Is there anyone else who wont buy toys from China? Do you feel we, as consumers are protected enough?

Question

IMO, I feel liberated that I am not going to buy any more toys from China, because I am afraid that there will be lead in the paint, I am protecting my children, where this government isn't. Now I can explain to my kids WHY it isn't a good toy, and I feel GOOD about that!

Answer 1

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has had its budget slashed over the past few years.

We are on our own in regards to toys, products, recalls........

Use to be Japan made superb stuff like my Pioneer and Technic receivers now almost everything including the way overpriced Longaberger Baskets and poetry are now made in China.

Answer 2

Pretty much agree with iwasnotanazipolka. I'm not American But aren't there regulatory authorities safety checking toys. In the UK there is the British Standards Institution, which has to prior approve toys and other products giving a Kite Mark, Lion Mark or something similar to approved/safety passed products. Having said that there are always those that pass through the net. I can see why you are concerned, I just read this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6697591.stm
From this article it looks like they had promised to make efforts with a 'national compulsory safety certification beginning from 1 June' (same article). But China have an appauling record on Human and Animal Rights so there is a moral issue. Mind you this could apply equally to several countries, including the ones we live in perhaps.

Answer 3

I don't buy anything from China. There are three reasons:
1. The Chinese worker is treated like crap - recent talk of slavery are just the tip of the iceberg.
2. China REALLY wants to destroy our economy and the more we buy, the easier it is for them to make inroads into that aim.
3. Chinese quality control is nonexistent. A few years ago, I bought (through Amazon) a NIKON camera. When I got it, I saw it was made in China and I knew is was going to be a piece of crap. For reasons I won't go into, I couldn't replace it and now it sits, the poor workmanship has done it in. Now I have a CANON made in Japan, where I had assumed the NIKON was made.

Boycott Chinese products, not just toys but everything. It is Unamerican to support the Red Chinese and their evil system.

Answer 4

Good luck finding toys that are not made in China, as most toys sold in the USA are made in China. We should really cut back our trade with China as they are the leading Communist country in the world and they truly are an enemy. They have thousands of spies in the US stealing our military and corporate secrets, and they sell billions of dollars of pirated material that is copyrighted by US corporations.

I am for "fair trade" with China, which we do not have now.

How about buying some videos or books which are made by US companies for Christmas and birthday presents for children?

Answer 5

I really don't think we are being protected enough. There have been so many recalls on items from China lately. I try to always buy American made products. Especially with things like plates/silverware and any type of dinning ware because I know China's goods are full of lead.

Answer 6

You might want to also check the labels on your food products. Alot of it comes from China

Answer 7

What you should buy is what you find to be the best quality for the price.
It doesn't matter where it's made. It's actually the patriotic thing to do.

We live in a free market system. If you believe in that, the best thing you can do to preserve it is let it work.

If you think a Japanese product is better than it's American counterpart, buy the Japanese one. That's the simplest way to make American products better and more valuable. The competitive market has made products better, cheaper and easier to get.

If you don't trust a product, by all means, don't buy it.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I am scared of anything made in China!

Answer 10

I won't buy toys, food I won't EVEN eat chinese, they are among the most unhygenic persons. They have no standards.