WDBJ7 Roanoke News and Weather NRV Lynchburg Danville | Blacksburg thrift store taking financial hit after children's toys were taken away
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A new federal law aimed at protecting children has caused thrift stores to pull children's toys from their shelves.
Executive Director Gail Billingsley says toys bring in $800 to $1,000 a month at the YMCA thrift store in Blacksburg.Discounted children's toys may be difficult to find. It's all because of a new federal law aimed at protecting children.
There have been a lot of customer complaints at the YMCA at Virginia Tech since the thrift shop pulled kids toys off its shelves.
Workers packed them away this month after a federal law went into effect called "The Consumer Product Safety Improvements Act."
The new law makes it illegal for anyone to sell children's toys, books, clothes and jewelry that contain lead or a certain chemical found in plastic. But here's the confusing part, the law does not require testing until next year.
The executive director of the Y thrift shop says toys bring in $800 to $1,000 a month.
Testing toys would cost the YMCA thrift store about $100,000 and wouldn't be profitable. The store will continue to sell clothing because it's not a focus of the law.
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