My mother in law does try to give me my husbands old toys though. They also tried to give me his crib, and he is 25 years old.

As for your mother in law just tell her to give you the money instead or tell her exactly what you need from where. Or just go shopping with her and whenever she ask you if you like something at a garage sell tell her no. To everything.

There are some brands we carry that are made in China, however. We have Thomas trains, some of which were recalled. But the manufacturer reacted quickly to recall them.

It’s tough to be a small manufacturer of toys these days. You can either have the toys made in the US or other country with ethical practices and raise the price. Or roll the dice with china and have low prices.

The real problem is that most consumers will do anything to save money on their kids’ toys.

It’s ironic that they won’t spend ten dollars more for a safe toy for their kid, but will spend tens of thousands of dollars extra to buy a monster truck to tote the kids around in.

Good luck!