Aqua-Dots Recall!!

Jon · 11-08-2007, 06:18 AM

The popular new kids bead toy is being recalled, due to some made in China contaning a toxic element (instead of the more commonly used, and safe, glue). The toxic product has caused sickness and in other cases comas in children who have ended up swollowing the small bits accidentally.

*KROW* · 11-08-2007, 09:00 AM

Jeez, first lead paint and now this? I think China should just stop making toys altogether.

*Buslady* · 11-08-2007, 10:30 AM

Toys for the US should be made here. Yeah my comment might be controversial, but KEEP THE JOBS HERE! Same for the other countries. Toys for the UK should be made there IN the UK, etc.etc....especially DrWHO toys!

*Raph's Girl* · 11-08-2007, 03:58 PM

Yea... the toxic element for the toy turns into a date rape drug of all things!! It's been all over the news here. These are toys I see at Michaels all the time! Oi.

It's already made 2 kids major sick in Australia...mostly cuz they were chewing em.

Jon · 11-08-2007, 04:11 PM

Yeah, it's been on the news here alot too (usually once each hour or half-hour during regular news).

Heck, my mother was thinking of getting some for her grandkids/my nephew and nieces as part of their Christmas presents. Figuring it would be a fun activity toy for them.
That's obviously out of the question now.

*Drtooth* · 11-09-2007, 09:56 AM

Solution. Stop buying your kids toys all together. Let them play with their food. That way they won't think a large plastic wad would look tasty.

I mean, yes, this was a stupid idea, and yes, we should bring toy maker jobs back to the US (they're going to wind up costing the same ammount anyway). But for the love of Pete. WATCH YOUR KIDS when they play with these sort of things. Especially little ones who are just under the recommended age group. Dammit. This is why we can't have Kinder Surprise eggs over here.

*Raph's Girl* · 11-09-2007, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drtooth

Let them play with their food.

Yea but with all the food recals we might as well just starve.

RAM BAM · 11-10-2007, 02:16 PM

Just wait, more goods will be made here again someday!

Scenario A (Cost Effectiveness)
Transportation costs (specifically the cost of fuel)
keep skyrocketing until it will no longer be cost effective to ship
them over across the ocean.

Scenario B (Environmental Reasons)
People realize that it's a waste of fuel transporting
all the goods (ecologically), and it will make more sense to manufacture
stuff here and with better pollution control.

Scenario C (Economical/Geopolitical)
Someday, bottom line for shareholders may not be everything. More
profit may be generated by a sense of national pride of making your
own products than worrying about a few cents on the dollar. There
is also a sense of autonomy that you are not dependant on other
contries or foreign policy that may not be influenced by who's making
what for whom.

*BubblyShell22* · 11-14-2007, 08:59 AM

Yes, this has been on the news. I think it sucks. Those things actually looked cool. I saw them in a Wal-Mart ad, and they were on the top 12 list. I said to myself, "Well, they have to be taken off of that list now."

11-08-2007, 06:18 AM	#1
Jon Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,356	Aqua-Dots Recall!! The popular new kids bead toy is being recalled, due to some made in China contaning a toxic element (instead of the more commonly used, and safe, glue). The toxic product has caused sickness and in other cases comas in children who have ended up swollowing the small bits accidentally.

11-08-2007, 09:00 AM	#2
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Jeez, first lead paint and now this? I think China should just stop making toys altogether. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

11-08-2007, 10:30 AM	#3
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	Toys for the US should be made here. Yeah my comment might be controversial, but KEEP THE JOBS HERE! Same for the other countries. Toys for the UK should be made there IN the UK, etc.etc....especially DrWHO toys! __________________

11-08-2007, 03:58 PM	#4
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Yea... the toxic element for the toy turns into a date rape drug of all things!! It's been all over the news here. These are toys I see at Michaels all the time! Oi. It's already made 2 kids major sick in Australia...mostly cuz they were chewing em. __________________

11-09-2007, 09:56 AM	#6
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	Solution. Stop buying your kids toys all together. Let them play with their food. That way they won't think a large plastic wad would look tasty. I mean, yes, this was a stupid idea, and yes, we should bring toy maker jobs back to the US (they're going to wind up costing the same ammount anyway). But for the love of Pete. WATCH YOUR KIDS when they play with these sort of things. Especially little ones who are just under the recommended age group. Dammit. This is why we can't have Kinder Surprise eggs over here. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

11-08-2007, 04:11 PM	#5
Jon Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,356	Yeah, it's been on the news here alot too (usually once each hour or half-hour during regular news). Heck, my mother was thinking of getting some for her grandkids/my nephew and nieces as part of their Christmas presents. Figuring it would be a fun activity toy for them. That's obviously out of the question now.

11-10-2007, 02:16 PM	#8
RAM BAM Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Will O' The Wisp Posts: 472	Just wait, more goods will be made here again someday! Scenario A (Cost Effectiveness) Transportation costs (specifically the cost of fuel) keep skyrocketing until it will no longer be cost effective to ship them over across the ocean. Scenario B (Environmental Reasons) People realize that it's a waste of fuel transporting all the goods (ecologically), and it will make more sense to manufacture stuff here and with better pollution control. Scenario C (Economical/Geopolitical) Someday, bottom line for shareholders may not be everything. More profit may be generated by a sense of national pride of making your own products than worrying about a few cents on the dollar. There is also a sense of autonomy that you are not dependant on other contries or foreign policy that may not be influenced by who's making what for whom.

11-14-2007, 08:59 AM	#9
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Yes, this has been on the news. I think it sucks. Those things actually looked cool. I saw them in a Wal-Mart ad, and they were on the top 12 list. I said to myself, "Well, they have to be taken off of that list now."