Little
Tikes
toys
have
been
a
favorite
of
American
kids
ever
since
the
company
was
founded
in
the
late
1960s.
But
if
you’re
trying
to
find
Little
Tikes
products,
be
careful
where
you
order
them
online.
Newly
released
documents
from
the
Federal
Trade
Commission
(FTC)
reveal
the
internet
is
swimming
with
fake
websites
that
look
like
real
Little
Tikes
retailers.
They’ll
take
your
money,
but
they
won’t
ship
you
anything
in
return.
Gizmodo
submitted
a
Freedom
of
Information
Act
request
with
the
FTC
for
consumer
complaints
associated
with
Little
Tikes.
We
received
308
complaints
filed
with
the
FTC
over
the
past
five
years
and
have
published
dozens
below.
As
it
turns
out,
almost
everyone
complaining
about
Little
Tikes
to
the
FTC
was
actually
getting
scammed
by
unknown
con
artists
who
made
their
websites
look
like
official
Little
Tikes
properties.
One
of
the
sites,
which
lived
at
the
domain
LittleToke.com,
is
available
on
the
Internet
Archive’s
Wayback
Machine
and
shows
just
how
sophisticated
the
scam
is.
The
site
looks
very
official
and
features
what
appear
to
be
great
deals
on
toys.
What one of the scam Little Tikes websites, littletoke.com, looked like in 2020 before it disappeared. Screenshot: Wayback Machine / Internet Archive
Another
scam
site,
hosted
at
the
domain
LittleTikes.best
and
pictured
below,
had
a
slightly
different
design
but
also
looked
pretty
real
to
unsuspecting
parents.
The
snapshot
below
features
a
Black
Friday
sale,
something
that
comes
up
repeatedly
in
the
complaints,
which
also
notes
that
common
enticements
included
70%
off.
Another scam site made to look like Little Tikes, hosted at littletikes.best, as it looked in 2022 before it disappeared. Screenshot: Wayback Machine / Internet Archive
Another site, littletikesonline.com, looked authentic enough but contained small style errors like writing “perperson” as one word. And as you can see in the screenshot below, the context is even more suspicious, since it makes the claim that customers can only purchase $130 worth of goods “perperson” at a time.
Another
scam
site
made
to
look
like
Little
Tikes,
hosted
at
littletikesonline.com,
in
2020.
Screenshot:
Wayback
Machine
/
Internet
Archive
How are people arriving at these sites? It appears Google, Instagram, and Facebook ads are driving much of the traffic. And the ads are luring people with incredible-sounding deals.
“I saw the ad on social media and it looked like the legit website of Little Tikes so I got excited for the supposedly ‘70% clearance’ they had,” one complaint obtained by Gizmodo reads, noting that it “seemed very legit.”
“I bought some things for my kids, since I can’t afford them at regular price I thought I’d take advantage,” the complaint continued.
But after this person went back to find the site, they started to grow suspicious and realized they weren’t getting anything delivered and they had been scammed.
In
retrospect,
some
people
expressed
disappointment
in
themselves
for
not
identifying
the
websites
as
scams
earlier.
And
it’s
easy
to
see
why
people
feel
bad
about
themselves
after
getting
duped.
Humans
weren’t
built
to
be
inundated
with
the
deluge
of
scams
that
proliferate
online
these
days.
“I knew the products were too good to be true as I ordered a playground set worth around $300 for $60 and a table with chairs, and umbrella set for $30! I honestly don’t know what I was thinking,” one person from North Carolina wrote.
Other people felt guilty for sharing fake Little Tikes websites with friends on social media, thinking they’d discovered a great deal.
“Now I feel absolutely awful because I texted the link to my friend and she made a purchase and ended up trying to cancel her credit card when I realized the mistake,” someone from Michigan wrote in their complaint to the FTC.
Curiously,
a
handful
of
the
complaints
mention
that
sometimes
people
would
receive
something
in
the
mail,
often
knock-off
sunglasses
or
a
scarf.
The
theory,
which
we
can’t
verify,
is
that
by
shipping
something
rather
than
nothing
the
scammers
are
able
to
dispute
things
when
a
payment
processor
tries
to
charge
back
money.
They
shipped
something,
even
if
they
didn’t
get
the
toys
that
were
ordered.
Could’ve
happened
to
anyone,
right?
To
make
things
even
more
confusing,
Little
Tikes
didn’t
sell
toys
directly
to
consumers
online
from
2018
until
very
recently.
That
means
many
of
the
complaints
from
a
few
years
ago
include
consumers
who
tried
contacting
Little
Tikes
directly
and
were
told
they
didn’t
even
sell
toys
on
their
website,
creating
an
environment
where
scammers
could
put
up
fraudulent
websites
to
fill
that
demand
by
targeting
Google
searches.
Little Tikes didn’t respond to an email with questions from Gizmodo—the most important of which is where customers should go to reliably and safely buy Little Tikes toys online. We’ll update this post if we hear back.
Gizmodo is publishing 60 of the complaints we’ve received below. The FTC redacted personal information in the complaints, making them impossible to independently verify. But the issues that have arisen are common enough that we believe there’s value in hearing the specifics around these complaints so that others know what to look for when shopping online.
Gizmodo has made very minor edits to the complaints for things like punctuation and spelling just for readability, but we haven’t otherwise edited the complaints in substance.
I was on Facebook and came across a Facebook Ad for a toy clearance sale from Little Tikes, I clicked the link and checked out the website. It looked very legitimate and as someone who frequently purchases online, I thought it was the real website because Little Tikes was a brand that I’ve known my entire life. The website they currently have (https://shop.littletikes.store/) is almost identical to the Little Tikes actual website it is so well done. I was excited to find some great toys for my daughter’s first birthday. I purchased three items for a total of $162.40, I paid with my debit card.
Googled “little tikes playhouse” and this was one of the first results. Clicked on link and was directed to website. Ordered several items and entered contact information including name, email, address, phone number. Also entered credit card information. Realized once I got the confirmation email that the site is totally bogus. I have confirmation emails if needed. Thanks.
I
ordered
what
I
thought
were
Little
Tikes
toys.
I
received
a
cheap
scarf
from
China.
I
immediately
realized
it
was
a
scam
after
paying.
I
contacted
my
credit
card
company
and
filed
dispute.
After
several
months
the
amount
put
on
hold
was
reapplied
for
payment.
I
had
no
one
to
contact
at
the
company
because
it
was
a
scam
website.
I
now
have
some
contact
information
through
my
credit
card
company
and
of
course
no
answers
to
the
phone
number
provided.
My
credit
card
which
is
American
Express
through
Navy
Federal
is
not
helping.
Ever
since
the
order
placement
for
little
tikes
toys
my
email
and
my
phone
have
been
compromised
as
well.
I
am
receiving
emails
for
another
person
and
my
phone
rings
with
scam
calls
all
day
long.
I
would
like
my
money
back
and
this
place
shut
down
so
they
can’t
get
over
on
others.
This
was
a
first
for
me
and
prayerfully
the
last.
There was an ad on Facebook that was advertising a big sale for Little Tikes products at 70% off. I made two orders, did not receive an email confirmation, so I sent an email to the provided customer service email, followed up by calling the phone number provided. When I spoke to someone on the phone, it was the actual Little Tikes company but the lady told me they do not sell their products on any sites. It is all through stores like Target.
Ordered a playset that was listed as 70% off. Paid $78.99. I never received an email confirmation and I felt uneasy about it so after researching I found others saying this website is a scam! I am very worried and had to put a hold on my card and get a new one issued. When I called my bank dispute department, they said the charge was going to a Taylor Street Quarters. Taylor Street Quarters is in Australia and is listed as restaurant, obviously not a Little Tikes distributor.
I purchased an item at LittleTikesr.com, which looks like the actual Little Tikes site (including having Little Tikes logos, phone number, and customer service email address). Following the purchase, I did not receive an email confirmation, which I thought suspicious. I called the customer service number and reached the actual Little Tikes Customer Service. After explaining my question about my order, the customer service representative told me that they do not sell to individuals, only to merchants, and that LittleTikesr.com is a fraudulent site, not actually connected with Little Tikes. She gave me the real address of Little Tikes, and suggested that the fraudulent site was probably in Las Vegas. I checked while she was on the phone and found the address indicated above. However, the email and phone number given on the site match those on the real Little Tikes site.
The email and name I entered above are what I see in Paypal: [redacted]
I contacted Paypal through their online system and reported the fraud. PayPal’s system denied my claim, saying that the purchase was consistent with my purchase history (whatever that’s supposed to mean). I have appealed PayPal’s ruling.
I checked my bank account and the money has not yet been withdrawn from my account by PayPal. I am working with my bank to try to prevent those funds from going out.
When I go to LittleTikesr.com now, and view my order, it shows first that the payment was successful on 3/17, and then shows payment as failed on 3/18 (tomorrow). PayPal shows the money as paid, and shows no failure.
I am hopeful that my bank will be able to prevent the Paypal withdrawal, and am glad that it is not a large sum ($79.99) but I am concerned that this site is a very good copy of the real Little Tikes site and they are actively advertising on social media and could defraud a lot of people.
I was recently added to a mom’s coupon group on Facebook. I normally do not click the links however, this morning shop.littletikes-toy.cc was having a 70% off sale. Trusting the group a friend added me to was a trustworthy group I clicked. I noticed there wasn’t much of a selection on the website and that EVERYTHING was 70% off. After loading my cart with a few items I tried entering my card information. I received an error message and thought I had entered the card information wrong, so I tried a few more times. In the mean time, my friend was able to successfully add items to her cart and complete her order. She stated her confirmation email seemed legit but there was not a date of expected delivery and the emails she has since received have been odd. At this point I decided to Google the website and discovered Little Tike’s official website where things looked similar but no sales. I realized the website was a scam but they have my name, email address, cell phone number, card number, and mailing address in their system. I have tried deleting my information and log in but the website does not allow for me to.
I saw a Facebook ad for a Little Tikes flash sale. The company logo was used and looked legitimate. I made a purchase of a child’s bounce house for $70.99 and received a confirmation email. Later that evening I saw the ad again but noticed a lot of comments saying it was a fake site. I googled the scam and was concerned. When I called my credit card there was not a pending purchase of $70.99 but an $80 pending purchase to a shoe store. The new Facebook ad used a website with a different variation on Little Tikes instead of ltikes. I did not pay enough attention to the website since the logo and products appeared accurate.
This
site
was
posted
to
a
Facebook
group
as
Little
Tikes
(littletikes.com)
but
with
massive
discounts
on
expensive
items.
This
is
a
tip
off,
as
they
were
MASSIVELY
discounted,
which
made
it
more
enticing
for
parents
to
give
personally
identifiable
information
and
financial
information
in
order
to
get
these
expensive
toys
and
playsets.
Upon
further
investigation,
this
does
NOT
seem
like
the
same
company
or
in
association
with
Little
Tikes,
but
someone
fraudulently
trying
to
impersonate
Little
Tikes
for
personal
or
financial
information.
ltikes.com
does
not
resolve
properly,
but
shop.ltikes.com
does,
where
you
will
see
a
website
similar
to
Little
Tikes
official
website
(littletikes.com).
My
assumption
is
that
it
is
made
to
have
the
shop
subdomain
in
order
for
people
to
not
notice
the
full
domain
is
incorrect,
increasing
the
likelihood
for
someone
to
give
their
information.
It
also
gives
a
contact
email
address
of
I saw an ad on Facebook for a sale at Little Tikes. I clicked in to it and it was an incredible sale. I ordered over $70 worth of things to get the free shipping. Later on my daughter told me she had read it was a scam. I checked it out and there are a lot of reports of it being a scam. The $74.88 has already come out of my checking account.
This company is a fraud. They have a variety of Little Tikes products and are falsely advertising huge sales. Luckily my credit card company declined the charge. The charge was for a different amount than I was purchasing and from a company “Murry River Canoe HIR.” Once I was notified of this I decided to dig deeper and looked for the original Little Tikes site and attempted to log in with the account I created on the fake site. It did not work. I am reporting them so that hopefully this puts an end to this scam and no one else gets robbed.
A
friend
told
me
about
a
sale
on
Little
Tikes
website
so
I
started
to
investigate.
Upon
signing
the
site
I
noticed
that
the
website
looked
odd,
littletikesonlines.com.
Most
websites
don’t
use
“onlines.”
I
registered
with
the
site
and
the
email
was
even
more
suspicious,
so
I
googled
scams
associated
with
the
company
and
in
fact
this
seems
to
be
an
ongoing
issue.
The
email
came
from
“Playhouse
Toy,”
and
another
email
address
listed
was
I ordered 2 different types of Ride-on Cars from a Website that claimed to be Little Tikes Company. I placed my order, then realized the website was a fake. I placed the order on June 26, but the tracking number order said it had delivered my packages to my house on June 20, 2020. I have tried calling the number on the email to try to get a refund, but the number is always busy when I call. I have also tried to email him (which I emailed him on July 3, 2020), and have not got a response. The tracking order may have been a recycled order.
I unfortunately saw an add on Facebook a sale on Little Tike Toys and clicked. I did not notice the bogus website address (https://www.littletikes.best/shop/) and placed an order on 7/28/2020 using my American Express (“Amex”). Later that evening, I realized my error and checked the pending charge on my Amex which was initiated by a company named “Pretty Pow.” I have never heard of Pretty Pow but after a subsequent visit to their website (https://www.prettypoow.com/) I saw they were alledgedly a glass manufacturer based in Atlanta. I cancelled my card and am disputing the charge with Amex, but I would like these sites shutdown to avoid any other people falling for the same mistake. When I disputed the charge with Amex, I learned that they used Stripe to process the payment. I have contacted Stripe to make them aware of the fraudulent merchant. Stripe and Amex advised to attempt to resolve the issue with the merchant themselves. The first website (https://www.littletikes.best/shop/) does not have a contact number or address and from what I can gather is hosted by “Global Frag Networks” which also has no contact information. The second website (https://www.prettypoow.com/) has a contact number that is constantly busy and an address of a rural home in Georgia even though it’s website depicts it’s place of business as a glass making shop called the The Crieff Visitor Centre, which is actually located in the UK. This site is hosted by Magneto ECommerce by Pixie Media; I have reached out to them to inform them of the fraudulent website. On 7/28/2020, the day of the charge, I received a “confirmation email” from service. I requested that the order be cancelled as it was a fraudlent site. They responded yesterday 7/29/2020 that the site “is legal and secure, it works for many years, please don’t worry” and that the order may have already been shipped. Again I requested that the order be cancelled and have not heard back. I know this is probably like a hydra, but please help me to shut down these bogus websites. I have already reported the ads to Facebook as well. Thank you.
I followed a Google ad for a page i thought belonged to the Little Tikes company (Toy Manufacturer). The site looked exactly like the legitimate site so i ended up placing an order and submitting my personal information to create an account. I did not realized it was a fake site until i got the “confirmation” email that looked suspicious. It was then when i checked the page again and i realized the sire URL was not the legitimate site. After that i check my credit card statement and i saw that the merchat was register with as Tazaworks, a balloon vendor in AZ.
I
looked
up
Little
Tikes
on
Google,
I
clicked
on
the
first
website
not
noticing
until
later
it
was
www.littletokes.com.
They
had
all
the
disclaimers,
site
maps,
PayPal
agreement,
etc.,
company
logos,
and
legit
products
on
their
site.
It
compared
to
the
actual
Little
Tikes
site,
which
I
had
previously
been
on
in
the
past.
It
looked
and
seemed
legit.
It
offered
a
sale
of
60%
off
the
LITTLE
TIKES
products.
It
was
a
great
deal
and
I
supposedly
bought
9
items.
I
was
sold
the
following
items:
2:
Gas
n’Go
Mowers,
1
Cozy
Coupe
Off
Roader,
1
Scooteroo,
1
Rock
Climber
and
Slide,
1
Build-a-House,
1
Little
Tikes
3-Foot
Trampoline,
and
1
Cozy
Coupe.
It
wasn’t
until
my
PAYPAL
went
through
that
I
saw
the
charges
were
to
a
TABITHA
THOMPSON
and
not
the
LITTLE
TIKES
company.
The
tracking
number
said
it
was
sent
that
very
day
and
was
shipped.
[redacted]
I
reported
it
to
PAYPAL
and
now
am
trying
to
report
it
federally.
I
have
no
responses
from
PAYPAL
or
the
seller.
I
have
reached
out
to
both
and
opened
a
case
on
PAYPAL.
The
website
is
still
there
and
came
up
again
on
my
google
search.
I
do
not
want
other
mother’s
to
be
tricked
and
scammed.
On
the
22nd
of
July
2020
an
ad
appeared
on
Google
for
a
flash
sale
on
Little
Tikes
products.
I
have
been
in
the
market
for
a
toddler
bed
for
my
son,
and
Little
Tikes
sells
a
very
cook
Jeep
Wrangler
toddler
bed
for
nearly
$400.
Through
the
sale
I
was
convinced
I
purchased
that
same
bed
for
$97,
through
the
use
of
PayPal.
I
received
no
order
confirmation
or
receipt
from
the
website.
I
received
a
payment
confirmation
through
PayPal
that
$97
was
sent
to
Karen
Scott.
I
go
back
and
further
investigate
the
website
I
had
purchased
from.
It
is
a
false
and
mock
website
made
to
look
like
Little
Tikes,
but
the
url
is
“littletoke”
instead
of
“littletikes.”
I
immediately
go
to
the
contact
information
on
the
website,
that
I
have
included
in
this
report.
The
phone
number
isn’t
in
service.
I
sent
an
email
to
what
was
listed
on
their
website
“
Was on Facebook and a LittleTikes ad popped up. The website came up and it LOOKS legit until you read the info. The address is missing a zip code. The phone number belongs to a hair salon and they are receiving many calls from people who are ordering and not recieve proper email confirmations and updates, and they are not receiving the toys in the mail. The email on the site is invalid, mail cannot be delivered error. Called LittleTikes and this is not their website. Also, they do not sell toys directly but through a 3rd party (Walmart, Amazon, etc). Transactions are clearing checking accounts as Debit POS/SIG Withdrawal.
The business claimed to be Little Tikes in a Facebook ad. They were offerring heavily discounted play sets. I didn’t scrutenize the site as thoroughly as I should have, and I fell for the scam by purchasing a Little Tikes™ Real Wood Adventures™ Wolf Mountain™. Once I saw the receipt email, I got suspicious. Then I started visiting more pages on the website...lots of common mispellings, generic support links, and other such signs. Visiting the real Little Tikes website, I learned that these play sets are exclusively available at Target. Doing some further research, it became clear that this is a common scam, and many other people have fallen for it, too. One victim reported the company sending them a pair of fake sunglasses, paying a descent amount for a real shipping transaction, which aided the scammers in looking legitimate when disputes are attempted.
I ordered off of what I thought was the Little Tikes webpage being shared by other moms on Facebook. I ordered a large wooden swing set and a baby swing. Said I paid $99.00 at first and then later $113.00 via PayPal to a name Marsden Morse. Can’t get a hold of anyone about the products or anything.
Please investigate into this company. They are always on sales or discounts their items. I believe there are thousand people of parents losing money or cheating by this scam. We ordered toys for our son on February 29 and it has been almost one month, but they never shipped the items to us. I contacted them 3 times, but never get any response. I have seen that they continue to advertising their discounts. please investigate this company.
Facebook had an advertisement about a Little Tikes mother’s day sale. A friend of mine sent me the link. We both proceeded to shop, and I noticed that they offered payment via PayPal. However when checking out it did not offer PayPal and took me to a Sprint payment page. I had an uneasy feeling so I called the number listed on the website, and it turns out it was a fake address and number. Unfortunately they were using the information of a wig shop, and the shop had recieved numerous phone calls. It is a scam, and I am sure good parents trying to buy their kids items are being scammed.
I ordered a “little tikes cozy coupe” car. The price on the site said 1.99 USD, but they charged me 49.99 USD, i contacted the seller via email, IM, wanted to cancel the order and get my money back but no answer since than, and will not get after i searched the internet about FAKE sites.
this site advertises it sells little tike toys. this site was advertised on Facebook. this site shows up as secure. this site targets parents on a budget. I placed my order over 30 days ago. I tried to contact the company. There is no phone number. There is a link to talk to someone but it doesn’t work. i have emailed the seller multiple times and nothing. When I log in, the site says order still processing. the site is advertised as little tikes. when clicked on it takes you to http://little.findcheap.club/ if you try to search for the site by name you can’t find it. if you type the link it pops right up. when you pay, it asks you do it through paypal.
Placed an order online for big waffle blocks and 2-200 piece plastic ball packs and sent payment through paypal. Appears from receipt the payment went to Abigail [redcated] as the merchant. i emailed the company on April 5, 2020 and have had no response. There is no phone number provided.
I placed an order on March 9, 2020. I money has cleared my account, but I haven’t received the items. I sent 3 emails asking because with all that is going on, I thought maybe it would be delayed. I haven’t heard anything back, so wondering if they are a legit business or now. Do you happen to know if they are or not?
Flash sale popped up in my Facebook feed for Little Tike toys. Website looked legit and after I made my purchases and received the emails I had a feeling it was suspicious. Then my paypal account said $104.00 paid for shoes (which isn’t what I was ordering) to a Lena Herrman. That raised suspicion. Then I went back to the site and there customer care number isn’t complete. Unfortunately I noticed the red flags afterward I purchased items. I’ve did a flash sale before that was legit that is why I assumed this one was. Now I’m really upset and this site needs to be investigated and removed. Hopefully they get caught and go to jail. Also I went back to the Facebook post and read comments the only good comments came from foreign men which was also a red flag. I really wish I paid more attention.
I
purchased
a
Little
Tikes
trampoline
from
this
website
and
never
received
it.
My
attempts
to
contact
the
company
have
all
been
ignored.
The consumer saw an ad on Facebook. She went to a website and tried to put the details for her order and they said there was an error. She tried another card and it didn’t accept it. When she checked her account, she saw charges on her credit card and debit card. Her statement says it was from Lilly Supply Now and Eveneach. Initially she thought the company was called Little Tikes. They charged $94 and $112. Her credit card denied it.
Advertised on Facebook - 3 day flash sale for Little Tikes. Website looks very similar to Little Tikes, has the actual toys and prices, logo. Filled a cart, went to check out and Chase denied payment and flagged as fraud with vendor of “ShurBeauty”. Tricked by a sale for kids play toys when stuck at home for a pandemic - shame on them
i received an ad on social media representing Little Tikes toys. The logo was the actual company and they were offering big discounts on kids toys. I placed an order which totalled $177.00 so I preceded to the payment screen and paid with a credit card. It sent me to Paypal and it paid a person named Maria Cisneros $99.00. I then learned through comments that people placed orders and did not receive their merchandise. i have placed a dispute with my credit card, reported the site to the actual company, and send a website complaint to this site.
I came across an ad on Facebook for a Little Tikes toy sale. When I went to purchase items, I realized the website was littletokes.com not littletikes.com. You can’t buy things off of the little Tikes website usually. This website looks super legitimate except for the url.
I
was
searching
Little
Tykes
website
for
playsets
for
several
days
in
a
row.
i
had
an
ad
show
up
in
my
Facebook
feed
for
Little
Tikes.
I
did
not
notice
the
difference
in
spelling
of
Tikes
and
they
used
the
same
logo
as
the
official
brand.
I
found
what
I
needed
on
sale
at
this
site.
I
tried
to
order
it
several
times
with
my
credit
card,
but
it
kept
saying
payment
denied.
it
never
went
through
with
order.
no
confirmation
number
or
message
saying
order
complete.
I
left
the
site
and
disnt
think
mich
of
it.
Several
days
later
I
received
an
email
from
I
did
not
like
where
this
was
going
with
vague
answers.
I
called
my
credit
card
company
and
they
said
there
were
no
charges
on
my
card
from
this
company.
I
emailed
back
to
say
my
card
was
never
charged
and
i
want
to
cancel
this
order.
Then
i
received
this
email:
“Dear
customer,
Thanks
for
your
patience.
We
have
sent
your
order,
but
the
certain
shipping
time
depends
on
the
different
countries.
The
tracking
No.
[redacted]
Please
check
the
status
through
the
link:
wait
patiently,
too.”
I am continuing to receive emails from them saying my order is placed. I am not aure what to do feom here. Thank you for your time on this matter.
I saw the ad on social media and it looked like the legit website of Little Tikes so I got excited for the supposedly “70% clearance” they had so I went on it and it seemed very legit and I bought some things for my kids, since I can’t afford them at regular price I thought I’d take advantage. I went on Google again after I purchased the stuff and I guess the website of the original one was different so that’s when I realized it was a scam. It doesn’t let me cancel purchase or anything.
Ads for Little Tikes toys at 70% off kept popping up in my Facebook feed. I clicked on one of the ads. There were and still are a ton of these fake ads on Facebook. I reported several of the fake ads to Facebook but they are not removing them. My kids picked out a swingset and a trampoline because they dont have either one of those and they really want to be able to play outside. I signed up for what I thought was the Little Tikes site but it’s not. I almost put my credit card information in but I felt like something was strange about the site. The part where you put your shipping address had 2 other people’s information in my “address book” who I did not know. One was in Canada and the other was in Rio Rico, AZ. I had just signed up for this site so I should not have had anyone in an address book on that site. Unfortunately they now have my home address, phone number, and know I have kids and I dont know what other information they might have gotten from my computer or from my facebook account because clearly Facebook is NOT protecting the people using their site and they are allowing scammers to post ads so they can steal people’s information. That is terrible!!! Like I said I reported several of the false Little Tikes ads to Facebook but they have not removed them. Facebook should be more responsible for what they post regarding their advertisements. I am fairly sure they are getting money for the ads. I reported the fake ads from Facebook with Facebook ID numbers to the real Little Tikes company also. Here are two websites they are using https://week.lttikes.com/contact_us.html and https://all.littletikes.store/contact_us.html both have the same contact info. There are more websites that they are using though.
While scrolling through Facebook, I clicked on an ad that appeared to be for Little Tikes. The bottom of webpage said Littlle Tikes (tm) and all logos mimicked the actual Little Tikes company. It wasn’t until after I placed my order for a swingset and slide that I became suspicious. The confirmation email came from a strange email address and it stated that I was charged $130 instead of the $206 I was supposed to pay. I then began to do some searching and attempted to cancel my order, but am unable to get in touch with any customer service representative.
It said that they were LITTLE TIKES and we thought they were it looked legit. We had placed an order but quickly realized that it was a fake site that had JUST been put up 2020 and the little tikes company had no idea about our order. We tried and tried to cancel our order but they have been non-compliant. We told them same night we ordered to cancel and the first e-mail address we sent it to bounced back and did not go through. We tried another e-mail and got a response at 2am MONDAY telling us that they got our order. COMPLETELY ignoring our various other e-mails telling them to cancel. Got another one today 8/17/2020 telling us “Dear customer, Thanks for your email. Our products are attractive in price and quality, and are 100% Quality Guarantee. It’s a pity that you want to give up the order. Can you consider it again as we have sent it out?Looking forward to your confirmation. Best regards,” We sent another saying NO DO NOT SEND GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK and have yet to hear from them. The number they provided IS from Little Tikes but as I said they do not know about our order. Also, they say they are based in LAS VEGAS but the merchant SAYS UTAH and the Merchant shop isn’t Little Tikes it says SHOPKEFAN and MISCELLANEOUS FOOD STORES - SPECIALTY STORES, MARKETS, CONVENIENCE STORES, AND VENDING MACHINES. So now we are out $127 because of our error now we are fighting to get our money back! DO NOT let anyone else fall for this!!!
They pretend to sell Little Tikes items at a discount and encourage you to spend more for free shipping. They charge more than the cost of the items and never send anything. Fraudulent site and take your money.
I
was
searching
online
for
toys
for
my
children,
and
came
across
what
looked
like
the
official
Little
Tikes
toy
website.
They
said
they
were
having
a
clearance
up
to
85%
off.
I
went
to
put
an
item
in
my
cart
for
$65,
and
when
I
went
to
enter
my
payment
information
all
of
a
sudden
I
was
charged
on
my
credit
card
for
$135.45
to
an
unknown
person.
I
received
no
email
confirmation,
order
number,
etc.
The
website
appeared
to
originate
from
outside
of
the
US,
and
I
was
scammed.
The
website
was
https://www.littletikesonlines.com/
and
an
email
came
from
Order
No.:
9985
Seller
website:
littletikesonlines.comPayment
Date&Time:
2020-08-23
00:41:41.0Amount:
129.00
USD
Payment
No.:
PS2008230041396302
Due
to
the
foreign
exchange
rate,
the
amount
displayed
on
your
statement
might
be
a
little
bit
different
from
the
real
price.
Please
note
“CLOTHINGCLOVER”
will
be
displayed
on
your
credit
card
statement
instead
of
the
website
from
which
you
purchased
the
mentioned
product.
It’s
just
used
for
sending
bill
statement
by
the
seller’s
payment
processor
as
a
tool.———————————————————————————————————————————————
——————————-Should
you
need
any
further
assistance,
please
don’t
hesitate
to
contact
our
Customer
Services
department
at
I found the website through a facebook post. Website claims to be associated with the little tikes brand and is claiming to be selling kids toys and play equipment for deeply discounted prices. Many people who completed orders say that they never received merchandise but have and bank accounts drained or never received refunds for their orders that never came.
Purchasing
a
Little
Tikes
truck
for
a
birthday
present.
Ad
indicated
a
“sale”
for
two
days
70%
off.
Customer
service
number
provided
was
the
actual
customer
service
for
Little
Tikes.
When
the
ad
was
still
there
after
“the
last
day
to
purchase”
was
stated
and
noticed
dates
had
changed
and
the
new
last
day
to
purchase
was
that
day,
figured
it
was
a
scam.
Contacted
bank,
which
contacted
VISA
and
was
told
not
able
to
do
a
charge
back
to
get
my
money
returned.
Scammers
are
safe
or
it
seems
protected.
We
did
contact
the
customer
service
number
that
was
posted
which
took
us
to
the
real
Little
Tikes
and
was
informed
they
deliver
to
retailers
not
individuals.
When
made
order
the
charge
stated
was
$52.99,
but
when
it
hit
my
bank
account
they
added
another
5%
making
it
$55.64.
Would
like
my
money
back,
don’t
let
the
bad
guys
win
and
get
rich
on
the
money
I
work
for.
This site looks very real and is offering amazing prices on Little Tikes products. The URL had a warning that it wasn’t secure and the name of the website seemed off (“onlines”) There are many grammar errors in the About Us section. I feel pretty confident that this is a scam so want to report it.
I was trying to buy a tricycle from the legitimate Little Tikes website, but the first link I clicked in the Google search turned out to be a scammy website. The website had Little Tikes real products, logo and everything, but was offering a lot of discounts, which should’ve been my red flag. Thankfully Chase stopped the payment before it went through, so we did not lose anything, but I wanted to report it so no one falls for it.
While scrolling through Facebook I came across a "little tikes" link, clicked on it, and it took me to a website featuring a flash sale. I knew the products were too good to be true as I ordered a playground set worth around $300 for $60 and a table with chairs, and umbrella set for $30! I honestly don’t know what I was thinking. My first email came in and I noticed it was quite plain. The second email for the confirmation was also plain. I did contact them via email to ask if scam or not. Two other messages from them ended up in my spam folder therefore made me do more research to see if it was a actual scam or not. Put website in Google, similar websites have been created for this running scam.. Did report link through Facebook, now reporting here! Please contact me via email and I can send in screenshots or forward emails pertaining to case!
Advertisment for Little Tikes toy sale. Never recieved my order. Tried to email them and received fake tracking reports showing my order was enroute. There are no phone numbers to call anyone. The order says its comlng from China. After a few weeks they stopped answering emails. They offered free shipping for orders over $70.
Friend saw an ad on social media and knew i was looking for a playset. She sent me the link from social media. The website looked legit, so I placed an order. I instantly got a text from my credit card company that an international charge occured. I cancelled my card and reported this to the CC company. This website is using another company’s logo and products to fradulently charge customers. I then looked on Little Tikes facebook page and saw they do not sell direct to consumers. Please help prevent these type of companies from advertising on social media.
The
website
https://sell.little-tikes.online
had
ads
on
facebook
impersonating
the
company
Little
Tikes
offering
a
3
day
store
clearance
sale.
I
almost
purchased
items
and
a
friend
of
mine
did
purchase
items
which
is
when
I
started
getting
a
hunch
that
things
were
sketchy.
The
date
listed
on
her
order
was
tomorrow’s
date.
Then
I
googled
Little
Tikes
and
saw
that
the
url
was
slightly
different
and
I
could
not
find
the
same
sale
items
there.
Digging
deeper
I
started
finding
small
spelling
errors
and
site
map
inconsistencies.
I
then
found
a
post
on
Facebook
from
the
real
Little
Tikes
about
a
month
ago
warning
that
there
have
been
scam
sites
impersonating
them.
Multiple
people
in
the
comments
were
sharing
photos
of
websites
that
had
the
same
sales
as
the
one
I
found
and
Little
Tikes
was
confirming
that
they
were
fake.
Now
I
feel
absolutely
awful
because
I
texted
the
link
to
my
friend
and
she
made
a
purchase
and
ended
up
trying
to
cancel
her
credit
card
when
I
realized
the
mistake.
I received an ad on Facebook reference a flash sale through Little Tikes. I made a purchase and the receipt had an odd format and verbage. I contacted the phone number on the website. The phone number is the legitmate phone number for Little Tikes. The representative advised that it was a scam and fraudalent website. I cancelled my credit card. The website had the actual Little Tikes information and logos.
Website pretending to be Little Tikes toy company offer up to 70% off. When I looked up the domain registration they domain had just been created 4 days ago. They are advertising on Facebook which is where I clicked on them. The number they have posted on their website is the actual Little Tikes but everything else about the website is fraudulent. https://us.littletiketoy.shop/
I was on my phone looking at Facebook and an ad was in my feed. I follow Little Tikes as I have little ones. I clicked the ad as I had no reason to suspect it being a SCAM (since I do follow them). I noticed they were having a BIG sale on their website. A little coupe was $17.99 instead of $54.99. A bounce house was on sale for $61.99 (normally $399.99). To check out, they ask for your name, shipping/billing address,etc. When it got to the credit card page, I waited as I didn’t have my CC on hand at that moment. When I went to show my husband the deals I had found, I pulled up the legit Little Tikes page on my computer and realized there were no such sales! I went back to the website on my phone and sure enough, the web address was different and a FAKE!!!
My mother clicked on an ad on facebook to which she thought was the actually Little Tikes website but it turned out it was not and they said it would cost $87.99 but they charged her over $100. When you click on the Contact Us, it gives out the real Little Tikes phone number but the email is fake. There is also NO way to cancel the purchase either.
My
friend
got
a
Facebook
ad
for
“Little
Tikes
Play
Big”
sale.
It
takes
you
here-
https://shop.littletikes-toy.cc
which
is
an
imposter
website
of
the
actually
company
Little
Tikes.
She
had
already
made
a
purchase
but
I
realized
it
was
fake
before
I
completed
mine.
Everything
on
the
site
is
a
copy
cat
of
Little
Tikes
and
it’s
all
advertised
as
being
discounted
up
to
70%
off.
An ad popped up on my Instagram page offering Little Tikes products for deep discounts up to 90% off the regular price. the website that it went to is vip.moretikes.com. This definitely did not look legitimate, thus my reason for reporting it.
On 8/17/2020 my wife found a sponsored link on Facebook marketplace for Little Tikes. We clicked on the link and found several items we wanted to buy. Even though the prices were suspiciously cheap we figured it was legit because it was being sponsored by Facebook. Though there were lots of grammar/ spelling errors we just hoped it was just a translation problem. We ordered a trampoline, wood train and table, bobcat ridge playset, slide bouncer, rocky river race for a majorly discounted amount of $130.00. By 8/20/2020 they emailed a tracking number for the order. on 9/9/2020 the package was delivered. inside the small box, with a customs label stating glasses valued at $15, was a pair of knockoff ray ban sunglasses. My wife immediately emailed the company but received a mailer demon notice from Yahoo stating the address was invalid. she also submitted a message via their website but they have not responded. Lastly, she disputed the charge on our USAA credit card. fortunately, they have not attempted to charge the credit card again.
On February 6, 2021, I looked online for a particular children’s play equipment from Little Tikes. The site littletikes.savemoney.store was listed on the Google search I clicked on that listed website. It listed Little Tikes equipment at very discounted prices. I bought a piece of equipment for $116.99, but at checkout it stated there was an additional discount of $25.11. The total to be posted to my credit card was $91.88. After entering my credit card number, it took me directly to the PayPal site and then proceeded to complete the transaction. I realized that was not right, and it raised an alarm to me. The website thanked me for my purchase, but did not give me an transaction order number.
I googled to see if this website was fraudulent, and this website had been flagged online as being fraudulent from others. Then I went to the actual Little Tikes store, and they state on their website that they do not sell their merchandise to private sellers. They only sell their Little Tikes merchandise to vendors they list on their website such as Walmart, Target.
I tried logging into “my account” on February 12, 2021 at the littletikes.savemoney.store website, but now it states that Error: Sorry, there is no match for the email address andor password. I tried several times to log in but to no avail.
I immediately contacted PayPal on the same day to dispute this charge as I believe it to be fraudulentscam website. PayPal is investigating this matter so charges on my account can be removed.
Ordered a Pirate Bed from littletikes.club that was soppose to be on sale. I had just learned they are a fraudulent website mimicking littletikes.com
I really hope no other parent has disappointed kids like mine. And hope somehow this information helps catch these thieves.
My mom sent me the link in via Facebook messenger. The websites homepage image is the same as the real littletikes.com website and the logo is mostly the same as well. I was a little suspicious because the prices seemed too good to be true and there’s no mention of it being a summer sale or end of season sale or anything. When I checked the next day some of the price drops has changed from around 80% off to 60% off - that seemed odd. The real Little Tikes website has a post about fraudulent sites, so apparently this isnt new. But the site I sent is currently active. Once you dig in a little bit you can tell they dont have any contact information and their payment page looks a little off. They have a green verified site button at the bottom but of course thats not true. Please do your best to remove this site. I typically can spot sites like this but right off the bat this one was hard to detect and could dupe a lot of people.
I received a link from my sister for a discount Little Tikes bed through this website: https:www.littletikes.club
I did not realize it was fake, and I went to purchase it. I provided my full name, full home address, and email. I then went to submit payment and submitted through Venmo. Venmo, unfortunately, did not provide the name of the seller until the transaction was complete, so I didnt realize it was fraudulent until I saw a message saying my payment to [redacted] was completed about 5 minutes after placing the order.
The website itself will not allow me to cancel the purchase, and Venmo said they cannot provide immediate action because the purchase was complete.
This individual is taking advantage of parents looking for affordable play items for their children.
I’m looking to buy a water table for my granddaughter and trying to find better prices by making the purchase directly from the manufacturer.
Again, I found an impersonating website!
On my search this website came out as a top option: littletikes.club, with same logo, etc., instead of the harder to find real one, littletikes.com. Its quite well designed, no typos, same real mailing address!
It’s exhausting to do shopping online if we cant trust the websites are real or not!
Someone needs to be searching online and monitoring what is out there as a full time job to protect people from these scammers!
I have noticed several complaints starting in 2020 on the bbb.org website from people who never received their purchase, I bet they bought it on the fake almost real looking website!
When we report those websites here, do someone close them down? Or the efforts we do to report them is futile? I hope someone do something about this. Thanks.
I was searching for a table and chairs set for my toddler granddaughter and thought I found a deal through the scammers website. I placed an order and never received it. I went back to the website and could only find an email address to contact them. To this day, my order never arrived, and I never received a reply to my email. The scammers used PayPal for online orders. Soon afterwards, my credit card that I used to pay for my order was hacked. Someone was trying to use my credit card to purchase gift cards. I can no longer go to the website it’s as if it was taken down. Help! I got scammed!
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