Cara Dyer
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The shipping boxes are going to be more expensive and the labels and everything. So... There's so much more that that's adding to the cost too that I don't know what we're going to do. You seem really sad. Yeah, it is sad. It is sad. I don't want to lose my business, you know?
The shipping boxes are going to be more expensive and the labels and everything. So... There's so much more that that's adding to the cost too that I don't know what we're going to do. You seem really sad. Yeah, it is sad. It is sad. I don't want to lose my business, you know?
Uh, no. No, we couldn't. So, I mean, I've looked into it every year. That would be amazing. Dream. Dream scenario. It would be totally a dream scenario.
Uh, no. No, we couldn't. So, I mean, I've looked into it every year. That would be amazing. Dream. Dream scenario. It would be totally a dream scenario.
Uh, no. No, we couldn't. So, I mean, I've looked into it every year. That would be amazing. Dream. Dream scenario. It would be totally a dream scenario.
Our products are made from the same materials that yoga mats are made from, which is EVA foam. And China is really the only place where they make it.
Our products are made from the same materials that yoga mats are made from, which is EVA foam. And China is really the only place where they make it.
Our products are made from the same materials that yoga mats are made from, which is EVA foam. And China is really the only place where they make it.
So I couldn't buy foam from them even if I wanted to. She's tried. So we would have to import all the materials.
So I couldn't buy foam from them even if I wanted to. She's tried. So we would have to import all the materials.
So I couldn't buy foam from them even if I wanted to. She's tried. So we would have to import all the materials.
And the foam is kind of like what sets Kara's toys apart. Using this foam is one of our competitive advantages. We have these pieces that interlock, and you can pull them apart without any tools or screws or glue. So I even hesitate to think about changing our material. And if I was going to change to another material, I still think we would have... A similar problem.
And the foam is kind of like what sets Kara's toys apart. Using this foam is one of our competitive advantages. We have these pieces that interlock, and you can pull them apart without any tools or screws or glue. So I even hesitate to think about changing our material. And if I was going to change to another material, I still think we would have... A similar problem.
And the foam is kind of like what sets Kara's toys apart. Using this foam is one of our competitive advantages. We have these pieces that interlock, and you can pull them apart without any tools or screws or glue. So I even hesitate to think about changing our material. And if I was going to change to another material, I still think we would have... A similar problem.
Like we would, if we were to change to cardboard, well, we would probably have to source the cardboard from China. China is the biggest producer of cardboard. Or if we were to change to bamboo, same thing.
Like we would, if we were to change to cardboard, well, we would probably have to source the cardboard from China. China is the biggest producer of cardboard. Or if we were to change to bamboo, same thing.
Like we would, if we were to change to cardboard, well, we would probably have to source the cardboard from China. China is the biggest producer of cardboard. Or if we were to change to bamboo, same thing.
side of things. When we import a toy, say we spend, for example, $4 to have that manufactured in a factory in China. Well, then once it gets back over here to the United States, for that $4, I also spend another $15 to $30 getting the product into the hands of our customers.
side of things. When we import a toy, say we spend, for example, $4 to have that manufactured in a factory in China. Well, then once it gets back over here to the United States, for that $4, I also spend another $15 to $30 getting the product into the hands of our customers.
side of things. When we import a toy, say we spend, for example, $4 to have that manufactured in a factory in China. Well, then once it gets back over here to the United States, for that $4, I also spend another $15 to $30 getting the product into the hands of our customers.