Since most Canadian stores have withdrawn Bisphenol A bottles from their shelves, a lot of them are accepting refunds of the used hazardous bottles. They will either refund you back your money or give you a store gift card. In any case, it’s better than just throwing them out.
For example:
The Forzani Group Ltd., Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer, and Hudson’s Bay Co., which includes the Bay and Zellers stores, said Tuesday they are removing BPA products and will refund customers who bought the bottles at their stores.
The same will apply to most stores.
To know if your bottle contains Bisphneol A, check the recycling codes (triangles) at the bottom. A code number 7 may (but not necessarily) indicate that it contains Bisphneol A.
Update:
Someone sent me this regarding Zellers GTA still accepting refunds 
Zellers GTA are is allowing anyone with used Avent Bottles to exchange them at there local Zellers Store for a full exhange of the bottle, Ie; 1 old Avenut bottle = equal 1 new FREE glass of BHA Free baby bottle. I just exchange 15 bottles this week for Born Free Glass Bottles.
I went to Zellers on June 21st and they also would not let me exchange them for non-bpa bottles. They said the cutoff of the 15th has passed. They told me to call Avent. I did. They will do nothing. I am stuck with these bottles.
I just called The Bay where I purchased my 8 baby Avent Baby Bottles and they said that they’re currently not accepting any bottles back unless we have the receipt and they’re still in their boxes. Mine are out the their boxes and not used, and I don’t have the receipt. I just purchased them like four months ago, and my baby still is not even born yet. I haven’t even used any of them and I can’t get any money back for them!!! GRRRRRRRR!
Hi I just wanted everyone to know that they are no longer giving out rebates for bottles. They are also no longer giving out free sippy cups or anything. I have been on the phone all day and I get different stories all together. This company is so not worth the trouble. They are rude on the phone and wont get a manager to talk to you at all. They change their stories all the time. When I asked if my bottle was okay becuase I could not find a number they told me they do not make bottles without numbers on it. AFterwards my friend gave me a weblink and i found out why there is no numbers on the bottles…
Superstore took mine back.
I had no
–reciept
–no packaging
–they were used/few missing peices
they had no problem taking mine back. Maybe it depends who you get at the store
I wasn’t able to return my Nalgene bottles anywhere!!
But I did order a bpa-free titan water bottle from http://www.titanwaterbottle.com — it looks cool. We’ll see if it holds up as well as my old nalgene.
I heard walmart takes back bottles that it carries until Aug 08!
has anyone noticed that all Heinz ORGANIC baby food in plastic jars are made with BPAs?? They have the number 7 on the bottom! Insane!
Does anyone know if any stores in KW are still taking bottles and pumps bacl?
Mimi, the 7 just means other. Some 7’s have bpa, some don’t. The heinz baby food containers don’t as far as I know.
As far as I know, both Toys R Us and Zellers in Kitchener Waterloo will not take bottles back any more.
I went to Zellers this afternoon to return and ask for a refund of my avent bottles. The store will not take back the bottles. Does anyone know where I can return the bottles and get a refund?
I don’t think anyone is taking them back anymore.
Does anyone know where to return the advent bottles or ameda pump products?
Hey all. I just called my local Babies R Us (in Ottawa) and they are no longer participating in this program. I am not even going to try at Zellers.
Darn! I wish I had known this back in April.
Hi, Ive been out of the baby loop for a while and now am expecting my 3rd child. I called Avent and they said there is nothing wrong with their bottles and you have to put the bottles in extreme high heat, and even after you sterlize them you wouldnt put milk in them straight away.
I have no idea, but they wont give me a refund or exchange any of my bottles and they said it was up to individual stores. Im going to call the Bay, Zellers and Walmart as I have loads of bottles, sippy cups and a very expensive pump. What would everyone recommend? As Im going to be replacing everything.
Thanks for everybodys time.
Susan
This offer was a LONG time ago I don’t think anyone is going to take anything back. You can get the standard BPA free Gerber bottles for really cheap at any major store if that helps.
Avent does not care about their customers, I just got off the phone with them. The bottles are illegal to sell in Canada, but a recall has not been issued, so they will do nothing for you and the crap that you have bought. I would buy nothing from such a dirty run company.
I say a class action law suit is needed to get their attention
I just tried to take my old Avent bottles back to Zellers last night — too late, they won’t take them back anymore. I just found out recently from a friend that she took all her bottles back in April or May. I think the deadline was back in May. The Zellers employee suggested I contact the company directly, but after reading the messages above, something tells me it will be a wasted effort. Too bad.
Hello Rebeca,
Thank you for contacting Starbucks.
Starbucks is committed to providing our customers with safe, high quality and desirable products. We have a rigorous quality assurance program and we adhere to all regulatory requirements. If any issue is found, we react quickly and appropriately to address it.
We understand that questions have been raised regarding the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA), a component used in the production of polycarbonate plastic. Some of the products Starbucks sells in our stores are made from polycarbonate. Currently, our products fall within the regulatory guidelines of the countries where we do business.
Though the health agencies in these countries have approved the use of polycarbonate for food and beverage containers, Starbucks is proactively beginning a phase out of water bottles and other merchandise made of polycarbonate. This phase out began in May of 2008. At the same time, we are continuing to evaluate polycarbonate alternatives for Starbucks products.
I was very sorry to hear about your experience with your tumblers. Although we do not have a standard warranty for our serveware, please allow me to outline our return/exchange policy. Our stores will happily offer a full refund or exchange for the original price paid if the original sales receipt is presented with the merchandise within 60 days of purchase. Also, if the returned item was purchased with cash or a check and the refunded amount is over $25 we will need to issue a refund check which will be mailed within thirty days.
If you have any other questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to call our Customer Relations department at (800) 23-LATTE. Or, email us from http://www.starbucks.com/customer/.
Thank you again for contacting Starbucks, we really appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Dave G.
Customer Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company
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