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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018
Backstory: I work for a friend’s retail company that primarily sells goods for babies/young children, but also sells some general family products. Most of the goods are imported from all over the place. My friend is really particular about where her merchandise comes from and safety compliance. Unfortunately, many countries do not adhere to the same safety standards that we do in the US, and it’s entirely too common to find children’s items from places like China that are tainted with lead. One such item that comes to mind are soft soled baby moccasins. She tried many different suppliers to try and get the best quality for the most affordable price, and all of her 3rd party lead testing showed positive results. Despite many customers begging for them, she now will not sell these popular shoes at all unless she can find a different supplier whose products pass lead testing.
Flash forward to now. Knowing this information regarding baby moccasins from China, I purchased some for my child from what I was told was a reputable USA company with US suppliers. I figured they were safe and would have never purchased them knowing they came from anywhere else. Well, after it took a month to receive them, I decided to check the tracking only to see that they did, in fact, ship directly from China under the guise of the supposed “USA company with US products”. I was extremely frustrated to say the least and I was prepared to throw them out at the mere chance they had lead. However, since I did spend good money on them and couldn’t send them back for a refund, I decided I’d try and obtain a lead test so that I could test them at home and see for myself whether they were safe or not before I made the decision to throw them away. To my pleasant surprise, the tests detected no lead on any part of the shoes. Now I have peace of mind that my child can safely wear them and the tests couldn’t have been easier to use.
Flash forward to now. Knowing this information regarding baby moccasins from China, I purchased some for my child from what I was told was a reputable USA company with US suppliers. I figured they were safe and would have never purchased them knowing they came from anywhere else. Well, after it took a month to receive them, I decided to check the tracking only to see that they did, in fact, ship directly from China under the guise of the supposed “USA company with US products”. I was extremely frustrated to say the least and I was prepared to throw them out at the mere chance they had lead. However, since I did spend good money on them and couldn’t send them back for a refund, I decided I’d try and obtain a lead test so that I could test them at home and see for myself whether they were safe or not before I made the decision to throw them away. To my pleasant surprise, the tests detected no lead on any part of the shoes. Now I have peace of mind that my child can safely wear them and the tests couldn’t have been easier to use.
