ruchiratripathi wrote:I have to say that I am very disappointed by the tone of a number of posts. This forum is meant to provide support and information and not sit on judgement on decisions that have been made by someone. I am surprised that even the moderator is speaking in the same tone.
Parenting is difficult as it is without someone telling you that you are being paranoid or doing a lousy job. I hope in the future posts get more support especially in the parenting forum.
Thank you to everyone who tried to help with meaningful information.
You know, instead of climbing on your high horse, you would actually do well to go back and read all of our posts. With the exception of one or two there are nuggets of truth in every one of them. While I take exception with JP occasionally this doesn't mean either of us are right or wrong, usually just our personal points of view. The same goes for every poster here. Did you stop to think before you wrote your initial message why you did not want any toys made in China? Obviously, you didn't look or research too deeply as the quality control of those toys, before leaving the factory and being loaded into containers are the responsibility of the Toy Brand Name carrier. Mattel has their own QC people in those factories. As they do in the US, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Factory contract manufacturers the world over tend to try to get away with anything that will cut costs. Why do you think we hire Indian Engineers in the shipyards here in Singapore? Cheaper. If any shortcuts are taken and something happens who's the blame? Usually the QA/QC on the project. Just like the Nichol Highway collapse. Poor QA/QC. The USA auto manufacturing industries have had more recalls in the last couple of years then in the past 20. My 2 years old Escapade that my mother uses on the farm has been recalled 5 times now to fix stuff. Oh, they were made in the US and not China.
Buying Chinese made goods is not any different than buying anywhere else. As a parent, if you are worried about a toy, have a good look at the toy itself, if you see small parts that can easily come off and be swallowed or paint that seems flaky then don't buy it. But don't condemn an entire country because of an incident or two.
A little common sense would go a long way here as would a bit of levity. All work and no play as it were...... Remember everybody on these forums from posters to moderators are working somewhere else for a living and none of us gets paid a tinker's dam for giving our comments, knowledge, opinions and wisecracks. Neither do we get paid for moderating these threads so that you can post without advertisers, spammers, racists and trolls. Lighten up. Life will be a lot less stressful. If you are this uptight now, what are you going to be when you've got teenagers who come home with body piercings?
Parenting? My kids are 23 and 18. Tell me about parenting.
