I am sure if these items were American made, we would not have these problems.
Is this is what our world has come to, saving a dollar here and there, but at the sake of our childrens welfare- do you actually think its worth risking a childs well being to save money? If you ask me, I would say “NO”!
Absolutely our children should be protected. But there are too many people or groups crying “wolf” and suddenly everything is toxic. Should my child not be able to play with toys because your kid might eat them?
Clearly Skeptic either have no children or you pay no attention to your them. ALL very young children put almost anything they get their hands on into their mouth. You can try to prevent it, but unless you duck tape their mouth shut you cannot prevent it. Besides, it isn’t necessary to put the toy into the mouth to suffer the damages. They touch the toy and then put their fingers in their mouths…it may be absorbed through the skin….etc. etc.
At least in the cases with the toxic toys from China, it was greed that caused the use of toxic materials. Those materials (paint etc.) where cheaper when made with lead or melamine (sp). Do you want your child poisoned due to someone elses greed? What good reason is there for using toxins in the production of toys?
Not that I condone “toxic chemicals” in toys, its not like they were a heck of a lot safer when we were kids…JARTS, dart guns that worked even better with the suction cup removed, cars & trucks made out of sharp metal, etc.
Part of the toxicity is due to all the plastics used in most toys today.
I agree that risking a child’s welfare is not worth the dollar and that if these toys were made here in USA, we would not have these problems. But the cost of the toy would be too high because everyone in USA is “too good” to work for what the pay is instead of just being thankful they have a job.
My wife and I raised 6 kids, they all played with toys made in China, three had full academic rides, two chose to enlist in the military, two are now practicing law (perhaps this is evidence of brain damage) and one is at the top of his class as a senior in high school. I should have watched over them more closely and taught them to claim brain damage and been on welfare.
made in america, right. That’s why the big 3 car manufacturers are looking for a bailout, they build such quality stuff. Come on folks, it’s the big american companies that sent the stuff to china to get it made cheap to begin with. big american companies want the biggest profit, they don’t care if something happens to the “little people”. And the reason there’s so much of the stuff made in china is we won’t pay for the american made stuff, it’s too expensive. Corporations are too greedy, consumers are too cheap. china makes a good scapegoat, that’s all.
Get real, you know the little tykes would get terrible splinters. We must protect our children from any risk, ever, anytime, anywhere, anyhow. Wrap them in bubble wrap with an air hole.
When we were kids we weren’t required to wear helmets when we rode our bikes. Our parents didn’t strap us in with seatbelts when we got in the car etc… I’m sure a lot of the toys we played with were choking hazards or had lead paint on them etc… The bottom line is I don’t want to live in a police state where the government is always looking out for my welfare. You as a parent need to be observant and pay attention to the toys and games you provide for your kid. You need to decide if they pass “your” safety standards. If they do and the kid gets hurt, its your fault. If they don’t pass “your” safety standards then don’t buy them. We all need to start taking responsibility for ourselves. By the way…I lived through playing with lead based toys and riding in cars without seatbelts etc.
USA products are so overpriced it is criminal – Thanks to the sheer greed of the companies who provide the products. There should be a moral responsibility to the consumer – Yes, you have been blessed to be able to be one of the fortunate few who have made a name for yourself and hour “shareholders” but for gods sake – why do you think you need a $Million dollar salary or a $20million golden parachute – What could you possibly spend all that money on in your lifetime???
Everyone &$@#*(‘d about the idea that recent candidates wanted to reduce taxes for US Companies – Why do you think they send all of their business overseas (along with thousands of jobs – because workers think they need to make $40.00 an hour to watch a robot put together a car…)
GMAB, just out of curiousity, you don’t happen to know the personal income tax percentage in Europe for individuals do you? I think that could help illustrate whether or not comparing European numbers with American is accurate.
I don’t want my child playing with or being around anything toxic even though she will not put it in her mouth. Why should I buy something with my hard earned money that has been jacked up from the original cost of 2.00 they spent making it and it’s harmful? I pay for a product not a liability. You must not care for your children to state something so stupid. You can buy the toys at free will but the rest of the concerned parents out there have the right to purchase products that will not be a potential cause for harm to their children.
Just because a toy is reported to have a hazardous chemical in it doesn’t mean it will harm every child and it’s not in every toy. You again sound stupid like the other’s who feel this isn’t a problem. Maybe the chemicals didn’t affect your children but it seems you may have been.
Your not to bright yourself. I have yet to look at a toy and see a hazardous chemical just by eye sight. I don’t think the government is trying to control what we buy they are trying to make us aware so that we can decide if we want to purchase that item or not. All those on here saying how they survived with no seatbelts, if by chance you would’ve gotten into an accident and the seatbelt was not avaible you would’ve sued the company for not looking out for your safety and if by chance your child did suffer from playing with a hazardous toy you would sue the company for making it that way. “America is sue happy” You cry let kids be kids until yours gets hurt. So if one of yours get harmed don’t call a lawyer just deal with it because that’s life right.
Your making a lot of assumptions there. You assume that I’ll sue if my kids get hurt. Actually, I won’t. The only way I’d ever sue anyone is if the person that hurt me or mine intentionally hurt us. Also, in my post, I stated that we need to take responsibility for ourselves. If you can’t “see” a hazardous chemical on the toy your considering purchasing, yet you suspect that there may be hazardous chemicals involved, read the labels. If no labels and your suspicious, “don’t buy the toy”. Get them something you feel comfortable with. Life isn’t necessarily fair and bad things will happen to you in life. Quit trying to find someone else to blame your unfortunate circumstances on. By the way, I suspect that I’m just as bright as you. Stop the name calling and snide remarks.
The only thing I agree with you on Shield is “stop the name calling”…it doesn’t get us anywhere. I am curious, though, do you think the toxins used in making the toys is accidental? Somehow the toy manufacturer unknowingly used lead based paint on toys for example? I don’t think so. It is fully intentional. That being said, does that not constitue willful disregard for your health and the health of other consumers buying the toy with no knowledge of the toxins in the item? I’d lay odds most people couldn’t tell the difference between a toy with toxic materials and a toy without. That is what the testing laboratories and government agencies are for, without them we would be at the mercy of the manufacturers. Where is the responsibility on the part of the manufacturer who knowingly uses toxic materials but do not disclose it (which they would NEVER do)? I have yet to see any toys listing ingredients unless it is food (and this is only because it is a governmental requirement).
I find it amazing that some people (not singling you out Shield) throw around the “take responsibility” catch phrase without adequately considering the role of all parties. Yes, in some cases it is the individual who needs to suck it up and take responsibility. But, most times everyone involved has some responsibility they need to face up to.
Toxic, I guess I throw that “take responsibility” catch phrase around so much because I just find it troubling to see people lining up to sue someone everytime something bad happens. And from my perspective, in most cases this seems to be pushed by attorneys that make their living by encouraging people to sue instead of take responsiblity for themselves. In our current litigious society it seems to be the norm to assume that someone is going to be sued if something bad happens to someone, no matter that the wronged person had some, if not all of the blame for the occurence. Yes, I think it is wrong for a company to knowingly use hazardous chemicals when manufacturing a toy. Although I think in most of these cases I’m not sure if they’ve assessed blame as to who is responsible for the actual creation of these “bad” toys. If they had and it was an American company, I suspect they’ed have been sued out of existance by now. Lets fix the problem. Our government needs to be slapping tarrifs on imports and giving tax breaks and other incentives to companies to manufacture in this country. Then for the most part you don’t have to worry about what the toys are made of that your kids are chewing on.
We have never and would never buy one of these slutty dolls. Why do they want to promote having 5 year olds looking like prostitutes? Mattel may have won their case, but I think money will keep the dolls and the thousands of by products of this garbage out in the market.
Yes, it is sad some of the toys they make for girls. All this Hannah Montana and Bratz garbage. Even look at the Halloween costumes they now have. I have a 2 year old daughter and it freaks me out. Almost everything on the commercials promotes negative things. Most of the toys are focused towards shopping, boys, and talking on the phone. Almost all the shows for girls are pretty much based around dating jocks and musicians. All these stupid Nickelodeon shows have these 12 or 13 year old girls dating guys that look like they are in their 20’s. All in all I can understand why parents get old fast. My son is 5 and my daughter is only 2. I am already on the verge of panic though. I am already noticing the wrinkles popping up faster and faster.
Are you stupid? and Parent = total A-holes. I am surprise that you even let your children breath air because of the “potential” hazard of it being toxic. Your kids will need major therapy when they grow up. Good luck.
At least the most toxic toy ever produced will be banned by the new year. Bratz dolls will be gone. Thank god. Barbies are bad enough for girls. Bratz had to be one of the most annoying disturbing toys ever created for children.
I am sure if these items were American made, we would not have these problems.
Is this is what our world has come to, saving a dollar here and there, but at the sake of our childrens welfare- do you actually think its worth risking a childs well being to save money? If you ask me, I would say “NO”!
Absolutely our children should be protected. But there are too many people or groups crying “wolf” and suddenly everything is toxic. Should my child not be able to play with toys because your kid might eat them?
Clearly Skeptic either have no children or you pay no attention to your them. ALL very young children put almost anything they get their hands on into their mouth. You can try to prevent it, but unless you duck tape their mouth shut you cannot prevent it. Besides, it isn’t necessary to put the toy into the mouth to suffer the damages. They touch the toy and then put their fingers in their mouths…it may be absorbed through the skin….etc. etc.
At least in the cases with the toxic toys from China, it was greed that caused the use of toxic materials. Those materials (paint etc.) where cheaper when made with lead or melamine (sp). Do you want your child poisoned due to someone elses greed? What good reason is there for using toxins in the production of toys?
Not that I condone “toxic chemicals” in toys, its not like they were a heck of a lot safer when we were kids…JARTS, dart guns that worked even better with the suction cup removed, cars & trucks made out of sharp metal, etc.
Part of the toxicity is due to all the plastics used in most toys today.
I agree that risking a child’s welfare is not worth the dollar and that if these toys were made here in USA, we would not have these problems. But the cost of the toy would be too high because everyone in USA is “too good” to work for what the pay is instead of just being thankful they have a job.
Just so long as it tastes good!
My wife and I raised 6 kids, they all played with toys made in China, three had full academic rides, two chose to enlist in the military, two are now practicing law (perhaps this is evidence of brain damage) and one is at the top of his class as a senior in high school. I should have watched over them more closely and taught them to claim brain damage and been on welfare.
made in america, right. That’s why the big 3 car manufacturers are looking for a bailout, they build such quality stuff. Come on folks, it’s the big american companies that sent the stuff to china to get it made cheap to begin with. big american companies want the biggest profit, they don’t care if something happens to the “little people”. And the reason there’s so much of the stuff made in china is we won’t pay for the american made stuff, it’s too expensive. Corporations are too greedy, consumers are too cheap. china makes a good scapegoat, that’s all.
Here’s another place to find North American companies that make safe and healthy toys: Vanno Safe Toys
Liked the duct tape idea, would keep the little rug bumps quiet too. Let ’em play with wooden spoons you made yourself.
Get real, you know the little tykes would get terrible splinters. We must protect our children from any risk, ever, anytime, anywhere, anyhow. Wrap them in bubble wrap with an air hole.
When we were kids we weren’t required to wear helmets when we rode our bikes. Our parents didn’t strap us in with seatbelts when we got in the car etc… I’m sure a lot of the toys we played with were choking hazards or had lead paint on them etc… The bottom line is I don’t want to live in a police state where the government is always looking out for my welfare. You as a parent need to be observant and pay attention to the toys and games you provide for your kid. You need to decide if they pass “your” safety standards. If they do and the kid gets hurt, its your fault. If they don’t pass “your” safety standards then don’t buy them. We all need to start taking responsibility for ourselves. By the way…I lived through playing with lead based toys and riding in cars without seatbelts etc.
Safe and Healthy Toys… How about AFFORDABLE?
USA products are so overpriced it is criminal – Thanks to the sheer greed of the companies who provide the products. There should be a moral responsibility to the consumer – Yes, you have been blessed to be able to be one of the fortunate few who have made a name for yourself and hour “shareholders” but for gods sake – why do you think you need a $Million dollar salary or a $20million golden parachute – What could you possibly spend all that money on in your lifetime???
Everyone &$@#*(‘d about the idea that recent candidates wanted to reduce taxes for US Companies – Why do you think they send all of their business overseas (along with thousands of jobs – because workers think they need to make $40.00 an hour to watch a robot put together a car…)
U.S. Tax on Business, 40% – In Europe, 23%
(http://www.cnsnews.com/Public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=36986)
Great example:
Holgate Toys (www.holgatetoy.com) – 62 piece wooden block set $120.00
Target – Architectual wooden block set (52 pieces – No country of origin listed but you can bet it’s Made in China or Malaysia) $49.99
Which one do you think you would buy???
I used to love playing with the Mercury that came out of the broken thermometer!
No monkey bars at the playground, no dodgeball, no tag or any possible activity that might be harmful to the tykes body or self-esteem.
GMAB, just out of curiousity, you don’t happen to know the personal income tax percentage in Europe for individuals do you? I think that could help illustrate whether or not comparing European numbers with American is accurate.
Why leave an air hole, some pollutants might get in!?!
I don’t want my child playing with or being around anything toxic even though she will not put it in her mouth. Why should I buy something with my hard earned money that has been jacked up from the original cost of 2.00 they spent making it and it’s harmful? I pay for a product not a liability. You must not care for your children to state something so stupid. You can buy the toys at free will but the rest of the concerned parents out there have the right to purchase products that will not be a potential cause for harm to their children.
Just because a toy is reported to have a hazardous chemical in it doesn’t mean it will harm every child and it’s not in every toy. You again sound stupid like the other’s who feel this isn’t a problem. Maybe the chemicals didn’t affect your children but it seems you may have been.
Your not to bright yourself. I have yet to look at a toy and see a hazardous chemical just by eye sight. I don’t think the government is trying to control what we buy they are trying to make us aware so that we can decide if we want to purchase that item or not. All those on here saying how they survived with no seatbelts, if by chance you would’ve gotten into an accident and the seatbelt was not avaible you would’ve sued the company for not looking out for your safety and if by chance your child did suffer from playing with a hazardous toy you would sue the company for making it that way. “America is sue happy” You cry let kids be kids until yours gets hurt. So if one of yours get harmed don’t call a lawyer just deal with it because that’s life right.
Your making a lot of assumptions there. You assume that I’ll sue if my kids get hurt. Actually, I won’t. The only way I’d ever sue anyone is if the person that hurt me or mine intentionally hurt us. Also, in my post, I stated that we need to take responsibility for ourselves. If you can’t “see” a hazardous chemical on the toy your considering purchasing, yet you suspect that there may be hazardous chemicals involved, read the labels. If no labels and your suspicious, “don’t buy the toy”. Get them something you feel comfortable with. Life isn’t necessarily fair and bad things will happen to you in life. Quit trying to find someone else to blame your unfortunate circumstances on. By the way, I suspect that I’m just as bright as you. Stop the name calling and snide remarks.
I agree with you about the Bratz dolls.
The only thing I agree with you on Shield is “stop the name calling”…it doesn’t get us anywhere. I am curious, though, do you think the toxins used in making the toys is accidental? Somehow the toy manufacturer unknowingly used lead based paint on toys for example? I don’t think so. It is fully intentional. That being said, does that not constitue willful disregard for your health and the health of other consumers buying the toy with no knowledge of the toxins in the item? I’d lay odds most people couldn’t tell the difference between a toy with toxic materials and a toy without. That is what the testing laboratories and government agencies are for, without them we would be at the mercy of the manufacturers. Where is the responsibility on the part of the manufacturer who knowingly uses toxic materials but do not disclose it (which they would NEVER do)? I have yet to see any toys listing ingredients unless it is food (and this is only because it is a governmental requirement).
I find it amazing that some people (not singling you out Shield) throw around the “take responsibility” catch phrase without adequately considering the role of all parties. Yes, in some cases it is the individual who needs to suck it up and take responsibility. But, most times everyone involved has some responsibility they need to face up to.
Toxic, I guess I throw that “take responsibility” catch phrase around so much because I just find it troubling to see people lining up to sue someone everytime something bad happens. And from my perspective, in most cases this seems to be pushed by attorneys that make their living by encouraging people to sue instead of take responsiblity for themselves. In our current litigious society it seems to be the norm to assume that someone is going to be sued if something bad happens to someone, no matter that the wronged person had some, if not all of the blame for the occurence. Yes, I think it is wrong for a company to knowingly use hazardous chemicals when manufacturing a toy. Although I think in most of these cases I’m not sure if they’ve assessed blame as to who is responsible for the actual creation of these “bad” toys. If they had and it was an American company, I suspect they’ed have been sued out of existance by now. Lets fix the problem. Our government needs to be slapping tarrifs on imports and giving tax breaks and other incentives to companies to manufacture in this country. Then for the most part you don’t have to worry about what the toys are made of that your kids are chewing on.
Now Shield, that was well thought out and well said. Kudos.
We have never and would never buy one of these slutty dolls. Why do they want to promote having 5 year olds looking like prostitutes? Mattel may have won their case, but I think money will keep the dolls and the thousands of by products of this garbage out in the market.
Yes, it is sad some of the toys they make for girls. All this Hannah Montana and Bratz garbage. Even look at the Halloween costumes they now have. I have a 2 year old daughter and it freaks me out. Almost everything on the commercials promotes negative things. Most of the toys are focused towards shopping, boys, and talking on the phone. Almost all the shows for girls are pretty much based around dating jocks and musicians. All these stupid Nickelodeon shows have these 12 or 13 year old girls dating guys that look like they are in their 20’s. All in all I can understand why parents get old fast. My son is 5 and my daughter is only 2. I am already on the verge of panic though. I am already noticing the wrinkles popping up faster and faster.
Underwear for 3 year olds with “juicy” printed on it? I have seen products that make me wonder if anyone selling these has children.
Are you stupid? and Parent = total A-holes. I am surprise that you even let your children breath air because of the “potential” hazard of it being toxic. Your kids will need major therapy when they grow up. Good luck.
At least the most toxic toy ever produced will be banned by the new year. Bratz dolls will be gone. Thank god. Barbies are bad enough for girls. Bratz had to be one of the most annoying disturbing toys ever created for children.