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Where is your product made? Where do you get your trinkets from?
Think-ets is assembled here in Denver, Colorado by employees of an agency that provides employment opportunities, skill training and support to individuals with various disabilities.
The miniature objects (or trinkets) are sourced from various places around the world. For instance, we get our trinkets from local artisans in Mexico, rock quarries in Brazil, wood mills in the United States, and factories in Asia. We do our best to get products from a wide variety of sources. If you have suggestions for where we can get more cool miniatures, please let us know. We are always looking for new items to add to the Think-ets games to keep them interesting.
The majority of our game components are made in the U.S.A. (34%). The rest are made in Taiwan (20%), China (20%), Mexico (9%), Brazil (5%), Philippines (5%), India (2%) and Europe (2%).
Is your game made of renewable or recycled materials?
Yes. 70% of the game is made of renewable or recyclable materials. We’re working on increasing this percentage so we all can feel good about taking care of our world. Some of our components are special items we found that are no longer being made, but are perfect for Think-ets.
Why can’t you sell if for $5.00 or something like that? After all, it’s just a handful of small items that couldn’t cost more than a few cents each?
Ahhh, good question. The short answer is that we could make the game for about $5.00. BUT, it would all be made out of cheap plastic items from China produced in possibly poor working conditions. Do we really need more plastic stuff in our lives? Are we willing to give all our business (i.e., money) to one country, instead of spreading it around? And, what happens in the long term to the games? Our intention is to produce a high quality toy that can be passed along for years to come.
We’re pleased to know that we’re doing our best to keep high quality games in our world—and we doubt that you would be able to make the game less expensive than it is already. Our profit margins aren’t very big for Think-ets and we’re counting on distributing many of these adorable games to make it workable for us.
We lost a trinket (or two). Can we get more?
Of course you can! Head back to the store where you bought Think-ets and buy another game. Each game has slightly different pieces so you’ll even get some new trinkets. Oh, you only wanted one or two? The exact ones you lost? I’m afraid we just can’t make it work to send out one or two trinkets unless we charged you an arm and a leg—and we certainly don’t want to do that. So for now, consider buying another game. Or, use your imagination and find something tiny and cute from your toy collection, jewelry box, or the family junk drawer to add to your game. Soon, we will be selling “Add-On Packs” that contain three cool new items to add to your collection. These will be items that we really love but were too costly to include in the regular game. Check back soon and see what our Think-ets on-line store has to offer.
Where can I buy Think-ets?
You can buy Think-ets in more than 100 stores nationwide, from coast to coast. We’re adding new stores to our list of retailers each month, but if you don’t see it in your local toy or gift store and think it should be sold in a store in your town, let us know whom to call and we’ll see if we can get it in there.
Of course, you can always buy Think-ets at our on-line store, but we do support local, independent toy and gift stores because they are the heart and soul of our communities.
Are you coming out with any new products?
We thought you’d never ask. Yes, we are. As soon as we can release the information publicly we will let you know (via our newsletter, our website, and our retailers). We have one product that will be an add-on to Think-ets and another product that is sort of like Think-ets, only different.
Are Julie and Randy married?
We get that question a lot, but no; we both have curly hair and are single, and we are just really good friends!
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