Comments | xavi7734: That's It -- No More "Made In China" In this House

xavi7734

That's It -- No More "Made In China" In this House

Nov 07, 2007 22:12

I'm banning all things labeled, "Made in China." I'm done with it. I will slowly start to purge the stuff that I already have (including the set of flatware and my dishes both purchased within the last 6 months). I've already been slowly purging things from Jazzy's playroom but now I'm tempted to just throw it ALL in the trash and start over. I ( Read more... )

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heathrow November 8 2007, 03:53:03 UTC

Goodness.

xavi7734 November 8 2007, 04:07:07 UTC

I was horrified when I read that article tonight. I can't believe I cam that close to buying them, even already having a half-harted ban on general plastics in the house. Ugh ugh ugh.

heathrow November 8 2007, 04:09:14 UTC

5 kids in comas, just for playing with a toy.

It's so depressing. As parents, we want to protect them from everything, and it seems like every toy is a hazard.

xavi7734 November 8 2007, 04:11:37 UTC

I was literally almost in tears when I read the article. It's so incredibly sad for those parents and their families.

Had I thought about it, taps7734 actually made a good point -- there is no way he would have purchased something that in its own advertising says that it is a chemical reaction caused just by spraying water on it.

lemon_says November 8 2007, 13:19:29 UTC

Pete and I were talking about those. I had said they looked cool but I wasn't sure they were a good idea, and he said, "Yeah, anything that fuses when you spray water on it might be dangerous." I did think they looked really nifty, though.

We're banning China around here, too. Damn the Floam thing; A's been begging for it for weeks.

xavi7734 November 8 2007, 13:28:47 UTC

I'm not sure why I didn't think of the whole chemical reaction thing, but as soon as Chris mentioned it, it was like the light bulb came on.

Floam is teh evil. The refusal to purchase Floam causes full melt down, kicking and tantrums in the middle of Target. Or in the cashier aisle at Hobby Lobby which is even worse because they put it right down on her level.

I read an article about 2 years ago about several families who reported that mold ended up growing in the stuff and that was it for me. It completely freaked me out and I said then and there that I wouldn't buy it for her. Yuck.

I sent another reminder email out to my family this morning, with the text of the news article asking them again to please not buy any Chinese made toys for J for Christmas. I hope they listen.

lemon_says November 8 2007, 13:31:42 UTC

Someone in one of the parenting comms posted a long list of non-Chinese toy companies. If you didn't see it, I can email it to you.

xavi7734 November 8 2007, 13:38:05 UTC

Yes, please. I would like that very much.

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_brokenhalo_ November 8 2007, 15:38:15 UTC

Good luck in that endeavor. I know it's going to be hard, but it can be done. Part of me wishes the whole country would just institute a "made in china" ban, but the implications of that are obviously way too far-reaching and it would never happen. But still - what is it going to take for this madness to stop?! ARGH!

xavi7734 November 8 2007, 20:20:42 UTC

I was lucky eough to find some Crayola stuff today for a birthday gift that's made in the UK. It was really difficult -- even the wooden stuff at Target that I would have assumed was made in the US wan't. Very frustrating.

_brokenhalo_ November 8 2007, 20:35:25 UTC

Have you ever read this article? A Year Without "Made In China". It came to mind when I read your entry.

xavi7734 November 9 2007, 03:57:09 UTC

Excellent article, and that's exactly what I'm afraid of running into! I wonder if they did actually stop after that first year.

Shoot me your email address again and I'll forward you the list. I would have to cut it into at least 5 comments to get it to fit. :)

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travellight November 9 2007, 02:57:43 UTC

I have thought for years those short little bastards were trying to kill us off one by one.

Good for you for stopping it at your door.

xavi7734 November 9 2007, 03:01:39 UTC

My brother said the same thing this evening.

As far as stopping it at the door, I figure it will be a lot like giving up Wal-Mart many many moons ago. It will be rather painful and a pain in the ass at first, but eventually I'll get used to it and it won't hurt as much. :)

I've been slowly purging the playroom anyway, and will be able to do more after Christmas. I really didn't realize just how much stuff was imported. Almost every package I picked up at Target today was either made in China or assembled or packaged in China. Then when I stop to think about clothing I darn near have a panic attack.

One step at a time though. :)

Here are some great links for toys gratefulbambina November 11 2007, 15:44:19 UTC

http://www.vermontwoodentoys.com/index.html... )