# Fisher-Price - lead paint - China

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 13, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815 "2007-08-13T08:41:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815/21 "2007-08-14T20:23:06Z")

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[quote=“LXTASY,post:14,topic:33815"”]

Agreed. In a wierd little way MOST of the people that may get upset with Chinese made parts should really point a finger at themselves…for they may be a part of the population who has ‘forced’ US companies to look elsewhere for cheaper manufacturing???

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and therein lies the rub

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815/22 "2007-08-15T06:02:39Z")

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Surprised no one mentioned it here yet.

[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/recall/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/recall/index.html)

Another 9.5 million toys recalled.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815/23 "2007-08-15T06:04:38Z")

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I wonder how much money they have saved now by going to China now.

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**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815/24 "2007-08-15T07:19:36Z")

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[quote=“AWDrifter,post:23,topic:33815"”]

I wonder how much money they have saved now by going to China now.

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You’d be suprised how much cheaper it is to use China…this really isn’t that big of a hurt on the company as you may think. We have reserves ($$$) in anticipation of matters such as these.

Remember, if the US buyers were willing to pay more money for their products, then FP (as well as many other companies) wouldn’t be forced to find cheaper labor.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815/25 "2007-08-15T07:55:33Z")

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.17/hour FTW.  
And the fact that they have ZERO other costs that I have in the USA such as; EPA, DEC, OSHA, insurance, lawsuits, 410K, health insurance just name a few.

Oh yeah, and I don’t get government subsidies that are against WTO regulations.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fisher-price-lead-paint-china/33815/26 "2007-08-24T07:54:58Z")

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It costs 35 cents to make a Barbie doll in China according to CBS News.  
As you can see Mattel _has_ to make toys in China if they want a 5714% mark up.

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