Cheap Toys Aren’t Worth the Danger
March 17, 2007 by Lei
Filed under Children's Toys, Product Recalls
This past Christmas, I bumped into the mother of one of my son’s classmates at the local Woolworths. She was looking for a new toy to replace one that she’d given her children over Christmas which turned out to be busted. The ones she was considering were huge sets like this Elite Operations Super Rigs Transport Vehicle. They weren’t cheap either but I guess considering the size and number of pieces, it was affordably priced.
Here’s the thing. I’m all for spending money on toys, but if I’m choosing between two toys of the same price and genre, I’d go for higher quality. I really don’t understand why people spend so much money on toys that appear to be shoddily made and potentially toxic, such as the Elite Operations Toy Sets being recalled by Toys R Us. These toys have high levels of lead in the paint and have sharp points that could hurt someone.
Branded toys are sometimes recalled as well but I still think that cheapy toys and children’s trinkets are more likely to be dangerous. A quick glance down the list of recent recalls at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission demonstrates my point.
What do you think? Am I just being a snob?
Tags: toys, children, kids, product recalls, elite operations, safety, parenting, family, cheap
Naw, I don’t think you’re a snob. Just a concerned mother. I never realised about the lead content till I read your post.
I feel like you get what you pay for. I usually go for the more name brand toys myself.
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You know our children are the most precious things in our lives. Lead!!! They outlawed that in housepaint in 1978!
We need to protect our children!
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Mephala: A surprising number of toys and trinkets for kids have high lead content! Makes me think we should all have a lead testing kit at home.
kailani: You may rival us in terms of number of toys. lol I still can’t get over those pics you showed of Christmas.
Karen: I know! Can you believe that? Problem is a lot of the imported toys don’t get examined quite as carefully.