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Melissa & Doug toys... EFF?

DomerJenCDomerJenC member
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What's the deal w/ them?  I have a few things now (both wood) and they said "nontoxic dyes" on the pckg, but they also say they conform to all US safety standards.  Wup-de-doo, right?

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Re: Melissa & Doug toys... EFF?

  • kiliwicketkiliwicket
    we have a lot of melissa and doug because its the only stuff we can ever find locally and afford... I hope its EFFing good!
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  • DomerJenCDomerJenC member

    hmm, just searched MDC... they are not so impressed.

    https://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=1001191&highlight=melissa+doug

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  • Temp76535187505890Temp76535187505890
    Yep, i was gonna say that the one board puzzle we were given as a gift is MIC.  Not impressed. 
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  • PoonicoPoonico member

    I don't buy them.  I bought a ring stacker a year or so ago and got it home only to realize that it was MIC.  I promptly returned it.  DH ended up making one for the kids :)

    I believe they have a few items that are Egypt made?  (someone correct me here if I'm wrong).

    Either way, not made in the US.  I won't buy their stuff anymore.  I think it's mostly because so many people think they are made herea and they don't show prominently enough that they are MIC... IMO.

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  • AlirebcoAlirebco
    We don't have any here because they're MIC.  Also, their puzzles are made of mdf.  I know a lot of people like them since they're the most widely available wooden toys around, but they are not the most EF or safe in my opinion. 
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  • MissyOlivePantsMissyOlivePants

    We won't buy them either because of the MIC deal.

    But I love Plan toys! Check them out!

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  • LClaireLClaire
    I definitely wouldn't call them the most EF toys around, but I like them because they're all simple toys that actually encourage kids to use their imagination. Combined with being more readily available for people to get their hands on and the fact that they actually put the effort into using non-toxic dyes and try to use quality products and not just plastic, I still much prefer them to a majority of other easy-to-find toys!
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  • kiliwicketkiliwicket

    imageLClaire:
    I definitely wouldn't call them the most EF toys around, but I like them because they're all simple toys that actually encourage kids to use their imagination. Combined with being more readily available for people to get their hands on and the fact that they actually put the effort into using non-toxic dyes and try to use quality products and not just plastic, I still much prefer them to a majority of other easy-to-find toys!

    this.  They are the most EF toys around to buy. 

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  • goodgalpalgoodgalpal member

    I won't buy them either. I thought they were good until I investigated the label... We buy Haba wooden toys. However, some of the Haba toys have cloth accents and that part is MIC.

    www.oompa.com  has a feature that lets you search by country of origin. Lurve.

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