duped and you need to discuss this with your child not Primark.

However, the actual product itself is not really something to get your knickers in a twist over.

Young girls often like to try on make up and beauty products long before they are ready to use them properly.

As for her gluing her fingers together that should have been a moment to laugh over together and a great way for her to understand that it wasn’t the best of ideas to uses glue on nails rather than it being an unpleasant humiliation of mother with pursed lips and outrage that the glue could have blinded her.

Lighten up.

amusedbush · 19/01/2022 11:01

@TheLazyBeagle

She’s 9 not 2, why on earth would she put glue in her eyes?
I’m 31 and quite often cause myself much more ridiculous injuries than that.

It would be very easy to put nail glue on and then absentmindedly touch your eyes, especially if you’re a child. Kids aren’t often known for their consideration of cause and effect or potential consequences.

CheshireChat · 19/01/2022 11:09

I really don't see what primark did wrong here, I've also seen press on nails specifically for kids so if you don't want your DD to wear them, make sure she can't and won't buy them 🤷.

grey12 · 19/01/2022 11:40

@TheLazyBeagle

She’s 9 not 2, why on earth would she put glue in her eyes?
Actually happened to my MIL a few years ago Grin don't remember how. I had the presence of mind to realise it wasn't glass in her eye but glue and ran to get the olive oil
edwinbear · 19/01/2022 11:56

10yr old DD was desperate for Primark false nails and glue, I put some in her stocking for Christmas and helped her stick them on. She realised within about 5mins they meant she couldn't actually do anything with her fingers any more and they all pinged off in her Christmas dinner. She was completely over that fad within about 6hrs, no harm done and a lesson learnt.

Shapiro · 19/01/2022 12:14

@edwinbear

10yr old DD was desperate for Primark false nails and glue, I put some in her stocking for Christmas and helped her stick them on. She realised within about 5mins they meant she couldn't actually do anything with her fingers any more and they all pinged off in her Christmas dinner. She was completely over that fad within about 6hrs, no harm done and a lesson learnt.
And something to laugh about together as a family.

My daughter, rather older at 15 developed an obsession for wearing g false eyelashes, sometimes two pairs at a time until she found some that were around an inch long and as thick as fur!

She had to get a new passport and no amount of persuasion would get her to remove these ridiculous eyelashes to have her passport photo taken.

Even the woman in the photo studio said that it may not be accepted.

However, her photo was accepted much to her pleasure and to our astonishment.

The fad for these eyelashes eventually wore off but she was stuck with the passport for ten years and over those years the passport would be looked at and gave us all a good laugh especially her as thankfully she has a keen sense of humour.

Her current passport has a much more sophisticated but natural looking photo!!

Original poster
bigbeachedwales · 19/01/2022 13:08

@TheLazyBeagle

She’s 9 not 2, why on earth would she put glue in her eyes?
Getting some on her fingers and then rubbing her eyes? Hmm
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Ovenaffray · 19/01/2022 13:10

The other mother should’ve been supervising them

fairylightsandwaxmelts · 19/01/2022 13:11

It's not Primarks fault.

Why wasn't the friends mother with them and supervising?

AsYouWishButtercup · 19/01/2022 13:59

I honestly wouldn’t bat an eyelid at 2 9yo’s buying fake nails and I wouldn’t helicopter parent them to the tills either. Then again I’ve never used fake nails so wasn’t even aware that glue could be a problem

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