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WHO WE ARE And About This Site We are glad that you are taking the time to learn about us. In short, Live And Learn is a Maryland, USA based retailer of better children's products. We have been in business since 1988. Although we are a family run business, we are a S Corporation. As with all Maryland based businesses, our company records are available to the public. And finally, we are proud to have the distinction of being the oldest online toy store. That's right, we are the oldest operating online toy store. In fact, when we first started Live And Learn, people in the toy industry thought we were idiots to think we could sell toys on the Internet! Well, who is laughing now? Since we began, the "big boys" have come and gone, but lo and behold, we have been here since the dawn of the web...and will be here tomorrow because we know what we are doing, we know our customers, and we have a thorough knowledge of the products we sell. Disney owned toysmart.com vanished overnight as did redrocket.com which was owned by Viacom Inc., toytime.com is gone and the biggest of all, the original etoys.com is a fading memory. We are still here because we are not a huge corporation trying to cash in on a new selling media. We are still here because we are real "toy people". We know our products, we limit our stock to the best toys available, we maintain proper inventories, we sell our toys at fair prices, and most of all...we treat our customers as people, not invoice numbers, and we offer real personalized customer service. You can actually call us on the phone, and speak directly with the person handling your order. We would like to see you try that at the mega stores which are online! Live And Learn is a strong, solvent company with a solid track record and a long history of e-commerce. We are a reliable and safe shopping site. All orders are transmitted to us via 128 bit encryption. And as an added security measure, all paper copies of customer data is shredded after 90 days! Yes, you can purchase with confidence at Live And Learn, and get a personalized shopping experience if you need it. Although we are strictly an online store (we do not have a paper catalog or a walk-in store), customers in our local area are welcome to pick up their order from our warehouse facility in Owings Mills, Maryland to save shipping fees. Simply call us, or email us in advance to arrange an appointment and your order will be ready and waiting! As we stated earlier, Live And Learn is a privately held, small, but growing corporation. Although we are not actively seeking investors or partners, any legitimate proposal will be given serious consideration. Our customer base is world wide. Current customers include public and private schools, day care centers, home day care providers, teachers, concerned parents, and celebrities. We also do business with companies needing products for presentations, television and video producers seeking props, and institutions needing toys, games and play equipment in waiting areas. ABOUT THIS SITE This site, No Toys Made In China, is a companion site to our bigger and original web site, liveandlearn.com. The original Live And Learn web site is comprised of two award winning portions. It has our famous Learning Pages, which has information and resources for teachers, daycare providers and concerned parents. And it features our Complete Online Catalog of high quality educational and specialty toys at discounted prices, whereas this site only features items not made in China. There are many reasons people call us and ask "Is that toy made in China?" For some people it is because of safety concerns, for others it is for political reasons. Regardless, more and more people question where our toys are made. So, to make it easier for both you and us, we decided to group all of the toys we sell that are not made in China on one easy to use web site. Thus, notoysmadeinchina.com was born! We hope you bookmark notoysmadeinchina.com in your browser.
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