Do you look at where any of your "sex toys" are made?

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Do you look at where any of your "sex toys" are made?

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Contributor: NarcissisticLust NarcissisticLust
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Originally posted by Bignuf
A teacher I know went toy shopping for her kindergarten class. She has a tough time of it, since she will not purchase ANY toys for her class from a certain nation that produces almost everything on our shelves these days. The problem is, in the ... more
I'm not sure where any of my packaging has stated where the toy was made. Tantus has a "MADE IN THE USA" stamp, but other than that I'm unsure.
02/23/2012
Contributor: Hallmar82 Hallmar82
Now that I think about it, I will pay more attention to whether or not it's made in China.
02/23/2012
Contributor: Chirple Chirple
If you're buying a vibrator, it's from China. Some crafty companies may do the "assembled in USA/etc" thing.

LELO, Je Joue, Jimmy Jane, Jopen, Leaf, et cetera - "PRC", that means "People's Republic of China".

I have no problem with this because China isn't an evil empire and companies should be judged on the quality of their factories and products, not on "OMG CHINA".
02/23/2012
Contributor: switzerland switzerland
it never occurred to me to look. now i will.
02/23/2012
Contributor: geliebt geliebt
I guess I should start checking! I've somehow never put tons of thought into it.
02/23/2012
Contributor: Greenleaf Greenleaf
I'm extremely particular about which brands I will buy from, so I know what I'm getting. :]
02/23/2012
Contributor: Lizzy Lizzy
I always look as well as look at the safety labels
02/23/2012
Contributor: lainebug lainebug
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
A teacher I know went toy shopping for her kindergarten class. She has a tough time of it, since she will not purchase ANY toys for her class from a certain nation that produces almost everything on our shelves these days. The problem is, in the ... more
nope never have
02/01/2013
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
Never thought about it. I also never look where they are made.
02/02/2013
Contributor: SydVicious SydVicious
I sometimes look. I know that it's inevitable that I will buy some things that are made in china, but I do try to support smaller companies that have a local workforce. It doesn't have to be made in the USA, but I feel better knowing it's a company that makes their products where they live. Take Vixen Creations for example, is a smaller company and everything is made in the USA, in San Francisco. Aslan leather is a smaller company with beautiful handmade products that are made in Canada. Same goes for Liberator, all their shapes are made in the USA, in Atlanta.

Also, just because it's made in the USA doesn't mean it's a perfect product. A lot of Doc Johnson toys are made of materials that are less than wonderful, but LELO and JimmyJane are made in China and are made of much safer materials.
02/02/2013
Contributor: woodsdragon woodsdragon
Honestly never put much thought into it, but will now!!
02/02/2013
Contributor: Kirill1171 Kirill1171
This never occured to me.
02/02/2013
Contributor: brevado brevado
I typically look at the materials more than the source.
02/02/2013
Contributor: Sima-pusya Sima-pusya
This never occured to me.
02/02/2013
Contributor: Kat and Aaron(aaron) Kat and Aaron(aaron)
Just not something I look at.
02/02/2013
Contributor: shorejen9 shorejen9
Never even crossed my mind.
02/02/2013
Contributor: edeneve edeneve
I do look sometimes. not often enough as well as the quality of the manufacturer.
02/02/2013
Contributor: AwesomeAmanda AwesomeAmanda
never thought to look before
02/02/2013
Contributor: JennSenn JennSenn
It never occurred to me to look and I don't think I'll start now. I'm starting to get mostly higher end toys and I trust those companies so I don't feel like this is something I need to check up on.
02/02/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
I always check, and not just for sex toys. I'm concerned about safety and also I'm concerned about the health of the US economy. It's no coincidence that the standard of living of American workers has been going down since we started having "free trade" with countries which don't have anything like the same consumer protections, worker protections and environmental protections that we have. Fortunately, most of the best sex toys are still made right here in the USA.
02/02/2013
Contributor: EmuLove EmuLove
I am pretty new to buying toys but I look at everything I buy to see where it is made. I have eczema so look at what things are made of more often though.

I think it is perfectly fine to be concerned with this. If my lady parts for all screwed up from a crappy toy I would sue!
02/02/2013
Contributor: Cindi025 Cindi025
never much paid attention to where they are made... as long as they work and last Im could care less!
02/02/2013
Contributor: Creepellah Creepellah
I only buy silicone toys.
04/06/2013
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
A teacher I know went toy shopping for her kindergarten class. She has a tough time of it, since she will not purchase ANY toys for her class from a certain nation that produces almost everything on our shelves these days. The problem is, in the ... more
I sometimes look if the info has it listed. In some cases, I go "Made in China...no wonder!"
04/06/2013
Contributor: evie.amor evie.amor
I try to avoid buying things made in China, just because of their poor industry standards and treatment of factory workers. Sometimes I'll not realize where a toy is made until I buy it, but I've started paying more attention to this. I love to support local products too, so I absolutely try to buy American as much as possible.
04/06/2013
Contributor: joiedejouets joiedejouets
It's something I do look at. It's important to know where things are manufactured.
04/06/2013
Contributor: XxFallenAngelxX XxFallenAngelxX
I mainly look so I can add the info into my review.
04/06/2013