January 19, 2009 at 5:00 am by Luanne Bradley
Chores Are Us
Wondering what to get your little Susie Homemaker for her birthday? How bout an eco-friendly appliance, like the Wonderworld Washing Machine Play Set or Kitchen Sink, $90 at Toys R Us?
Just think of the hours of fun loading the machine on a cold cycle with green detergent or scrubbing those vegan casserole pans by hand! “No dessert, Miss Susie, until that pile of organic cotton napkins is folded and put away!” Speaking as the mother of two chronically messy daughters (why hang up that dress when you can toss it …
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In the mad dash to go green, grow green and glow green, some energetic gadget makers are marketing devices that are so darn friendly, we might as well ask them to move into our homes. Plug into these and see:
Philips Eco TV
It’s bigger than a breadbox but just as adorable, and as quiet as a mouse.
Call me skeptical, but when an eco item claims to be the one and only or first ever, I start to wonder…is it an exaggeration or flat out green washing? 
Straight shooter, no-nonsense, sans hidden agenda – it’s refreshing to meet people and know exactly what you’re getting. The same can be said for stuff you buy that arrives in a box at your front door. If its assembly doesn’t require reading 5 pages of directions and 35 screws and it actually looks like what’s depicted on the website, I’m filled with joy. So imagine how I’d feel if the 
