Makeover needed: Mattel

Just wanted to make a clarification that Mattel does not make Scrabble, Hasbro does.

Mattel needs to move it's factories back to America so we can have the lovely sign on their products that say "Made in America" again. We knew then that the toys were safe and we didn't have to worry about the toys being safe for our children. Now I don't buy anything from Mattel for my grandchildren because I'm afraid to any more. I have two of my grandchildren who are just babies and I won't want anything to harm them in any way, let alone a toy meant to educate them or entertain them. I'm just as concerned about my older grandchildren when it comes to buying toys for them. Mattel needs to have people testing their products every time a new toy comes out and not just once every couple of hundred but every 25 or more items. It probably should be someone that isn't even paid by Mattel but someone that oversees all toys made by all manufacturers. Now every time I wish to buy toys I look for that "Made in America" sign. We have to take back our factories and move them back to America and give our citizens a chance to work in them again. We need the jobs not other world workers. It's time to keep us safe and our children safe and keep us working again.

I agree with Lorene, but I don't think that people understnad what moving the factories back to the US would mean in terms of price. This is a double edged sword. We move the factories back to the US and inturn we have more jobs, but the price of the toy, in some cases, will come close to doubling. So if everyone is willing to pay more for everything (i mean more than a buck or two) then do it. But untill we as consumers can pay and are willing to pay then the factories will remain in china.

I am a long time fan of Barbie (32years) and I don't like the new look of the Barbies'. They have feet way to big for the doll. Their face is no longer the beauty that I fell in love with. Come on bring back to America the jobs we so desperately need. I mean simply put the Barbie's now look ugly with the new "Fashion Fever" Barbie. Even my 5 year old don't like the looks of them. My 11 year old thinks they are even uglier now than when she was 5. Seriously put the orginal looks back. The black, asian, and all the old Barbie's need to come back, they looked a hell of a lot better than what they look like now. Also the poseables aren't that great either.

I wish we had toys that said made in the USA too. Ok we have to pay more for a toy, as long as our kids were safe thats what matters right?

I agree with Lorene. My grandkids are worth more than a few bucks. They have so many toys now they can't play with them all. I'd be happy to give them fewer toys and have the peace of mind that my gifts weren't going to harm them.

"the newest thing Mattel has to contend with is claims by some parents that one of its dolls secretly promotes Islam, which Mattel denies."
I'm not muslim, but I really don't like the way that's phrased.

I think the best way Mattel could recover is to produce more innovative products and to have no problems this year. The problems in China are similar to those we faced in the United States in the early 1900's, so I think that it is worth the massive cost savings to manufacture these goods in China. The salaries these jobs are likely to pay in the United States are really not enough to survive, unless you are under 18.

first of all i agree with Lorene, Mattel does need to move it's Factories back to the USA, Mattel needs to show case the Cars from the 70's and 80's in a Diecast 1:18 Scale and they Havent But i am sure there is a large amounts of reasons why they havent, i am not talking about the Hotrods either, I am talking about the Luxary and Family cars that Ford, Plymouth, Chevy, Dodge and the other companys had made those years that were Popular Cars, they would make twice then they are now because that stuff is Popular and hard to find,
i cant even count the amount of requests i have seen online for other companys for that kind of Stuff, but Mattel has a Brand Name and could get access were others cant,

I wholeheartedly agree with Missy. Barbie is no longer recognizable as a Barbie doll. I had to read the box twice before believing the doll I was looking at was actually a "Barbie" doll! I refuse to buy not only such an "ugly" doll but one so poorly made for my granddaughters. It is a sad day for those of us who loved Barbie so much as children of the 60's and 70's. How about more quality in the clothing made for Barbie as well. Starting in the 80's it was difficult to dress a Barbie doll now it is simply impossible. Come on, Mattel, I think people would be willing to spend the extra dollars for a well-made doll and accessories if you would provide it.

Unfortunately, Mattel decided to make Barbie look more like a Bratz doll and gave her a giant freak head. I have to agree with Missy and say they are not the same doll I loved or my grown daughter enjoyed. Please Mattel...change her back so my granddaughters can enjoy the look of the original Barbie.

i am not buying any toys that's not made in the u.s. i am also hoping i will soon be able to stop buying any products from companies who ship jobs overseas and mexico. we talk about the prices will go up, we brought the products before. take barbie ,when the dolls were made in the USA the demand was greater than supply, the collector editions would fly off the shelves. i think if we are ever going to get some of our jobs back we MUST purchased products made in the USA. we have to reward the companies that stay here and stick with the american people during the good times and the bad, and punish the companies that wants us to buy their products, but don't want to invest anything in the american people.