Fisher-Price to Recall Nearly 1M T
i couldn't get the link to post... sorry people...
maybe this will work...
Toy recall...
try again...
Toy recall link (http://my.earthlink.net/track?id=1017939&add=1&url=/article/top?guid=20070801/46b00540_3421_13345200708011798535928)
Just let them try and take my Tonka Toys. You ain't seen the Fighting Irish until they try and take my little yellow bulldozer with working blade and real, moving tracks. boxingsmiley
My daughters first birthday is gettin' close (August 22), and now I don't know what toys to buy her....I mean, who knows what other toys are going to be recalled....I reckon I'll come up with something, just not sure what!!! dangle_smiley ::) ::)
I know we don't want to slide backwards, but I played and millions of other kids played with that very stuff they ban today. Only it was ok back in the 60's and 70's, made on our own turf.
If you think that vynal siding is so safe on your house ask the people working in those factories. It will eventually be banned, mark my words. We'll be back to wood once again. ;)
Hey Swampdonkey, have you heard the song on the country stations "Here we are anyway"? I think thats the name anyhow.
Never heard it. Who sings it? Maybe there is a clip on http://www.allmusic.com .
Add another to the list of shoddy, dangerous products from China. >:( Maybe we will soon learn to avoid that "Made in China" label.
I think they are getting the correct number of Stars and Bars on the American flags that they make over there, and sell back to us. Give them some credit. ::)
I wonder how many people realize how much of our money goes straight into the Chinese military machine? They are the only nation on the verge of being our next Iron Curtain superpower. Arguably, they already are.
Of course, the Japanese, unknown to 99% of the world at large, are quietly rearming themselves with the U.S.' tacit blessing. A rearmed Japan is easily in the best interest of the U.S. - at least in the short term.
Okay I have done it. I have taken a well-meaning post and dragged it down into a China-bashing response. Ain't the internet wonderful. :o
It's SDs fault. He knew he get me going. :)
I went to a couple of stores yesterday afternoon, and you wouldn't believe all of the "recalled" toys that are still on the shelves. It's not like the employees were busy. They were all standing around gossiping...I hope a child doesn't get hurt or sick because the store wasn't doing their job... >:(
At one year old your little girl would love a handstitched little doll or stuffed animal. Local farmer's markets usually have folks that bring handmade crafts, you may want to check them out. If you sew, the local fabric store or Walmart, will have several patterns for little animals and dolls with all sorts of soft cuddly fabrics. Some patterns are very complex, but you can certainly find many that are very simple and easy to make. You and Carrie will enjoy the homemade toy far more and it will probably last longer than what you can find at the store.
That was going to be my next move...Hopefully, I won't be working next weekend and can go check out a few places I've been wanting to go to...I've been doing my best to tell family to use their best judgment for gifts, but also told them they don't have to bring anything but themselves... ;D
Make them a toy out of your own wood, and they'll love it......
Jim makes a good point. One of my sons favorite toys growing up was a set of blocks my dad made for them. All he did was take some 2x4's and cut them into various building block shapes, sanded the corners and used a safe finish. We were talking about it recently and both boys said how much fun they were.
Maybe get Uncle Ed to make up a set when he has some free time. :)
Uncle Ed never seems to have free time, but that is a good idea...Wish we had some free time, but both of us working and trying to find time to finish our siding on our house and now gettin' the dodge fixed.... ::) ::) ::) It never ends!! :D :D :D
I know how you feel. It's easy for me to forget what it's like raising children, working, and having stuff like vehicle accidents all come together. Even now I get home from work sit down in the chair and have zero ambition to do anything else.
Now Harold's not do anything but lounging in CR....lets get him to do it. ;D
Works for me....get grandpa in on the project with all of that nice wood he has just laying around!!! :D :D :D
Quote from: kevjay on August 04, 2007, 07:48:00 AM
Okay I have done it. I have taken a well-meaning post and dragged it down
I don't think so...
more folks have to get a bit more anxious before results show....
now today I read in the paper about the massive recall and hunt for lead coated children's jewelery that has been on going for almost two years...
the sad part is that there is still hundreds of millions of pieces still out there across the US unaccounted for....
this is our kids we're talkin' about here...
greed sucks...
I already gave Carrie my gift.
I got her a VERY annoying battery operated keyboard. :D :D :D :D
Poor Aunt Teri has it at her house.
This thing has it's own "Beats", tunes, other annoying noises, AND, you can pound the keys to add to the misery. ;) :D :D :D :D :D :D
Carrie LOVES it. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Having fun getting even with your kids? :D :D :D
;) ;) :D :D :D 8) 8)
It's getting to be about rocking horse time. Maybe just a little ahead of the curve there, but Christmas is just around the corner.
Bought a book off fleabay. How to make rockers, sticks, and Carousels. :) :) 8)
the batteries are still going strong in that keyboard! ;D The first thing Carrie does when she gets here ,is go around and check this place out,making sure nothing is out of place and nothing new has been added. Then she heads to the keyboard and starts banging on it. :D its not too annoying, and as long as Miss Carrie is happy, then Aunt Teri is happy! :D :D :D :D
As long as Aunt Teri and Carrie are happy, then I'm happy... 8) 8) Can't believe Carrie turns one in another 11 days....seems like we just brought her home from the hospital yesterday...We're havin' the family over on the 25th to celebrate her birthday...should be lots of fun... ;D ;D ;D
I remember my daughters at that age and a whole catalog of toys on the floor.
Funny thing was they had the most fun playing with pots and pans my wife put on the floor. Turns out 20 years later they are both good cooks. :):D
Quote from: IMERC on August 01, 2007, 08:47:47 PM
Fisher-Price to Recall Nearly 1M T
FP expanded the recall to 1.5 plus million preschool toys to include their Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters.....
Hasbro is now on that wagon too with their Easy bake ovens and RC2's Thomas and Friends wooden railway wooden toys....
but wait...
there's gotta be more...
so said that China is getting the bad press it earned but what is not being told to us....
and more still...
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/66008.html
and we already know about these....
NPR : List of Problem Chinese Imports Grows
STORY (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11656278)
SLIDESHOW (http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/07/08/weekinreview/20070708_RECALL_SLIDESHOW_index.html)
LINK (http://www.who-sucks.com/business/made-in-china-2007-danger-timeline)
Wind River was always a brand made in Vernon, BC. Now everything I pickup
with the label is made in China. I did buy some nice shirts the other day and they
stood up well to a good washing. But, the shirts in Walmart aren't half sowed
properly. I gotta sow up 2 shirts and replace a snap fasten with a big button
and I didn't even get to wear the pants for 1/2 a day before the fasten fell apart.
::) Now you can blame China, but I say the supervisor that represents the
Canadian or American company isn't doing a good job on quality control for
paying the labour so poorly. Lets also just remember who it is setting up shop
over there and where they bank. ;)
BUT WAIT!!!!
there is still more...
these links take you in even deeper...
lots to read...
LINK (http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls/recalls.htm)
Link2 (http://search.consumeraffairs.com/search?q=from+china&btnG=Search&site=default_collection&client=ca19_frontend&proxystylesheet=ca19_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd)
Link3 (http://search.consumeraffairs.com/search?q=recalls+from+china&btnG=Search&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&client=ca19_frontend&ud=1&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=ca19_frontend&site=default_collection)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/14/world/main3165635.shtml
this one expands to 9 million toys..
Today's paper talked about the frap between American manufactures and China...
This little statement got my attention...
In China's latest product safety incident, Mattel Inc. is recalling 18.2 million Chinese-made toys produced with lead paint. The world's largest toy company said its supplier, Early Light Industrial Co., hired a subcontractor for painting that violated Mattel's rules by using paint from an outside source instead of Early Light
An official of a trade group, the China National Light Industry Council, argued that responsibility for meeting foreign standards should not lie with Chinese manufacturers.
"The quality of Chinese-made toys with American brands should be the responsibility of the American brand owner, not the Chinese manufacturer," said Zhang Yanfen, secretary of the council's panel on toy standards.
Here's the link....
LINK (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_TOYS_LEAD_WOES?SITE=COCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
LINK 2 (http://search.cpsc.gov/query.html?qt=china+recalls&charset=iso-8859-1&col=pubweb)
Everyone here is stumped on what to get Carrie for her birthday...I keep telling them they don't have to get her anything, but they insist....I say good luck to them because Carrie has everything she needs. Uncle Ed and Aunt Linn bought her a car seat...Now, we have to wait until she is at least 22 lbs to use it...That shouldn't be too far away... 8) 8)
Heavy wooden toys, with pull strings, and NOISE MAKERS embedded.
You 3 wore us OUT with that DanG telephone noise maker pull toy >:( >:(
IF ONLY yer Aunt and Uncle had had kids ::) ::) ::) I had a list of stuff to send to THEIR kids >:( >:( >:( >:(
We know better with that last statement....no one would put up with them long enough, much less have kids with them....It's hard to find stuff like that not made in China scrappola and not many are that talented or have the time to make something like that... by the way, Carrie has four teeth...the last just popped out a few days ago and now we are working on the fifth tooth.... 8) 8)
Give her some OREOS. 8) 8) 8)
I have not read every word on this thread but someone told me last night that one of the toy execs killed himself over all this. She said "he comttied hari kari" I says nah that's a Japanese thing not Chinese. But did anyone hear about this?
He hung hanged himself, according to what I read. He was being supplied the paint from another source...Hanging is apparently common among those who find themselves in an embarassing position, such as this.
I read in the paper yesterday that the MADE IN CHINA has been taken to a new height .
The workers on a bridge where taken scaffolding down from a newly finnished bridge , not a car had passed on this bridge , when the bridge collasped ... :o :o Now how does a new bridge come down like a card castle in a breeze :-\
I have no link to this story , as I read it in a french paper .. it would have serve no one .. but I am sure a googlesearch will bring up a few pages ... :P
QuoteHanging is apparently common among those who find themselves in an embarassing position, such as this.
I think this practice should be entertained all over the world.
Quote from: Fla._Deadheader on August 17, 2007, 06:08:31 PM
QuoteHanging is apparently common among those who find themselves in an embarassing position, such as this.
I think this practice should be entertained all over the world.
To think, all we got is Sarbanes-Oxley to keep CEO's in line.
I think this is an honorable solution in some cultures.
I had heard something about that guy killin' himself...what was he thinking?? never mind, I just answered my own question...he obviously WASN'T!! :o >:(
Maybe he thought the were going to execute him anyways.
They executed the Head of their Food and Drug adminstration after the Pet Food fiasco about a month ago.
Actually, he WAS thinking. He had cost his company an enormous amount of money, AND credibility. Lost face, if you will. That's what happens when you have MORALS.
A little drastic action, but, too bad Ken Lay and the rest of the corporate thieves that busted LOTS of peoples pensions, didn't take the same action. >:( >:( COWARDS they are. >:( >:(