The fallout from recent toy recalls due to lead paint is going to have economic implications for Americans. According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, shoppers can expect about a 10% increase in the price of toys next year. Luckily, stores have already done their buying for the upcoming holiday season, but starting in January, expect price increases.
Blogging the Chicago Tribune: Safer Toys Won't Be Cheap
The good news is, of course, safer toys, but the scary news for parents of older children is that the toys they have been playing with for years may have contained lead paint.
We know a parent who bought a lead paint test kit and personally tested every toy in their nursery. Good idea or going too far? Has the lead paint debacle affected your family personally, and has it changed your thinking in regard to buying toys for your children?
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• Lead in Lunchboxes.
• Safety Recall: Fisher Price.
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What's the harm? Our kids won't receive as many toys as gifts and hopefully we can all learn to value craftmanship and quality over what's cheapest.
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... just to add, the parent who personally tested the toys in her house, what was her findings? I would love to know.
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We've always resisted mass market toys because we were appalled that they're made by three-fingered Indonesian toddlers. All our son's toys were made locally, imported from European countries where the employees get paid more than we do, or bought at Ikea (our parents get these). So our quick review of household toys showed it was a non-issue, except for the bonus that we no longer get grief from family members about being overprotective wackos.
And yes, we have a lot fewer toys than everyone else we know, and that includes people who don't have kids.
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FYI Dot, we too have a few cute Ikea wooden toys - check the bottom and they're made in China too.
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