How Can You Avoid Lead Toys For Christmas 2007?
Well, my best piece of advice would be to buy your children no toys this holiday season. Do like the olden days and tell your child to find a stick and go play down at the creek. Of course, this will not be acceptable to your child as there will surely be many items on their demands list. And if the demands list is not met, you are certain to encounter their wrath of fury and resentment.
So your hands are tied here and you will probably have to go down to the local Wal-Mart and pick up some Chinese made toys (unless you really want to go out of your way and pay a king’s ransom). So how do you know for sure that the toy doesn’t contain lead paint, kerosene or some other nonsense that shouldn’t go in a child’s mouth? There’s no telling for sure but there are constant updates on the latest lead toys coming out of China, one place to check for current updates is banleadtoys.com .
The nice thing is that you have time here, so pick up some items off your child’s demands list, wrap them up and place them under your Christmas tree as usual. Then repeat this process over and over until your child gives the approving nod that the minimum amount of toys has been purchased. At this point you will feel a great sense of relief, so kick back, pour yourself a few stiff ones and keep yourself updated on your toy purchases. If any are recalled for containing lead or nails or something, just go back to Wal-Mart and they’ll be happy to swap you for some fresh Chinese toys. After all, it’s Wal-Mart so you save money and live better (as long as there is no lead or other toxins).
Thomas the Lead Tank image from this joint.
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Well, when I was a kid I was always a big fan of the “1 larger gift” idea. And since my birthday was on January 4th, sometimes I could combine everything into one very large gift! Like my first walkman, that was such a coup! Although I’m sure the “one ultra large gift” of today would be more expensive than my walkman was, considering the gigantic lines I see everywhere that just seem to get larger each year.
I often got the big present too being a Dec 22nd b’day girl. Sometimes it was great and other times it sucked. To avoid lead toys there is always the coal option for the naughty kids, or is that threat going to change to “if you’re not good I’ll buy you a cheap Chinese import”!
Justin-Yeah, I think the one big present is a good idea if you want to be sure to get something good. Otherwise, lots of small gifts could mean socks and underwear mixed in!! Which oddly enough becomes a much better present as an adult because it’s practicle, hehe.
bellie-haha, that’s funny. Yeah, kids have a whole new threat these days! And imagine the poor Chinese kids who have to make the lead toys!
I highly recommend selfish spending on just yourself, isn’t that the true meaning of Shopmass…heehee…
so skip having kids and just stick to God kids, neices and nephews;they are just as cute and fun to play with but you get to send them home at the end of the day and you can always just cop out and buy them clothes for xmas, lil’ Bobby getting socks for xmas…priceless…heehee
Ang-Too true. It used to be that people had kids to tend the farm. After all, they needed cheap labor! So people took care of their kids but they were also an investment. Then when the parents got old and decrepid they had the kids to take care of them and take over the farm (then repeat the process).
But these days, hell, people have kids and they demand everything and can’t even legally work until 16. And as far as taking care of you when you get old…yeah right!! So what the hell is the point anymore? To suck out all your life forces??