*~* MATTEL TOY OUTLET Sale in Mississauga! *~*

[patrob]

Here is a newsletter they sent me outlining different sales happening each month.

So if anyone is having a baby soon & needs some baby products, there is a Baby Week Sale Sept. 11 - 22 with additional 25% off all baby & infant products :!:

There is also a Toy Blow Out Sale - 3 days only Sept. 21, 22 & 23 :!:

Also great place to buy Christmas gifts for kids :)
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[azn_dan]

hey how is this place in general? Good selection, good prices? I just never knew about it.

[patrob]

hey how is this place in general? Good selection, good prices? I just never knew about it.

They have a lot of toys that are probably last year's model & can offer discounts. I got few baby items few years ago for very low prices, like high chairs, baby bouncers, excersaucers, musical mobiles...many items were still being sold at Sears & Toys R Us for much higher prices.

[smoter]

Get all your delicious lead-based painted toys here at rock bottom prices.

[patrob]

Get all your delicious lead-based painted toys here at rock bottom prices.

I am sure those particular toys will not be sold here. It would defeat the whole idea of them being recalled by Mattel :rolleyes: Why don't you call them & ask... I am sure they will tell you the same thing.

[vistaliving]

hey how is this place in general? Good selection, good prices? I just never knew about it.

Selection is so so. The store isn't very big. Prices are below MSRP but that doesn't say much about it being a good price.

[patrob]

Selection is so so. The store isn't very big. Prices are below MSRP but that doesn't say much about it being a good price.

That's why if you buy the toys on the sale days, then for sure it will be a great price.

Many people who are buying infant stuff, usually know their prices & can easily compare like I did when I bought mine years ago ;)

[KenA]

good deal if you want to kill your kids

[MrDisco]

do they have hot wheels?

[yellowb]

good deal if you want to kill your kids

LMAO!
oh god I couldn't stop laughing when I read that.

[patrob]

do they have hot wheels?

Yes they do.

[patrob]

Here is the website for Mattel Toy Outlet....but does not show infant items such as high chairs, bouncers, excersaucers, etc...in-store only.

www.matteltoyoutlet.ca/tp/index.cfm?fuseaction=crep.ahome

[hagbard]

good deal if you want to kill your kids

True.

[patrob]

So that means no matter what toys you buy, they are all mostly made in China now anyways, not just Mattel toys...:rolleyes:

[BlazinTrini]

We bought my son's Aquarium high chair which sells in TRU for $150 or so . We bought it at the Mattel sale last year for like $75 plus taxes or so
The regular price in the outlet is $100 for the high chair which was still a great deal. I have compared the prices to regular retail and everything is cheaper then the regular stores

[patrob]

We bought my son's Aquarium high chair which sells in TRU for $150 or so . We bought it at the Mattel sale last year for like $75 plus taxes or so
The regular price in the outlet is $100 for the high chair which was still a great deal. I have compared the prices to regular retail and everything is cheaper then the regular stores

That is very true...great time to go when they are having the Baby Week Sale additional 25% off already reduced prices:!: :!:

[cobretti]

We've bought quite a few items here over the past 4 years...in my opinion the deals have become less attractive but still a great place if you have lots of small kids in the family and need to stock up on Christmas gifts

Maybe check and print these for the next time you go ;)

http://www.thestar.com/Article/246425

and

http://service.mattel.com/us/recall/FPPaintProgram.pdf

[trixstar]

good deal if you want to kill your kids

o.0.. i wonder what the lead content on the toys are.. or if they're filled with anti-freeze..

[imnew]

Here we go again.... I hope you parents that complaints better don't have ANY toys in their house that's 'MADE IN CHINA'.....

[hagbard]

So that means no matter what toys you buy, they are all mostly made in China now anyways, not just Mattel toys...:rolleyes:

True.

[JJ2005]

I went there this morning. The selection was just ok, and I found that it had limited toddler toys. And they don't even have training potty... If you are looking for infant toys or something for your youngsters (maybe 3-6 yrs), it may worth your trip. They do have 25% with additional 15% off till tomorrow though.

[Ironballz]

Here we go again...blame China because of Mattel's quality control failed to make sure the toys were safe.

Also, of the 19.6 million recalled toys, 2.2 million were from lead paint and the other 17.4 million was because Mattel's design flaw which resulted in super strong magnets coming loose and being swallowed.

Why Mattel Apologized to China - TIME (http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1664428,00.html)

[Snowy]

I have a problem with companies/people that scapegoat other companies/people for things that they have done wrong (and for th ones that put scapegoats in place to take the fall)
Sorry Mattel but I think I'll avoid products from your dishonest company, crawl back under the rock you came from. :lol:
You have to love corporate greed it gave us the crappy world situation we have now (especially the USA Corporation).
*stands down from soap box*

[Vegeta88]

Here we go again...blame China because of Mattel's quality control failed to make sure the toys were safe.

Also, of the 19.6 million recalled toys, 2.2 million were from lead paint and the other 17.4 million was because Mattel's design flaw which resulted in super strong magnets coming loose and being swallowed.

Why Mattel Apologized to China - TIME (http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1664428,00.html)

I'm glad someone brought this up after the other ignorant comments made, and i'm sure that none of those people have any products that are made in China in their house :rolleyes:

If it was the Americans that had their reputation tarnished, Mattel would be bankrupt right now 'cause we all know those Americans sure love their lawsuits

[rabblerouser]

Get all your delicious lead-based painted toys here at rock bottom prices.

hehe

[ephemera]

I heard one story on tv that some of the toys had 180 TIMES the legal limit of lead in the paint.

I would NOT buy any MATTEL toys. They are still in the process of testing all their toys. They mentioned there could be another recall. I would be very cautious about buying mattel toys 'SALE' in case they where recalled.

I also don't blame China in this. Its not their fault. Its Mattel who wants to cut corners and save money in my opinion.

[Snowy]

I also don't blame China in this. Its not their fault. Its Mattel who wants to cut corners and save money in my opinion.
Tis unfortunately all too often the corporate way - Is there not a law which means Corporations have to year on year do everything they can to increase shareholder profits, meaning eventually you have to make cutbacks somewhere :(

[luthair]

I'm glad someone brought this up after the other ignorant comments made, and i'm sure that none of those people have any products that are made in China in their house :rolleyes:

If it was the Americans that had their reputation tarnished, Mattel would be bankrupt right now 'cause we all know those Americans sure love their lawsuits

Note the posts dates, the Mattel apology to China occurred weeks later.

[gmark2000]

Boy! What a bunch of holier-than-thou jackasses in this thread.

It's Mattel's own pro-active testing that found the lead paint. The sub-contracted manufacturer that produced the tainted toys bought the paint from an "unauthorized" paint supplier, likely a friend or someone who gave that Chinese manager/CEO a kick-back.

You don't know half of the quality issues and corruption that exists in Chinese business sitting in your product-distantiated western lives.

Yes, Mattel is a publicly-traded American corporation answering to shareholders on a quarterly basis, but c'mon, they are not in the business of endangering customers whom they base their profits on.

FWIW, all the recalled products are being collected and destroyed here in Mississauga, not being re-sold to some other market.

[Snowy]

Boy! What a bunch of holier-than-thou jackasses in this thread.

It's Mattel's own pro-active testing that found the lead paint. The sub-contracted manufacturer that produced the tainted toys bought the paint from an "unauthorized" paint supplier, likely a friend or someone who gave that Chinese manager/CEO a kick-back.

You don't know half of the quality issues and corruption that exists in Chinese business sitting in your product-distantiated western lives.

Yes, Mattel is a publicly-traded American corporation answering to shareholders on a quarterly basis, but c'mon, they are not in the business of endangering customers whom they base their profits on.

FWIW, all the recalled products are being collected and destroyed here in Mississauga, not being re-sold to some other market.
Erm so your telling me that they make kids toys but they never, until recently checked into the saftey of kids swallowing parts of them?
It's not just a recall of lead paint it's about the way they attached magnets to the toys as well
So either way you look at it they didn't care about the 'endangerment of customers' until recently - they either didn't care or didn't bother.
Nice proactive testing takes 2 years to find a serious design flaw like kids swallowing parts?!?
OH and even if the corruption exists in Chinese business then you have to admit that it takes an even more corrupt business to turn their heads to the issue - also please note its not like Mattel are issuing money back here, just vouchers for more of their toys.

See if you know there is corruption in China as you say then as a responsible company you would be directly testing ALL product coming out of there - these products would never of hit the shelves. If you don't know there is corruption in China as you say then that would make your company ignorant and irrisponsible of the situation. What ever way you cut it the man/woman at the top of the chain is ALWAYS to blame because they are ignorant in one way or the other -even if they subcontracted out to someone else, since they failed to properly manage/track again ignorance.

EDIT:
I just wanted to sum up by saying that for big corporations:

Ignorance can = Potential Loss of lives
Ignorance = More Money
So in this case what ever way you cut it
Potential Loss of lives = More Money for Mattel

Corporations MUST learn that above all LIVES are worth more than money, something the head of Mattel needs to learn.

[ephemera]

I would suggest you print out a list of recalled toys from Mattel's web site to check if this warehouse is selling recalled toys.

http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp

09/4/2007 Barbie® Accessory Sets Lead Paint Hazard Recall
K8609 K8608 K8607 K8606 K8613 J9485
J9486
09/4/2007 GeoTrax™ Engine Lead Paint Hazard Recall

H5705 K3013
09/4/2007 It's a Big Big World™ Lead Paint Hazard Recall
K9343
08/14/2007 Mattel Playsets with Magnet Hazard Recall
J1944 J1946 J4142 J5114 J5115 G4457
G4458 G4459 G4460 G4461 G4462 G4464
G9703 H1530 H1532 H1533 B7124 B2632
B3158 B3201 B3203 B3204 B3207 B3209
B3210 B3211 B3396 B7078 B7082 B7118
B7125 B7127 B7129 B8478 B9521 B9522
B9523 B9525 B9578 B9929 C0504 C0505
C1341 C1342 G8602 G8605 G8612 G8614
G8615 H1537 H1538 H1553 H1554 H3211
J1659 J1661 J1662 J1670 J1681 J1687
J1695 J4169 J4170 J4171 J4172 J9305
J9306 J9648 J9965 J9966 K3460
08/14/2007 Barbie® Doll and Tanner™ Magnet Hazard Recall
J9472 J9560
08/14/2007 Pixar Cars Sarge Lead Paint Hazard Recall
H6414 M1253 K5925 L6294 L4051
08/01/2007 Fisher-Price Toys with Lead Paint Hazard Recall
H5570 J6763 L5202 L3507 B7888 90267
90267 H3344 H5569 J6765 L5813 93107
G9717 93492 J0338 H9124 K3580 H4628
K3571 J0346 93493 J6537 H9125 K0617
H8236 34658 33662 93615 J0343 H9186
L3194 H8237 90614 33664 B7554 J0344
H9188 H4187 H8238 87946 90611 B7989
J0345 H2943 L3215 M0524 93780 C6908
H9203 K4139 L0305 M0527 90609 93308
90745 C6911 J9518 K4140 M0351 M2051
90613 93307 C6909 C6910 J9692 M0352
M2052 90612 39054 B7987 B9620 K3414
J5935 G5112 J7983 93068 39038 J6762
J5936 J2248 M0732 G3825 33663 H3343
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Sold in Canada
H6859 J1136 J9451 K9287 L5342 H4650
H4649 K0730 K2448
05/30/2007 Rainforest™ Open Top Take-Along Swing™ Recall
K7203
02/15/2007 Laugh & Learn™ Learning Bunny™ Recall
K0468 K5862 K6898 K7884 L0327
11/20/2006 Polly Pocket!™ Assortments
B2632 B3201 B3158 G8605 H3211 H1538
H1537 B7118
1/18/2006 Laugh & Learn™ Musical Learning Chair™ Recall
H4609 H7168
6/14/2005 Power Wheels Lightning PAC™ Tire Recall
73530
6/14/2005 Power Wheels MX3™ Mini Bike Tire Recall
73535
5/10/2005 Grow-To-Pro® Recall
73386 77356
5/10/2005 Lil' Wagster Dragster™
B0335
4/14/2004 BATMAN™ BATMOBILE™ Vehicle
B4944
11/13/2003 Power Wheels MX3 Mini Bike
73535 B2222
11/13/2003 Power Wheels Lightning PAC™
73530
6/19/2003 Sparkling Symphony™ Mobile
71985
4/23/2003 Little People® Animal Sounds Farm™
77973 77746
4/10/2002 Smart Response™ Swing
79645 79647 79644
7/31/2001 Bassinet
79336 79338 79334
7/31/2001 Grow to Pro® Basketball
72408
3/29/2001 Intelli-Table
77148
8/31/2000 Power Wheels Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle
74290 74293 74298
8/23/2000 Get Up And Go Walker
71207
8/23/2000 Lock & Lift Swing
75970 75980 75973 72092 75960
7/21/2000 Big Action™ Construction
72028
7/21/2000 Hop Skip Jumper
79144 79146
4/7/2000 3-in-1 Cradle Swing
79322 79321
4/7/2000 Bounce 'n Play Activity Dome™
79534
12/31/1998 Grow to Pro® Basketball
72275
10/22/1998 Power Wheels
8/4/1998 Safe Embrace™ Convertible Car Seat
79700

[jm1]

I would suggest you print out a list of recalled toys from Mattel's web site to check if this warehouse is selling recalled toys.

http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp

I guess you won't know this unless you've been there, but the outlet is actually at Mattel/Fisher Price Canada's corporate head office. If there's one place where you don't find the recalled toys, it would be here.

[-=MK=-]

I would suggest you print out a list of recalled toys from Mattel's web site to check if this warehouse is selling recalled toys.

http://service.mattel.com/us/recall.asp




:rolleyes: ..... I think you've had your fair share of led.


The best deal for me last year was extra length's of Hot Wheels track. I ended up getting an extra 10 meters of track for under $5.00.

Thanks for the post OP.

[gmark2000]

Canadian toy manufacturer MegaBloks owns Magnetix who had an extensive recall within the past decade regarding magnets. Ditto for RoseArt also owned by MegaBloks, they found trace metals in Chinese made crayons in past couple years.

Are you boycotting them too? If not, were you ignorant of these past recalls or are you simply pointing to Mattel out of spite.

Hell why not boycot Hasbro, Spin Master and all toy manufacturers who ever had a recall! Do you know if they had one?

While you're at it, forget about every automobile make and brand - everyone's had a safety recall. We shouldn't have you drive a car... This is pointless grandstanding à la Naomi Klein (don't know who she is?)... corporations are not all evil.

[marcopolo85]

I can smell the lead fumes all they way from my house.

[bbma]

if no recall happens, that will be great for me, coz i need baby stuff. I don't understand, if they recall products, how come they still have warehouse sale? Do they sell all those "recalled" products? That's scary! I don't want my child to have those toys.

[gmark2000]

if no recall happens, that will be great for me, coz i need baby stuff. I don't understand, if they recall products, how come they still have warehouse sale? Do they sell all those "recalled" products? That's scary! I don't want my child to have those toys.

All the recalled products are collected and destroyed. THEY DO NOT SELL RECALLED PRODUCTS! Sheesh!

[Kwik-E-Mart]

It will be even better if they reversed the first two words in the "Toy Blow-Out Sale"... :lol:

[Bolo!]

I am sure those particular toys will not be sold here. It would defeat the whole idea of them being recalled by Mattel :rolleyes: Why don't you call them & ask... I am sure they will tell you the same thing.

Yeah, im sure they will reassure you that their toys not recalled are perfectly safe. The same line they would have months ago before it was 'discovered' that their current toys had unsafe levels of lead. Why wait for the next bombshell and instead stop buying toys or food made in china. Electronics etc i would think are ok but nothing that goes in your mouth or potentially (ie kids).

[patrob]

Thanks for the post OP.

;)

[patrob]

if no recall happens, that will be great for me, coz i need baby stuff. I don't understand, if they recall products, how come they still have warehouse sale? Do they sell all those "recalled" products? That's scary! I don't want my child to have those toys.

I am sure they are NOT selling any of the recalled products :rolleyes:

If you need baby stuff...then go & check it out...they make lots of nice stuff for babies such as high chairs, bouncers, mobiles, excersaucers, etc...;)

[Snowy]

Canadian toy manufacturer MegaBloks owns Magnetix who had an extensive recall within the past decade regarding magnets. Ditto for RoseArt also owned by MegaBloks, they found trace metals in Chinese made crayons in past couple years.

Are you boycotting them too? If not, were you ignorant of these past recalls or are you simply pointing to Mattel out of spite.

Hell why not boycot Hasbro, Spin Master and all toy manufacturers who ever had a recall! Do you know if they had one?

While you're at it, forget about every automobile make and brand - everyone's had a safety recall. We shouldn't have you drive a car... This is pointless grandstanding à la Naomi Klein (don't know who she is?)... corporations are not all evil.
Actually yes I will admit I do not know of all recalls (Only recently come to Canada sorry) this one was actually brought more into the light because Mattel blamed someone else for their own mistakes.
Also since you know of the other recalls (I'm curious) what did said companies offer to people who had bought those products?

I will gladly boycott any company I find who scapegoats other companies for THEIR own mistakes, especially when they appear to value money over others lives.
To be honest I find the fact that they are handing out vouchers, which you can only use for more of their products, when you return toys a joke. If they were truly sorry they would put there future in the hands of the people they are apologizing to by refunding their money.

[Steeve Urkel]

Here we go again.... I hope you parents that complaints better don't have ANY toys in their house that's 'MADE IN CHINA'.....

Lol,
that made me laugh!
When I was a kid we actually did not have any toys made in China!
My mom was a teacher, so she bought us these wooden puzzles and blocks from Norway or some European country....we also had something where you could build your ownlog cabins out of these wood pieces that was made in Canada :lol:

Other than that, my parents made us play outside in the park...

Kids today as so spoiled with all their toys and stuff:lol:
I guess that's what happens when your parents are teachers :lol:

[gmark2000]

Actually yes I will admit I do not know of all recalls (Only recently come to Canada sorry) this one was actually brought more into the light because Mattel blamed someone else for their own mistakes.
Also since you know of the other recalls (I'm curious) what did said companies offer to people who had bought those products?

I will gladly boycott any company I find who scapegoats other companies for THEIR own mistakes, especially when they appear to value money over others lives.
To be honest I find the fact that they are handing out vouchers, which you can only use for more of their products, when you return toys a joke. If they were truly sorry they would put there future in the hands of the people they are apologizing to by refunding their money.

Here is a crapload of recalls for the past decade: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/advisories-avis/child-enfant/index_e.html

Recalls vary by company but include mostly repair, replace or refund.

Now as for putting blame other parties, I think your thinking is flawed.

When Menu Foods of Mississauga discovered that their gluten additive for pet food was the source of the deaths of people's beloved pets, they identified that the Chinese supplier of the gluten was using toxic melamine as a filler product. So in the course of an investigation finding the source of a problem is in a way pointing blame or responsibility (because clearly if the sub-contracted supplier did their job, no poison would be introduced), then of course there is a guilty party associated with what went wrong.

Mattel's apology to China was a face-saving gesture to the Chinese government and people to appease their humility. In putting blame on their supplier, they made the collective Chinese identity lose face. The fact of the matter is that the sub-contracted company used lead paint when they should not have.

The recalled Mattel magnetic toys were not in response to any injuries or fatalities. It was found that the magnets could be pried off if a child tried hard enough (just like when kids took apart Twoonies when they were introduced). The suggested age on the toys were for older kids who should know better about choking hazards etc., but Mattel recalled these magnetic toys on the off chance that a parent won't supervise the play of their toddler and introduce an age-inappropriate toy for them to play with.

Parents should have the ultimate responsibility in making sure that toys are appropriate for their children (i.e. Polly Pockets with their small pieces are not for two year olds who put everything in their mouths).

Authorities and manufacturers must be vigilant of potential problems and must investigate the root cause of any problem (just like finding the contaminated food source of an e.coli outbreak whether it be spinach or hamburger).

[Akuma_kumite]

yeah, let's blame everything on China. Why did all "Made in China" recalls made the headline news across the Western world, whereas many non-Chinese recalls listed on the FDA website never made headline news?

If you count the number of FDA recalls recently, most aren't from China, I'm surprised http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

Also, did you know that your salmon sashimi (Made in Canada) contain red dye, which were fed to salmons so that their fillets look red and fresh, are carcinogenic too

[gmark2000]

yeah, let's blame everything on China. Why did all "Made in China" recalls made the headline news across the Western world...?

From the New York Times:
"In Europe, Some Toymakers Shun the China Label" (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/business/worldbusiness/18toys.html?em&ex=1190260800&en=2d7e826b6bf0208c&ei=5087%0A)

Quote - "At the level of quality we need," she said, "we didn't have enough manpower to inspect factories in China."

In my own business, my suppliers tell me of having to spend countless hours monitoring their Chinese factories due to quality issues.

Because of the endemic corruption in business practices, China comes under more scrutiny whether it be for intellectual property issues or pollution. A country with 1.3 billion people has to deal with greed on a larger scale.

Read more about the "Chinese Poison Train" (http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/chinese%20poison%20train/?view=full).

[xb0xb0y]

sorry but i blame both China and Mattel for the recent recalls of "dangerous" toys. i find it a disgrace! the recall on the toys with the magnet was purely Mattel's fault in a poorly designed toy, while the lead paint blame falls squarely on China's underhanded techniques to cut cost. that being said, i blame large corporations for exploiting China for cheap products and encouraging them to continue with terrible business practices in production.

it's clearly an insincere apology to China that Mattel has done as damage control. if they piss off China, who will Mattel have make their toys? their capital loss in the recent recalls will pale in comparison to if they don't have China to continue making "cheap" toys for them to mark up and sell.

[patrob]

Let's bump this up again...Oct. 23 to Dec. 23 it's an additional 25% off discount, great time to stock up on those Christmas gifts :cheesygri

[patrob]

Bump :)