On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:22:09 -0500, J. Clarke wrote:
Gunner wrote:

Im fascinated by the fact the buffoon thinks that the end user or
retailer is supposed to act as the QA department of a manufacturer
3500 miles away, and with 3 degrees of separation.

Two of the major recalls were of toys sold by Mattel. They are not a
retailer and yes they bloody well _are_ supposed to act as the QA.

Two? There were 30+ last week.

Several were from Toys R Us, which is not some neighborhood shop,
they're a very large franchise operation with centralized purchasing
and they also should bloody well be making sure that what they are
selling in their stores does not violate the safety laws. Jo-Ann
fabrics the same way.

Yup, Jo-Ann Fabrics is another prime importer of lead-painted Chinese
stuff. I blame them as well as the manufacturers.

Put it this way, if you bought a saw from Sears and it threw the blade
at you, would you be angry at Sears or would you be angry at the
Chinese because in your opinion it wasn't Sears' responsibility to
perform quality control on the products they sold?

Both. But Sears is the only entity with a USA'n presense that I could
have any recourse with.

No, idiocy was Mattel failing to ensure that what was sent to them was
what was ordered.

What was worse was the chairman of Mattel apologizing TO THE CHINESE for
the lead paint recalls. W. T. F.