The mechanisms on these items are the same exact mechanisms as the Flower Dancers. A duck with a hat, sunglasses, and a shirt (120 and 60 songs with lights) (this is the most recent model).A Husky dog wearing a hat and a bowtie or a cat with an Egyptian headdress and holding a cane standing on something with Chinese text on it (120 songs).
#CACTUS TOY SONGS SERIES#
A flower with a saxophone and sunglasses standing on a flower pot (the only models considered to be part of the cactus series are the newer ones with more songs, possibly 120 songs).One ladybug is used to adjust the volume while the another one is used to operate the item.
Upgraded Version of dancing cactus toyUpgraded Version of the talking Cactus toy will sing 120 songs.
Many models exist of this item, some have sunglasses, others have hats, others have sombreros, and there are many more models, including some that aren't cactuses. Most of the songs played in these toys are very popular trendy songs. Most of them have a second button that can record messages and play them back. Most models do the same thing (dance and sing 3 songs) but some models light up and others have 60 and some even have 120 songs. Or they could have more then 3 songs and have more features. When a button is pressed, the cactus starts to dance to 3 songs. Some families may already have the dancing cactus toy and if they don’t speak Polish, they wouldn’t know what it was saying.Ĭomplaints with the toy go back almost five months so it’s not clear why the toy is still being sold.The original model features a cactus with two eyes and a red smile standing on a flower pot. That was a relief for Tanner who said “I just don't want anybody before Christmas to think this is a great toy and go online and have the same thing happen, that happened to me." We are removing the items while we look into this complaint further," a Walmart spokesperson told CTV News Toronto. "These items are sold by a third-party seller on our marketplace website. Walmart told CTV News Toronto they take this customer complaint concern seriously. Tanner said she feels Walmart should not be selling the toy and wants a refund. The Polish artist said he planned to take legal action against the Chinese company for using his song without permission.ĬTV News Toronto was unable to contact Cypis or the manufacturer for comment. This singing cactus toy was also sold in Europe through Amazon and in July 2021 other families also noticed and complained about the lyrics that many felt were inappropriate for a children’s toy. "It's about taking five grams of cocaine and being alone … It's a very depressing song," Tanner said The song is by Polish Rapper Cypis, who is reportedly unaware his song was used by the Chinese manufacturer of the children's toy. I thought what is this some kind of joke?"
But when the woman named as Mrs Eli turned it on to see what it did she was instantly horrified to see the 32cm-tall cactus begin gyrating to a song called ‘Where is the white eel’ by Polish rapper Cypis. "It just so happens that I am Polish and when I started to listen to the songs and I heard the words," she said. A Polish mum was left dumbfounded after finding a singing and dancing cactus toy rapping and swearing about cocaine in Polish. The cactus was sold on Walmart’s website as an educational toy for about $26 and sings songs in English, Spanish and Polish.īut Tanner, who is Polish, said when she listened to the Polish lyrics, the cactus was singing about doing cocaine, drug abuse, suicide, depression and used profanities.
"This is not what I ordered for my granddaughter." "This toy uses swear words and talking about cocaine use," Ania Tanner told CTV News Toronto. An Ontario grandmother who bought an educational toy for her 15-month-old granddaughter was shocked when the dancing cactus started swearing and singing about doing cocaine.
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