He calls me ‘Uncle Paul’
March 8th, 2008 | by Paul |
His name is Roland. He’s my friend Rob’s son and his third birthday party was today.
Me being the good pseudo-uncle I am, I went to get him a gift. I went to a locally owned toy store, feeling all good and self-righteous. I rock. Then I tried to look for something not made in a country with horrible labor standards.
I found two things - baby blocks made in Germany (too young for Roland) and a train whistle made in the US (too loud for Rob). Then I just opted to get Roland a book.
I think you can see where I’m going. The first book I looked at was made in Thailand. Then China. China again. They keep making these books in China. They’re printing Curious George in China, for pity’s sake!
The two books are found that were printed in the US were a Shel Silverstein thing and Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax.” Shel was “Made in America,” but the good doctor was just “Printed in the USA.” I don’t know where the binding or parts came from. But I got Roland “Where the Sidewalk Ends” last year, so I went with Dr. Seuss.
Even the books are made in China, man.