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Toys made in america

Many products are no longer made in America, and toys are one of those items. While we have a few manufacturers, and craftspeople working on toys made in America, most of those items do come from places such as China. Right now we have a large controversy over the toys we import to America because a larger percentage of the toys have been painted using lead paint. Well, there are things we can do about that: one is don’t buy the toy for your child if you don’t want the lead paint in your home, and the second is to take a little time to find toys made in America.

Toys made in America can be found if you know where to look. Your best option for toys made in America is going to be websites. Lehman’s is a website as well as a local store front. They sell toys made in the USA by craftspeople. Most of the items they sell online or in their stores have been made by the Amish community. You will find games, toy sets, Yo-Yo’s, dolls and many other items in the toy department your child can fall in love with. America has become a generation where we want the most popular items, which has caused a draw back for the toys made in America.

Toy manufacturers have their labels, which they are not willing to share and most often they will go to other countries to produce the items at a lower cost. You can also find that in some cases, though rare toys made in America have just been marked with an American label, due to the fact that the factory in another country is owned by the USA.

America is not just the USA, we also have South America. South America also makes a lot of the imported goods into the USA. Again those toys made in America have usually been created in USA owned factories. If you are looking for just toys made in America, as in the USA you will need to check out online stores and find local manufacturers that produce the items you wish to have.

Step 2 is another online site for children’s products. You will find toys made in America, as well as furniture and clothing that is still made in America. What you will find is that the products do tend to be a little higher in cost, due to the labor costs of the factories. One of my favorite stores is FAO Schwartz. FAO Schwartz will be able to provide toys made in America to those who can afford to shop in their stores or online.

Lawrence

October 26, 2007 - Posted by larry50 | Blogroll, Made in america | | No Comments

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