second hand childrens clothes illegal?

the simple dolloar ^ | 01/04/09 | megben

[Gabz]

Think your local fabric store. Ya mean it’s all bad stuff? Not to be used?

My local "fabric store" is WalMart -- so you tell me?????

Did that make sense?

All kidding aside, yes it does make sen in a scary, scary way.

[Gabz]

It stinks.

Talk about an understatement!

[Brad’s Gramma]

My local "fabric store" is WalMart -- so you tell me?????

JoAnn's wouldn't be ANY better...

BTW....I sent this link on to two friends, one of whom deals with a huge sewing list...so thanks much for the ping...

[Tax-chick]

I’m known for my understatements :-).

[Gabz]

The nearest JoAnn’s to me is nearly 100 miles and 2 states away, so I guess I’ll stick with WallyWorld, at least for as long as they keep fabrics :(

I’m glad the article was helpful to you. My husband went nuts when I told him about this.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I don’t get it. When we sew together fabric, thread, buttons, zippers, elastic, etc. why do those components suddenly become DEADLY for children, when separately, they’re already exposed to things like that and they are not considered deadly?

This is really so, so stupid. Grrrrr!

[Gabz]

Among other things :-)

[Gabz]

.....why do those components suddenly become DEADLY for children, when separately, they’re already exposed to things like that and they are not considered deadly?

The poison is in the dose.............

Beats me, but it apparently worked for SHS, so I guess they're moving on to the next deadly thing "for the chillrun."

[jtwatson2005]

I have not had time to read all the posts yet but I can tell you that this law affects me greatly. I make and sell children’s clothing to supplement my family’s income. I also shop at second-hand stores. For me to test one of my items to sell would cost about $350, so for an outfit that I would retail at around $40 right now, I would have to sell for abou $500 just to make any money!

I’ve also read, and I can’t remember where, that this law is only for companies’ whose products are made in the U.S. This may be incorrect information, I don’t know.

I did contact the fabric companies I buy my fabric from and was told that they are no affected at all because their product is not intended for children.

I’m probably babbling, but this law has me so upset!!

I’m intending to reply to all but not sure if it’s working or not.

[Gabz]

You’re not babbling and I don’t blame you for being upset.

Forget contacting the fabric companies, contact your congress critters. Then contact the fabric companies and tell them to contact THEIR congress critters.

[Chickensoup]

Mersa?

[steve86]

Reading an article like this (and I have read several versions by now, all basically consistent) makes me want to go out and tear the airbags out of my cars, smash my motorcycle helmets, toss the trigger locks on my pistols, cancel my car insurance, refuse to take vaccinations, rip out the lo flow toilet (I already did), and spray paint smears toward China on WalMart.

[jtwatson2005]

Oh, believe me! I have contacted all my congressmen and senators and received very unhelpful form letters from all of them that dont’ even touch on what I said! The last one said, “I’m sure you agree this is for the best.” Uh, did you even read my letter?? lol probably not!

[Brad’s Gramma]

The article was very helpful....and, I'm not sure how I got on your ping list, but if you take me off I'll break your arm or something.

:)

[Xenophon450]

More grotesque nannystateism. Stupid pieces of human garbage. When I was a child I used to help out in organizing our own garage sale, it was a fun time. And local garage sales around the neighborhood were always a fun visit.

We are feeding this parasitic intestinal worm of a government. People should just stop paying taxes.

[wintertime]

yep! It's a MRSA resistant to methacillin.

The staph is susceptible to the antibiotic they prescribed. I am feeling a lot better.

I get to see the surgeon tomorrow.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Whadda ya in for?”
“Selling a used Lands End children's winter coat at my garage sale, my trial date is in 6 months”

[erkyl]

Environmental laws are another area that is really pushed by big corporations to help make their products more “scarce” thus up the price.

Speaking of environmentalists, why aren't they having a screaming fit over this law? I apologize if someone else has already mentioned this, but can you say, landfill overfill? With potentially lead-tainted products? Seriously, the green people are so frantic about making sure we aren't wasteful, why don't they see that this new law is going to send millions and millions of items of perfectly usable children's clothes to the trash, and thus to the landfills. All of which will have been untested for lead. Thus seeping into our ground water and getting back into the children and adults anyway. Where are the environmentalists now?

[grellis]

I never have any problem finding US made yarn or fabric. I nearly always shop at JoAnns. I don't have anything against Wal-Mart on the whole, but our local stores are filthy. Having worked in retail as long as I did, I chalk up the lack of cleanliness to the district management, not the company as a whole.

[grellis]

why do those components suddenly become DEADLY for children...

That just put a scary thought into my head...how long will it be before we have to sign something before we purchase fabric or notions, the way we now have to sign for "OTC" meds with pseudoephedrine? What the hell are we coming to???