Mum’s warning after scary experience with cheap hair dryer from Amazon
If you are in need of a new hair dryer anytime soon, it may be worth investing in one that is good quality, as a mum recently discovered after a terrifying ordeal with her malfunctioning hair dryer.
A mum from South Carolina, Erika Augthun Shoolbred, shared a scary video to Facebook which showed the moment her brand new hair dryer started shooting out flames and smoke the first time she used it.
“Talk about a bad hair day!” Erika wrote on Facebook.
“My new hair dryer (more like hair frier) from OraCorp on Amazon.com became a blow torch on its first use this morning. A small burn on my hand and an enormous smell to my master bath.
"Amazon credited my account and gave me the contact info for the company but I have yet to hear from them."
Since the incident occurred, Amazon has removed all OraCorp hair dryers from its site.
However, Erika is just thankful there were no serious injuries from the dangerous hair dryer, especially as she has a young daughter who could’ve been in the bathroom with her.
“I am still a little shaken,” Erika told Metro.co.uk.
“I’m so fortunate the dryer was pointing away from me, and my five-year-old daughter was not getting ready with me that morning. It could have been horrific.”
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