Nev bear stir at store
A Stafford father says he is "outraged and appalled" that a Stafford store is still selling a talking teddy bear which he says appears to swear. A Stafford father says he is "outraged and appalled" that a Stafford store is still selling a talking teddy bear which he says appears to swear. Royston Edensor complained to Stafford's Tesco Extra store that the 'Talking Nev' toy he had bought for his young son was using a foul word. Bosses removed the product from the shelves on Wednesday night and Tesco head office said it was investigating the matter. But, by yesterday lunchtime, the toy was back on sale at the Newport Road store. Read the full story in the Express & Star
Royston Edensor complained to Stafford's Tesco Extra store that the 'Talking Nev' toy he had bought for his young son was using a foul word.
Bosses removed the product from the shelves on Wednesday night and Tesco head office said it was investigating the matter.
But, by yesterday lunch-time, the toy was back on sale at the Newport Road store.
Mr Edensor, 34, of Lawrence Street, Stafford, said: "I saw the toy in Tesco and thought it was a great gift for my four-year-old son Sebastien because he is a big fan of the CBeebies programme the bear features on."
He said he pressed the toy's arm a few times to test how it worked and was "appalled" to hear what sounded like a swear word. He said: "I was disgusted and complained to the manager."
After spotting the toy back on sale, Mr Edensor said: "I'm outraged they have just started re-selling them again."
David Nieberg, a spokesman for Tesco, said: "The toy was removed from sale as a precautionary measure."
Clive Jones, Managing Director of Golden Bear said that at no point does the bear use a swear word.
