Third World Countries and Toy Recall

There is so much news occurring about toys and how bad they are. They have lead, they have small magnets, they are just bad,bad , bad.

They are so bad that all of the toys have been recalled and stores are taking them off their shelves and allowing parents to return them all over the country.

These toys are so bad and dangerous that you would think people would be having bon fires to celebrate the destruction of these dangerous creations. However, I have never heard of anyone having a toy bon fire, which is kind of odd. When Milli Vanilla was discovered to be lip synching, there were bon fires everywhere across America, destroying their CDs. Is Milli Vanilli worse than toys that are laded with lead and small magnets – toys that can lead ( pun not intentional) to death??

So my question is: what is happening to these recalled toys?? Millions of these toys are being recalled!!! I take my toys to Toys R us and say ,"these toys are bad". Then I guess Toys R US sends the toys to the manufacturer- Mattel. Once Mattel gets the bad toys back, what do they do with them??? Are they burning the toys and having a private bon fire, releasing all of the burnt lead particles into the air???

Where are all of the recalled toys going??

Based on my experience, it always seems that all bad things get sent to third world countries-Africa,India, etc.

Is it possible that these "bad toys" are being sent to 3^rd world countries??? After all, third world kids are poor and needy and should feel privileged to receive dolls and toys, right?? But should they be receiving tainted toys? What if the toys were being sent to 3^rd world countries—who is checking? Im not checking, and you are not checking, so who is checking??If I buy a bunch of lead infested toys , box them up and ship them to Africa, will the port authority prohibit me from doing it? I doubt it.

When there is a story in the media, you need to follow it thru. There are bad toys- ok. They've been recalled- ok. But where do they go??

If the toys are being sent to third world countries, it will be a shame. Many of the children in third world countries are poor, dying from malaria, malnutrition, yellow fever, guinea worm, etc. Is it fair to intentionally send deadly toys to third world countries under the disguise of a "donation", " welfare", "gifts", "good will"?

It's not. So I encourage all of you to contact you Senators and ask them what their state/toy manufacturers are doing about the disposal of recalled toys. I contacted my senator last week and Im still waiting for a reply.I also contacted the Senator on the committe that questioned the Mattel President- still waiting. Because I seriously doubt that they are simply throwing them away. I'll be calling Mattel tonight since its a 3 hour difference.Children are children, no matter where they live. And being that only 3-5% of the world s children live in the US, this is a serious matter that needs to be addressed.

Easy Bake Oven

Hi Guys!! I hope I didn’t keep you waiting too long for a new update. Wow, toys are in the spotlight this month!!! What is going on !!!Everyone always thought I was wasting my time being a toy fanatic, but now it is evident how important toys are in our society.

Let’s talk about the Easy Bake Oven.

Who reading this does not have an Easy Bake overn? If you have never owned one, shame on you. The Easy Bake oven is a miniature oven that was created to occupy the time of young girls. It allows girls to “bake” cakes and oven like creations. Its great at a sleep over, birthday party. There is even a boys version of the EASY BAKE OVEN because boys don’t like pink. The Boy Version is called the “Creepy Crawler Oven” something like that, it allows guys to make creepy crawly baked goods.

Over the years, the Easy Bake oven has become iconic. I don’t know if its because of its “Barbie Pink” color or because of its use. I think its both. Hasbro has witnessed the popularity of this oven, and has adapted it over time. The Easy Bake oven, which looks like a microwave, has been adapted to look like a little stove top oven. It has four burners on the top and has a slot where you, the consumer, can stick your pies into and wait for them to bake.

The new stovetop Easy Bake oven was recalled this year because kids were sticking their fingers into the slots and getting burned/injured. My question is: What adult lets their kid play with a “toy” oven unsupervised? Would you let your kids play with scissors unsupervised?? No, and that’s exactly why scissors have not been recalled. Do you let your kids play with your pointy keys unsupervised? No, and that’s why keys have not been recalled.

So why are parents letting their kids play with Easy Bake Ovens unsupervised? I’m assuming that the kids are playing unsupervised. If they were supervised, the adult would have helped the child stick the pie in the oven and I do believe that there would have been less injuries.

So my friends, HASBRO is NOT a dangerous company. The Easy Bake oven is a great product. Maybe, in some cases, the parents should have been recalled, for not supervising their offspring.

Introduction to Toys

Hello WORLD!!! Alas, I have finally made it home to the world of blogs. Thanks to the mighty and knowledgeable H. Pinder, I have found my way. Before I begin my blog let me thank Herb for giving me the knowledge to form a blog: Herb, I love you. Elmo loves you too. So do Barbie, Dora, Diego, Tommy,Angelica, Winnie, andGeoffrey. We all love you. We would not have the opportunity to come to life if it were not for you, so thank you HERB!!!

Next I want to thank Mr. you know who- my toy mentor at the toy company - NOt sure what the rules are for using people's full names, so we will just leave it at that.

Next I want to thank Toys R US, Wal-mart, and Target for providing a place for my loved ones: my toys. I especially want to thank the Toys R Us in Arlington Virginia,around Skyline, the one I went to when I was a kid.

Next I want to thank FOX 5 for showing He-man at 3:oo when I returned home from elementary school (Oakridge Elementary to be exact). I also want to thank the channel that showed JEM, the truly outrageous one.

I also want to thank Kevin Clash, the creator of Elmo, because that was the best book Ive ever read in my whole life and you my friend deserve a Pulitzer for that!! yes yes, lets all go out and get Kevin Clash's Book" the Little Red Furry Monster". I may have misplaced some of the words in the title, but the book is yellow and has Elmo sitting on his shoulder-- I love it.

This blog will ONLY be about toys. Oh yes, let me also thank Mattel. When I was growing up and in college, i used to write to Mattle all the time. And they always sent me either nothing or nothing too encouraging. Thank you for those discouraging letters bebcause it only made me work harder. Maybe Mattel was under different management back then. I fogive Mattel.
Even though I have a degree in Economics from the number 1 public university in the country, you guys were just never interested in me :( :(.

Last of all but not least, I want to thank HASBRO!!! I am thanking HASBRO because even though I always wrote to them as well, they ALWAYS were nice and considerate and always were friendly even though I know they were getting sick of my letters. I love you HASBRO. I LOVE YOU MATTEL.

I also want to thank Kelloggs Pop Tarts because I used to write to them at LEAST once a month between high school and college. And they ALWAYYYYYYSSSSSSSSSSS wrote back and ALWAYSSSSSSSSSS included a coupon that allowed me to go to the store to get a free box of Frosted Strawberry Pop Tarts, back when the boxes were white, and not blue. Kellogg's Pop Tart people, I stayed true to you for a long time, but then the price of Pop Tarts increased and I had to let you go. But I still eat Corn Flakes though-same Kellogg's family, right??

I hope all of you will read my blog weekly. I will write this blog until a toy company catches on and realizes that I could be one of their biggest assets.

Read on my friends, may we all form a great relationship.

Always Remember : Hasbro http://www.hasbro.com
Mattel : www.mattel.com
Washington Post : www.washingtonpost.com