Posted on 09/22/2007 12:07:24 PM PDT by yorkie
They don’t want to tick off a good source of very cheap labor.
The continued worsening of political correctness leads to goofy, strange, and stupid business transactions such as this.
“Is it just me, or is this insane?”
Sound just like out State Department, don’t they?
Ok, this Gramma is OFFICIALLY never buying another Mattel product! Weasels! Instead of making China produce a safe product, or even wackier, making the products here at home, they have to send a company rep over there to kiss chinese ass?
Dang, I am going to miss Hot Wheels.
It’s high time we boycott Mattel and also the other companies who have taken their manufacturing off shore! Maybe they will bring those jobs back to the U.S. where there are quality checks as a part of doing business.
Please write them and tell them how you feel. Here is the link for contact:
http://service.mattel.com/us/contactus.aspx
Mattel Tells China It’s Sorry...
but mattel does not apologize to the american consumer public!!!!!
Mattel’s apologizing to China because Chinese subcontractors used (against specs)) high lead content paint on millions of toys???
Pathetic!
BOYCOTT MATTEL
Hey Mattel, sorry you choose to have all your crap made by the chi-coms.
Guess I’ll have to buy toys from a different toy maker.
Go suck up to the chi-coms you dirtbags.
I’m with you pal.
kow tow is back.
Thanks.
Li upbraided Mattel for maintaining weak safety controls and reminded Debrowski that ‘a large part of your annual profit ... comes from your factories in China.’
‘I really hope that Mattel can learn lessons and gain experience from these incidents,’ Li said, adding Mattel should ‘improve their control measures.’”
Total suck-up mode, being upbraided by China for Chinese mistakes, then Mattel takes the blame and loves it. Poor controls at Mattel, not China’s fault. Talk about having Mattel by the short hairs. Gotta have that cheap labor no matter what.
This little escapade of an apology of all things might just be enough to give Americans the guts to boycott their products. Not only do you run the risk of buying something that might harm your kids, the people who bring it to you are gutless. It’s the consumer perfecta!
Time to boycott Mattel. Money grubbing weasels who couldn’t care less about kid’s safety, and all too willing to lick ChiComs’ toes.
OK guys, now we know Mattel is a dog of Communist China. That is worth a boycott for being unpatriotic.
Here is what my friend wrote to Mattel this morning: (I was given permission to post it here).
corporate.communications@mattel.com
Mattel Tells China It’s Sorry
“The world’s largest toy maker sent a top executive to personally apologize to China’s product safety chief, Li Changjang, as reporters and company lawyers looked on.”
This is unbelievable!! Just absolutely unbelievable! An American Company apologizes to the Chinese Communists when the fault lies w/the Chinese.
I’ve forwarded this article to all my family, friends and contacts. They will forward it on to their contacts and on and on down the line. Every single person I’ve spoken to regarding this is outraged, and has the same response.. “is there no end to the greed of these corporations.”
I’ve checked your website for a list of all your products... I will NEVER and I mean NEVER buy any of your products. If and when you get out of China I will reconsider.
I hope there is someone in your corporation (other than the sniveling little girls who made this decision to PERSONALLY apologize to the Commies) who has the common sense to immediately begin moving your company out of China and back to The Land of the Free and The Home of the Brave.
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