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To: LibertyRocks

Their sheets and bedding are great and long wearing as well.

I broke down and bought some sheets form a nationally known name department store and the fitted sheet wore through in well less than a year of use. Land’s End sheets are great.

And who knows when they’ll go after bedding for kids as well.


156 posted on 01/04/2009 11:32:39 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

My wife and started an internet store back in June to sell handmade swaddling blankets. It took us a while to get going but in October we finally started turning a profit and business is really beginning to look up. Guess what? Unless they pass some exemptions to this law before February 10, we’re going to have to shut down or be in serious violation of the law. As it is written, EVERYTHING sold for children is covered by the law: toys, clothes, bedding, cups, bibs, car seats - EVERYTHING. There is no way we can afford to test each and every one of our sku’s for lead (which is the requirement) at $700-$1000 a pop when we sell our blankets for less than $20 each. Heck, our monthly sales right now are only $1000 and this law would apply to each individual pattern and color we might choose. And yeah, we could just ignore the law and I’m sure people would keep buying from us, but at some point some government bureaucrat is going to come knock on my door and my ass will be sent to jail, in addition to being fined $100,000 PER VIOLATION. I can’t handle that risk and I can’t afford those penalties, so we’re going out of business. Maybe they will pass some exceptions, but right now we are in trouble. Ridiculous.


163 posted on 01/04/2009 12:25:02 PM PST by jr.ewing.78
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