Classic Characters Infant Elf Booties

What went wrong

The notice saysThe pompoms at the tip of the toe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The federal small parts rule sets how small a detached piece has to be to count as a choking risk for children under three. Most shoe recalls in this group came after a firm learned that a decoration was coming off; many notices mention only a few reports. Decorations that look sturdy can still loosen with wear, so the notice’s style details are the thing to match.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves Classic Characters' infant knit Elf Booties sold in sizes 6 through 12 months. The SKU number 507665 and style number 28046 are printed on the price tag. The infant booties are green, with red and white trim, and a yellow pompom on the tip of the toe.

Numbers named in the notice that you can match against the label, box or receipt:

• 507665

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately stop using the recalled elf booties and return them to a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® for a full refund, or contact Classic Characters for instructions on returning them for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Classic Characters, Inc. toll-free at 866-274-3452 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.classiccharacters.com and click on "safety notice" for more information.

The recall is 10 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 10 years ago. Most original owners have moved on to bigger sizes; the pairs still around tend to sit in donation bags, consignment shops and online resale listings. The notice gives a phone number and a website for the firm; details that old may have changed, and the CPSC notice stays online as the record.

How this recall compares

• With about 4,000 units, this is the 65th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is below typical size.
• 41 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (choking), 41 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1993.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 3 months (September 2015 to November 2015), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 3 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $13. For slippers and booties in the archive the typical stated price is about $13, so this pair sat near the middle of its group.
• The notice cites 2 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2016 brought 4 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 43,800 units in all. This was the 1st of the year by date and the 3rd largest by units.
• The notice names the pom-pom as the part that fails. 1 other footwear recall in the archive names the same part in its hazard statement; the most recent is Wrist Rattles and Baby Booties (2011).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 2 reports on about 4,000 units works out to roughly 50 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew more reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 4,000 units come to roughly $52,000 of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.