Comments on: CPSIA Victims: Add Your Extinct Product Here! http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/ Baby news, baby blogs, baby gear, and baby shower gifts! Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Liz Erickson http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-70343 Liz Erickson Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:40:28 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-70343 This is such a mess! The whole world is going to hell in a hand basket. :( My love of knitting hats for infants, toddlers and young children will continue, but only for family and friends. I have been selling my hats for years. My customers who have bought from me in the past of so upset. All we can do now is hope and pray for a miracle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeecrafterfabricstore/sets/72157602305720012/ This is such a mess! The whole world is going to hell in a hand basket. :(
My love of knitting hats for infants, toddlers and young children will continue, but only for family and friends. I have been selling my hats for years. My customers who have bought from me in the past of so upset. All we can do now is hope and pray for a miracle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eeecrafterfabricstore/sets/72157602305720012/

]]> By: Diaper Dan http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-57175 Diaper Dan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:35:46 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-57175 When is the government going to govern people and stop trying to govern business. They have there hands in everything from medical supplies to automobiles now. This has to be the craziest thing they have tried to regulate to date! When is the government going to govern people and stop trying to govern business. They have there hands in everything from medical supplies to automobiles now. This has to be the craziest thing they have tried to regulate to date!

]]> By: suzanne http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-53870 suzanne Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:13:27 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-53870 I echo the comments of preceding posters. I knit cotton baby hats and will be out of business in February. I can only hope the congress wakes up and amends this law. Thank you for what you are doing! <a HREF="http://www.babythymes.com" rel="nofollow">Unique hand knit baby hats</A> I echo the comments of preceding posters. I knit cotton baby hats and will be out of business in February. I can only hope the congress wakes up and amends this law.
Thank you for what you are doing!
Unique hand knit baby hats

]]> By: The Maple Baby Blog by Dr.MOZ » 600ppm.com: The CPSIA Resource Blog for Small Businesses http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-53738 The Maple Baby Blog by Dr.MOZ » 600ppm.com: The CPSIA Resource Blog for Small Businesses Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:21:23 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-53738 [...] Also see: CPSIA Victims, Add Your Extinct Products Here [...] [...] Also see: CPSIA Victims, Add Your Extinct Products Here [...]

]]> By: Rae Lynn http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-53276 Rae Lynn Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:07:47 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-53276 I am a Mom and I invented and sell a unique Bed Bumper for Big Kids, toddler size pillow cases and Kidz Heat & Cool Packs which will soon become extinct if this act passes as it is. All of my products contain 100% cotton, 100% polyester fill and 100% natural cherry pits, none of which contain lead. As the act is written, the lead testing requirements will be too costly for me to continue my business at www.kidzcomfort.com. Please please please, sign the petition to repeal, contact your local congressmen and women, blog, twitter and shout from the rooftops to repeal! thanks raelynn @ Kidz Comfort I am a Mom and I invented and sell a unique Bed Bumper for Big Kids, toddler size pillow cases and Kidz Heat & Cool Packs which will soon become extinct if this act passes as it is.
All of my products contain 100% cotton, 100% polyester fill and 100% natural cherry pits, none of which contain lead. As the act is written, the lead testing requirements will be too costly for me to continue my business at http://www.kidzcomfort.com.
Please please please, sign the petition to repeal, contact your local congressmen and women, blog, twitter and shout from the rooftops to repeal!
thanks
raelynn @ Kidz Comfort

]]> By: amy http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50706 amy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:58:46 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50706 I sell hand knit baby pants for use as cloth diaper covers at my little shop, Crankypants Knits. My small business has grown enough that I now have a fair trade partnership with a all female head of household knitting cooperative in Peru. If the CSPIA puts me out of business, not only will I have to put my son in after school care so I can get a job outside the home, but those 125 women will also have to find a new way to feed their kids in one of the scariest economic landscapes we've seen in a long time. It will be devastating. I sell hand knit baby pants for use as cloth diaper covers at my little shop, Crankypants Knits. My small business has grown enough that I now have a fair trade partnership with a all female head of household knitting cooperative in Peru. If the CSPIA puts me out of business, not only will I have to put my son in after school care so I can get a job outside the home, but those 125 women will also have to find a new way to feed their kids in one of the scariest economic landscapes we’ve seen in a long time. It will be devastating.

]]> By: Gillian Krygowski http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50702 Gillian Krygowski Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:33:44 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50702 How could knitting a hat on bamboo needles or sewing little pieces of fabric together with my old Bernina turn into such a nightmare? Let's just hope some common sense will prevail in the next 19 days! www.starlightsound.etsy.com How could knitting a hat on bamboo needles or sewing little pieces of fabric together with my old Bernina turn into such a nightmare? Let’s just hope some common sense will prevail in the next 19 days!

http://www.starlightsound.etsy.com

]]> By: Heather Anderson http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50563 Heather Anderson Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:09:16 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50563 Well, we have still not gotten a clear answer from the CPSIA about our organic "Nesting Pillows" (nursing pillows, but are used for other things as well). Not only have our materials already passed the GOTS standards for organic (which are 300% higher than the CPSIA standards!), but they are labeled with the statement "intended for the use of the adult caregiver...", which is in response to case where a major competitor used the CPSC to put a smaller nursing pillow company out of business a few years ago. This is one of our many fears for this vague law, which the CPSIA seems to keep telling us we should "not worry about", just because they can't police everyone. But if your business does grow to the point that you threaten competition, (or if your neighbor doesn't like you and you sell a crib at a garage sale) the fact is that they can get you... This law is unfair and unbelievable, but worst of all it is unconstitutional. That's the biggest issue... (trying to update information on our blog, too blessednestperch.com) Well, we have still not gotten a clear answer from the CPSIA about our organic “Nesting Pillows” (nursing pillows, but are used for other things as well). Not only have our materials already passed the GOTS standards for organic (which are 300% higher than the CPSIA standards!), but they are labeled with the statement “intended for the use of the adult caregiver…”, which is in response to case where a major competitor used the CPSC to put a smaller nursing pillow company out of business a few years ago. This is one of our many fears for this vague law, which the CPSIA seems to keep telling us we should “not worry about”, just because they can’t police everyone. But if your business does grow to the point that you threaten competition, (or if your neighbor doesn’t like you and you sell a crib at a garage sale) the fact is that they can get you… This law is unfair and unbelievable, but worst of all it is unconstitutional. That’s the biggest issue…
(trying to update information on our blog, too blessednestperch.com)

]]> By: Laura http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50530 Laura Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:49:13 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50530 I am a stay-at-home mom and I make handmade hairbows to supplement our family income. I will have to close my business in February if the law is not amended - otherwise, it would cost over $2000 per hairbow for testing, and I simply cannot afford that when each bow retails for just $2.50. Please contact your members of Congress and members of the press - the consequences of this law for small businesses, the economy, and consumers will be catastrophic, and the only ones who will not suffer are those large manufacturers who began this problem by manufacturing and importing illegal toys from China. I am a stay-at-home mom and I make handmade hairbows to supplement our family income. I will have to close my business in February if the law is not amended – otherwise, it would cost over $2000 per hairbow for testing, and I simply cannot afford that when each bow retails for just $2.50. Please contact your members of Congress and members of the press – the consequences of this law for small businesses, the economy, and consumers will be catastrophic, and the only ones who will not suffer are those large manufacturers who began this problem by manufacturing and importing illegal toys from China.

]]> By: Charlotte Reppy http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50109 Charlotte Reppy Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:15:35 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50109 I sell classic and heirloom baby clothing through both my webstore and retail store. I have a huge amount of existing inventory. I have requested certifications from manufacturers of the new clothing I have on hand, but have only received them from a very small percent. Most of the smaller manufacturers can't afford to test and will just go out of business. Many of the items I sell are hand crafted by people working in their own homes (crocheted booties, smocked bonnets, knit sweaters). Obviously, they won't be testing their items. After National Bankruptcy Day, I will probably only be able to sell my heirloom items through the resellers exemption. The other 90% of my store's 4000+ items will become hazardous waste. What really breaks my heart are the calls I get from expectant moms whose babies aren't due until March or later when they ask, "But this won't apply to me will it because my baby hasn't been born yet? You'll still be able to sell me a christening gown when we set the date, right?" I sell classic and heirloom baby clothing through both my webstore and retail store. I have a huge amount of existing inventory. I have requested certifications from manufacturers of the new clothing I have on hand, but have only received them from a very small percent. Most of the smaller manufacturers can’t afford to test and will just go out of business. Many of the items I sell are hand crafted by people working in their own homes (crocheted booties, smocked bonnets, knit sweaters). Obviously, they won’t be testing their items. After National Bankruptcy Day, I will probably only be able to sell my heirloom items through the resellers exemption. The other 90% of my store’s 4000+ items will become hazardous waste. What really breaks my heart are the calls I get from expectant moms whose babies aren’t due until March or later when they ask, “But this won’t apply to me will it because my baby hasn’t been born yet? You’ll still be able to sell me a christening gown when we set the date, right?”

]]> By: Dave Nico http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50095 Dave Nico Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:27:14 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50095 <p>I've just red in a local newspaper about this.<br /> I support your struggle. Keep fighting bro. I pray for you.</p> I’ve just red in a local newspaper about this.
I support your struggle. Keep fighting bro. I pray for you.

]]> By: adam http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-50015 adam Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:56:21 +0000 http://www.deardrmoz.com/index.php/2009/01/16/cpsia-lead-phthalates-extinct-product-listing/#comment-50015 <p>First we are saying thank you for drawing this to everyone’s attention. It is too bad that people are saying no more toxic toys, and leaving no space left for handmade and special craft with full touching art. this is happening.</p> First we are saying thank you for drawing this to everyone’s attention. It is too bad that people are saying no more toxic toys, and leaving no space left for handmade and special craft with full touching art. this is happening.

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