Those 2004/2005 McD's Neopets had a nice amount of quality for a happy meal toy. Two of the few times I ever wanted a whole bunch from a happy meal toy set.
I'm not sure about this specific factory, but speaking from experience some of us who design, cut, screen print, or create anything understand that there are some things that you cannot do comfortably sitting down and you need to stand......I am one of those people! I can't cut fabric sitting down, I have to stand.... But hey, these people sadly need work and low income factories provide their means of living, there is no choice. There are many of us that have had experiences where we were treated unfairly at work, and it still exists today. Unfortunately, despite government debates about fair wages, better conditions, equal pay, being paid the minimum wage (which IMO is well under what people actually need) we are still living in the dark ages! Business is about profit, nothing else
@@chriscaine7689 granted, some jobs you can't do sitting down. it's factory work, what do people expect? i swear, some people need to spend a summer doing landscaping or roofing and learn what real work is. want better wages at work? get rid of the minimum wage. all a MW does is create a poverty level. if you raised it to $100/hr. then that's what the new poverty level would look like once markets adjusted. all you would accomplish is destroying your economy and the life savings of people who did real work all their lives.
I am very grateful to the people that make those little toys, i dont think they realize how many smiles they have brought to the world. I hope they live happy lives.
I remember these toys! They were my favorite ones of all time and I still have them. The amount of work put into them is very clear. I'm so impressed by it ;; They deserve to be paid very well.
Amazing how so much work went into making these McDonald happy meal toy. The toys look like good quality ones in this factory, yet the ones we usually get in the actual meal seem more cheap and crappy. I think all these works should get a raise for all this tidiest work. My mom use to work in a clothing factory as a seemstress for over 18 years and the conditions were worst than this factory but she did get pay well.
The sad truth is that they get paid very little but it is enough to buy/rent a house in China. This is also the reason why companies and even people online, outsource merchandise to China or Taiwan, because of how little pay the workers get. It's that easy to hire a manufacturer if you have the requirements.
Pretty much all plush are sewn by hand. The work is too fine for machines to do well, least right now it is. These plush artists are very skilled! I just hope working conditions are fair for them / they get paid a living wage.
@@RC.- nah, it's impossible for a machine alone to be able to sew complex seams, such as on gussets or darts! People HAVE used embroidery machines to sew flat pieces, like spikes or wings, in the past though :D!
I have a little star lord that goes with me everywhere as a kind of mascot. After seeing this, it makes me appreciate him even more, seeing what went into making him from printing on his guns and belt and details on his jacket to the lot of embroidery on his mask
Its weird that my toys have been to China and I haven't. And if you buy one abroad, its been from China, shipped to the country you holidayed in and then home with you! I hope these people live a safe life and get paid what they deserve. As much as my plushies have improved my life, I care about human lives more.
Ahoyhoy there, Fellow TH-camrino! I've always been wondering how soft playthings are made. Now I am informed and well learned, thanks a million for the informative TH-cam talkie.
Wow so much science goes into making a simple little plushie. Though I am hoping the conditions approve for these individuals. I am guessing they are doing all this hard work for pennies.
They are paid a minimum wage according to their region. A big reason why products made in China are so cheap is because of very cheap logistics and not because workers are paid low and treated inhumane like most people think.
Oh boy, you have no idea how things work. As a plush artist, I’m almost offended actually. It is not any different to do it at home. And the patterns are not cut for you, let me tell you that. Also, not everyone can afford an embroidery machine. So I sit here for a whole day or maybe days or weeks, trying to first figure out a pattern, then trace it, cut it and prepare eyes or anything I have to satin stitch on. Then actually do that and sew it all together, getting frustrated at times and stuff the things by hand, hurting my wrist in the process. Then I have to close it shut and mostly add details with the ladder stitch, poking myself with the needle quite often, to be honest. Also, you end up with dry skin on your fingers and sometimes it bursts open and you need to either use a bunch of lotion, or you need band aids. It is fun to sew, don’t get me wrong, but it is a lot of work, so don’t you say we do any less of it!
Cutey Peridot I know I’m an eon late, but the struggles like this were also formerly mine as well, until I utilized the resources around me. For example, my library has a program where they can rent out sewing machines, and my local sewing shop is able to help me with embroidering my files for a few bucks. I don’t know if this is how it is everywhere, but if you look hard enough, you can save up for a sewing machine. I got my current one for $50 at an online auction, and no longer had to return every two weeks and wait 3 days for “cool down” or a spot in line. Still have to pay for embroidery though... and the way you put making patterns, I took 2 weeks to make a miniature scale from start to finish of a plush, so relatable. I have been meaning to post, but school is starting back up again, and the pressure is on /.w.\ anyways, plush art is hard, but I hope you were able to grow from the time of this comment! Edit: I still have a cursed umbreon in my closet when I tried to hand satin stitch, lol.
@@ThatMimiThing designing patterns is the most difficult, machine embroidery is also difficult because you have to make the embroidery file and decide what stitches to use. The physical sewing isn't hard at all but it's extremely time consuming.
This video is old, I had these Neopets McDonald's toys on my backpack in grade school. I recognized the cat one at the end, this has to be very early 2000's. I would think by now, that the toys are not hand sewn anymore. (Maybe these are newer Neopets toys, but I haven't seen McDonald's have Neopets in years.)
It's nice to know that there are a lot of safety measures in place . I used to think I'd like to work in a place this this but the close proximity they have to work in would drive me to leave, imagine if one of your co workers had body oder. I couldn't handle that. I'd hope that goood personal hygiene would be a company policy .
From Wikipedia about Sweatshop! Sweatshop (or sweat factory) is a pejorative term for a workplace that has poor, socially unacceptable working conditions. The work may be difficult, dangerous, climatically challenged or underpaid. Workers in sweatshops may work long hours with low pay, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage; child labor laws may also be violated. According to the Fair Labor Association, at least 18 countries are operating sweatshops, including Bangladesh, Costa Rica, El Salvador, China, the Dominican Republic, India, Vietnam, Honduras, Indonesia, Armenia, Brazil, Haiti, Taiwan, the Ivory Coast, Nicaragua, Mexico, the United States and its territories.
0:09 Oh my goodness is that a neopet? Jetsam, I believe. Wow that was nostalgic! 1:30 Yeah okay. It's a Flotsam (I was close) It looks great! Wow, I am impressed. Love the process. Thanks for sharing :)
Its incredible how much work for make that toys, and after a while, women of them end in the trash or Salvation Army. And the workers earn a minimum paid.
I have once made soft toy, first it is small pieces looks awful when sew but when it is filled it comes alive. Filling gives personality, do it look lazy or active.
well well well, if u ever wanted to find a video on TH-cam that not only could put u to sleep but also has a great early 90s sound to it... well this is the video for u my friend!
@Strong Bad It's not so bad for some people. There are those who prefer to work in this type of field. You can't lose doing something that makes you happy and pays you a wage.
It amazes me how much is still done by hand. I guess you can't beat the well-designed human hand.
Same
It's as much the human eye as it is the human hand.
Those 2004/2005 McD's Neopets had a nice amount of quality for a happy meal toy. Two of the few times I ever wanted a whole bunch from a happy meal toy set.
ATLEAST give them a chair to sit on.
No , it will increase the production cost.
China
I'm not sure about this specific factory, but speaking from experience some of us who design, cut, screen print, or create anything understand that there are some things that you cannot do comfortably sitting down and you need to stand......I am one of those people! I can't cut fabric sitting down, I have to stand....
But hey, these people sadly need work and low income factories provide their means of living, there is no choice. There are many of us that have had experiences where we were treated unfairly at work, and it still exists today. Unfortunately, despite government debates about fair wages, better conditions, equal pay, being paid the minimum wage (which IMO is well under what people actually need) we are still living in the dark ages! Business is about profit, nothing else
@@chriscaine7689 granted, some jobs you can't do sitting down. it's factory work, what do people expect? i swear, some people need to spend a summer doing landscaping or roofing and learn what real work is.
want better wages at work? get rid of the minimum wage. all a MW does is create a poverty level. if you raised it to $100/hr. then that's what the new poverty level would look like once markets adjusted. all you would accomplish is destroying your economy and the life savings of people who did real work all their lives.
@@dralpha9681 Does it matter? Anyone needs and deserves to be treated with dignity. Sitting like this for a whole day is not healthy for your back.
I have so much more appreciation for my stuffed animals after this
For real man. I used to hump them but now i respect them more.
@@bendover-bz4bc WTF-
@@bendover-bz4bc what the hell
@@bendover-bz4bc what Hump means?
@@vivekgogate3068 what mommy and daddy do when they wrestle
I am very grateful to the people that make those little toys, i dont think they realize how many smiles they have brought to the world. I hope they live happy lives.
I remember these toys! They were my favorite ones of all time and I still have them. The amount of work put into them is very clear. I'm so impressed by it ;; They deserve to be paid very well.
Emma Roush what are they called
These were Neopets toys from McDonalds back in the day, when the site was popular... early to mid 2000's :}
i dont think they are paid well :,)
they are well paid in china !
@@nholmes86 idk if this is sarcasm but there's a reason we manufacture stuff from china and it's because the workers are paid very little
Amazing how so much work went into making these McDonald happy meal toy. The toys look like good quality ones in this factory, yet the ones we usually get in the actual meal seem more cheap and crappy.
I think all these works should get a raise for all this tidiest work. My mom use to work in a clothing factory as a seemstress for over 18 years and the conditions were worst than this factory but she did get pay well.
The sad truth is that they get paid very little but it is enough to buy/rent a house in China.
This is also the reason why companies and even people online, outsource merchandise to China or Taiwan, because of how little pay the workers get. It's that easy to hire a manufacturer if you have the requirements.
*this is how all my plushies were born???*
9:50 this cat plushie is really adorable!
Omg..... I had no idea they had to hand sew all that. I thought it was all made by machines now.
Pretty much all plush are sewn by hand. The work is too fine for machines to do well, least right now it is. These plush artists are very skilled! I just hope working conditions are fair for them / they get paid a living wage.
This video was made in 2011 maybe now it's all machines
@@RC.- nah, it's impossible for a machine alone to be able to sew complex seams, such as on gussets or darts! People HAVE used embroidery machines to sew flat pieces, like spikes or wings, in the past though :D!
Amazing, right?!? Ooof!
When soft toys are gifted to us
These sad exhausted hardworking faces❤
I realised v smile bcoz of them
Thanks ❤
I have a little star lord that goes with me everywhere as a kind of mascot. After seeing this, it makes me appreciate him even more, seeing what went into making him from printing on his guns and belt and details on his jacket to the lot of embroidery on his mask
13:35 ouch :(
I love the safety precautions no one's getting hurt with these plushies not today.
I had one of those little cats of The Cat brand. It's amazing see how they were made.
Jan Silence seems like it to me
Great video!! I use to work for a stuff toy company too. It brings back good memories. I miss it.
That's a lot of work for a happy meal toy. I still have a few of these tiny neopets plush toys too... Whole new respect!
I have a box of them, over 20
This is pretty cool, i hope those people get paid a loving wage though.
Claude Odell they dont
Its China, of course they dont.
Thank y’all for the hard work! I love my stuffies with all my heart! Just know your hard work will make someone happy!
Its weird that my toys have been to China and I haven't. And if you buy one abroad, its been from China, shipped to the country you holidayed in and then home with you! I hope these people live a safe life and get paid what they deserve. As much as my plushies have improved my life, I care about human lives more.
I just realized that these toys are happy meal toys. If you look on the side of the box, there is a happy meal logo.
Nat Camacho ah yes it’s on the toys label as well
Neopets
yep...moreso McDonalds ;)
Crud that makes me even more sad....
China fair grounds
Very cool. A lot of work goes into the smallest products
Awe I love plushies 🙂
Hope those workers are getting paid a good wage though...
It's China they probably won't
Such a long process for a $2 or less toy
I love the videos on this channel! It's like "How it's Made" but the Chinese version.
Ah! That eye test! Still, those are some impressive QC and safety controls.
All that hard work and then they'll just be thrown in the trash or forgotten.
Imagine computers, laptops, and phones now
That’s sad! 😳🥺🥺🥺🥺
Ooo, I remember those neopets toys in Mcdonalds crap.
Ooo ya
😂
Neopets was not crap... it was awesome!
I’ve just notice that I have one of these in my house somewhere.
How have I not seen this before?? I've got a huge McDonalds Neopets collection!
Me too! I have 3 star Meercas!
Nice! I’m missing like 5 and then I’ll have them all 😄
How long until this becomes a simulation game?
Ahoyhoy there, Fellow TH-camrino! I've always been wondering how soft playthings are made. Now I am informed and well learned, thanks a million for the informative TH-cam talkie.
Wow so much science goes into making a simple little plushie. Though I am hoping the conditions approve for these individuals. I am guessing they are doing all this hard work for pennies.
They are paid a minimum wage according to their region. A big reason why products made in China are so cheap is because of very cheap logistics and not because workers are paid low and treated inhumane like most people think.
This should be how a stuffed animal is born.
If I ever want a stuffed toy of a character, I'll commission someone who isn't made to stand for 12 hours a day in a dangerous enviroment.
Prepare for a lawsuit.. unless you are gonna buy the rights while you are doing so.
Oh boy, you have no idea how things work. As a plush artist, I’m almost offended actually. It is not any different to do it at home. And the patterns are not cut for you, let me tell you that. Also, not everyone can afford an embroidery machine. So I sit here for a whole day or maybe days or weeks, trying to first figure out a pattern, then trace it, cut it and prepare eyes or anything I have to satin stitch on. Then actually do that and sew it all together, getting frustrated at times and stuff the things by hand, hurting my wrist in the process. Then I have to close it shut and mostly add details with the ladder stitch, poking myself with the needle quite often, to be honest. Also, you end up with dry skin on your fingers and sometimes it bursts open and you need to either use a bunch of lotion, or you need band aids. It is fun to sew, don’t get me wrong, but it is a lot of work, so don’t you say we do any less of it!
I forgot to mention that we also sew things by hand a lot, especially those who don’t own a sewing machine.
Cutey Peridot I know I’m an eon late, but the struggles like this were also formerly mine as well, until I utilized the resources around me. For example, my library has a program where they can rent out sewing machines, and my local sewing shop is able to help me with embroidering my files for a few bucks. I don’t know if this is how it is everywhere, but if you look hard enough, you can save up for a sewing machine. I got my current one for $50 at an online auction, and no longer had to return every two weeks and wait 3 days for “cool down” or a spot in line. Still have to pay for embroidery though... and the way you put making patterns, I took 2 weeks to make a miniature scale from start to finish of a plush, so relatable. I have been meaning to post, but school is starting back up again, and the pressure is on /.w.\ anyways, plush art is hard, but I hope you were able to grow from the time of this comment! Edit: I still have a cursed umbreon in my closet when I tried to hand satin stitch, lol.
@@ThatMimiThing designing patterns is the most difficult, machine embroidery is also difficult because you have to make the embroidery file and decide what stitches to use. The physical sewing isn't hard at all but it's extremely time consuming.
Awwww now I appreciate and love my stuffed animals even more.
I love neopets
Yes
as an indian i must say china makes tge best stuff toys in the world...i love them ❤
Fascinating! Good job! Loved it!
2020 anyone?
This video is old, I had these Neopets McDonald's toys on my backpack in grade school. I recognized the cat one at the end, this has to be very early 2000's. I would think by now, that the toys are not hand sewn anymore. (Maybe these are newer Neopets toys, but I haven't seen McDonald's have Neopets in years.)
All these hard work for toys that are sold for cheap and end up in garage sales? 😭
I bought some neopets hangers overpriced last month, delicately cleaned them and they go everywhere with me on my bag every day
It's nice to know that there are a lot of safety measures in place . I used to think I'd like to work in a place this this but the close proximity they have to work in would drive me to leave, imagine if one of your co workers had body oder. I couldn't handle that. I'd hope that goood personal hygiene would be a company policy .
From Wikipedia about Sweatshop!
Sweatshop (or sweat factory) is a pejorative term for a workplace that has poor, socially unacceptable working conditions. The work may be difficult, dangerous, climatically challenged or underpaid. Workers in sweatshops may work long hours with low pay, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage; child labor laws may also be violated. According to the Fair Labor Association, at least 18 countries are operating sweatshops, including Bangladesh, Costa Rica, El Salvador, China, the Dominican Republic, India, Vietnam, Honduras, Indonesia, Armenia, Brazil, Haiti, Taiwan, the Ivory Coast, Nicaragua, Mexico, the United States and its territories.
"Child labor" Is soooo sad..
Great china...
You wouldn't think it would take all this time just to make toys in happy meals and shops
Jesus,still in the bag?! I can understand out of the bag but in the bag?
i thought the workers were minions
Haha. Yeah.
MrBratz247 I thought it's a squishy
MrBratz247 That is too cute.
MrBratz247 not gunna lie, I thought u just misspelled the word minors.
MrBratz247 trrruuueeeeee xD
Did they just pull that cat's eye off with a pair of vice grips?
Toy torture!! 13:33
Woody... Buzz... Do Something!
feel bad for these workers . probaby made pennies, look at their faces not happy
That is life... 😐😐
+#CHILL 😞yup
+#CHILL brush you're everywhere XD I saw you on a few squishy vids
yes,is there any refreshing activities for them? like a happy holiday?
lisa stunda yea who is happy at work
The die cut process needs to be mechanized This is quite labor intensive.. I feel for these people.😮
I see Neopets Flotsam plush.
0:09 Oh my goodness is that a neopet? Jetsam, I believe. Wow that was nostalgic!
1:30 Yeah okay. It's a Flotsam (I was close) It looks great!
Wow, I am impressed. Love the process. Thanks for sharing :)
Cannot believe the amount of work put in to making just one of these and than they get sold for next to nothing
Very informative. Thank you!
Frigg And Freya you're welcome
The confusing part is the stuff built for these factories are probably made in another factory so it’s kind of a infinite loop
Wonderful toys
I have not decided yet if I want to become a fiber fluffier or stuffed toy weighing inspector.
There's less metal detection in US food service than is these toys. :)
Omg that’s Flotsam from Neopets! I remember neopets!
Nice video 😘😘😘😘😍😍😍🤩👌👍
they're making neopets! :o
Nice video! Thank you!
Its incredible how much work for make that toys, and after a while, women of them end in the trash or Salvation Army. And the workers earn a minimum paid.
FLOATSAM PRODUCTION LINE LETS GOOO
Wow. Never thought dolls from China are hand-made.
I got a neckache just watching this! 😬
I have once made soft toy, first it is small pieces looks awful when sew but when it is filled it comes alive. Filling gives personality, do it look lazy or active.
Who knew so many metal detectors were involved.
Payment. Payment is what these workers and I need.
Daniel Gudgeon Nah. All you need to freedom.
@@conchaquat6277 what
Wow! Those are neopets toys!
100% Perfect 👌
Thank you for this educational video!
This would not have been possible without 1.3 Chinese people.
im here becuase of my anime plushies
Clicked on this cuz they’re making neopets
Cute plushes
4:10 imagine getting your hand pierced a million to gazillion times by that thing!
Well idiots get tattoos which are essentially the same torture
My nan got her finger jammed in one of them when she used to work in a sewing factory. She still has a scar to this day...
Who’s watching in 2018 just me? Ok XD
2019 nowadays :3c
NEOPETS HAPPY MEAL
Wow 😍😍
😊😄
👍👍
I'm a toymaker and plush designer... but I sew all my pluhies only by using my hands. - No machine.
Satsuki Yatouji I need a machine so much. Hand sewing can drive me nuts in no time! But I still love it
well well well, if u ever wanted to find a video on TH-cam that not only could put u to sleep but also has a great early 90s sound to it... well this is the video for u my friend!
Q admiración siento por ellos ...mis más respetos
after watching this video, I know how my Falco plush was made.
Especially all my other plush toys.
me encanta el orden y la limpieza que se obcerva
Earning about 35 cents an hour 🇨🇳
I want to work in this factory'm from Brazil in the state of Alagoas. Loved kisses to all
Strong Bad here in Brazil some people in the North (where he lives) die from starvation...
@Strong Bad It's not so bad for some people. There are those who prefer to work in this type of field. You can't lose doing something that makes you happy and pays you a wage.
Why am I watching this at 3am
It is 3.04
Just why am I watching this at 3am
Why
Anybody
Real life minions look sad😔
روعة.عمل جيد ومتقن
Thank you!
Cool
I might be the one who just puts sticker label to the cottons lol eazzzyy
so uhh, *this is how my marx plush was born?*
Respect...
I am always wanna work at toys factory
Which fabric is used in the making if these toys??
Dude. That must be so boring as a job.
they even control needle consumption
Dont want something sharp left in a plush! Ouch.
Very interesting.