Hoverboards have been blowing up and causing dads to fall on their butts for months now, and at least one retailer has apparently decided to throw in the towel.
Amazon has chosen to give full refunds to any customers who bought a hoverboard , according to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot F. Kaye.
Amazon has already removed a number of hoverboard brands, including the popular Swagway at one point , from its virtual shelves and issued warnings to customers to dispose of certain brands and devices with non-compliant plugs .
Kaye also flagged the fact there is no safety standard in place for hoverboards, and warned that a UL mark, a sign of electrical compliance granted by a respected certification company, was not a reliable indicator of device safety.