Great Toy’s Made in USA!
Posted By Anthony on February 24, 2010
Here we have highlighted a wonderful company that makes their items right here in the USA! Finding anything made in the USA is a chore in itself. Finding toys almost impossible. There’s a company right under our noses who supports American workers and has safe lead free toys. Who you say? Little Tikes
Here’s an article: By Bruce Horovitz and Laura Petrecca, USA TODAY
After Mattel’s (MAT) back-to-back recalls of Chinese-made toys — and amid growing, broader concerns about the safety of products from China — some small American toymakers and sellers are gearing up for a “Made in America” push. The stampede is on to appear safer than Mattel, and cash in on consumer fears. Such nostalgic brands as Little Tikes and Slinky, which make many of their toys here, plan to flaunt patriotic roots.
“Every parent’s bubble bursts when the possibility exists that — because of a toy — their kid might die,” says Robert Passikoff, president of Brand Keys, a customer loyalty research consultancy.
Which is why when Renee Fraser, a Los Angeles ad agency owner, shops for Christmas toys for her 2-year-old grandson, “The first thing I’ll do is look at where it’s made.” If it’s made in China, it’ll probably go back on the shelf, she says. U.S. toymakers plan to:
•Stamp “Made in USA” on packages. Until now, Little Tikes, maker of the Cozy Coupe, has done little to promote domestic manufacturing on packages. That’s about to change, says Tom Prichard, executive vice president.
Little Tikes attorneys are trying to figure out which products can add a “Made in USA” stamp, because some, such as play kitchens, are made here, but use electronic parts from China.
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