Comments on: Toys R Us Goes Green-ish http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/ Because Mother Earth Is A Woman Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:45:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lance T http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543135 Lance T Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:20:46 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543135 exactly C Duran. Isn't it sad that retrogressing toy material now has a marketing niche. exactly C Duran.

Isn’t it sad that retrogressing toy material now has a marketing niche.

]]> By: C Duran http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543064 C Duran Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:57:18 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543064 This is so sad - just another example of using green as a gimmick and not really putting any real effort into change or improvement! This is so sad - just another example of using green as a gimmick and not really putting any real effort into change or improvement!

]]> By: Kim http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543027 Kim Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:24:33 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543027 Jeff, Thanks for the link! Yeah, made in China is not the best thing for many reasons. There are MANY toys that are made domestically that come from quality raw materials. I wonder if the situation with Tibet is going to inspire some to boycott Chinese products altogether, be they "natural" (I love MC's discussion of the word natural - it is being so played these days for greenwashing) or not. Perhaps. There are certainly plenty of concerns regarding toy safety, product safety, and environmental oversight. Kim Jeff,
Thanks for the link! Yeah, made in China is not the best thing for many reasons. There are MANY toys that are made domestically that come from quality raw materials. I wonder if the situation with Tibet is going to inspire some to boycott Chinese products altogether, be they “natural” (I love MC’s discussion of the word natural - it is being so played these days for greenwashing) or not. Perhaps. There are certainly plenty of concerns regarding toy safety, product safety, and environmental oversight.
Kim

]]> By: Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543026 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:02:40 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543026 Kim... for what it's worth, one of our writers called Toys-R-Us to find out about the sourcing of these toys... as we might guess, they're made in China. I don't know that this completely undermines T-R-U's "green" claims, but it doesn't help them: http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/02/toys-r-us-new-toys-eco-friendly-still-made-in-china/ Kim… for what it’s worth, one of our writers called Toys-R-Us to find out about the sourcing of these toys… as we might guess, they’re made in China. I don’t know that this completely undermines T-R-U’s “green” claims, but it doesn’t help them: http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/02/toys-r-us-new-toys-eco-friendly-still-made-in-china/

]]> By: stephanie http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543021 stephanie Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:21:44 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/2008/04/04/toys-r-us-goes-green/#comment-543021 I think at the very least the wooden toys will provide parents with more options. I used to work at a high-end kids store and we sold wooden toys from germany and sweden. Parents were so excited because they want to buy wooden toys but just can't find them anywhere! I think at the very least the wooden toys will provide parents with more options. I used to work at a high-end kids store and we sold wooden toys from germany and sweden. Parents were so excited because they want to buy wooden toys but just can’t find them anywhere!

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