All Entries in the "CPSIA" Category
A public THANK YOU to Handmade Toy Alliance for their #cpsia work.
It’s been a long time since I have blogged about #cpsia and just wanted to really show my appreciation for the hard, tireless work of the Handmade Toy Alliance. Unfortunately CPSIA is STILL a huge looming issue in the children’s industry and thankfully HTA is still fighting the daily fight, rallying the troops, and working [...]
Hey Ms. Tenebaum of CPSC, we’re counting on you for #cpsia!
Inez Tenenbaum we are counting on you to make a difference with #CPSIA. After working on amending this law for what feels like forever, we are ready for someone to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission to use common sense and work with Congress to get this law changed. You said in your confirmation hearings [...]
My #cpsia reprieve is over.
It’s been a while since we have posted about CPSIA and I have to say taking a break from it has been a much needed reprieve. Although I have been carefully reading and staying abreast on the issue, not “living it” for a few weeks has been restful and re-energizing! I’m ready to once again [...]
#CPSIA newbies, here’s a place to start!
It’s still shocking how many manufacturers (retailers, resellers, etc….) are STILL are learning about CPSIA and trying to understand how it affects them. (This doesn’t even take into account consumers who I truly believe are mostly ignorant to the law) I feel like every week I deal with a manufacturer who hasn’t even heard of CPSIA [...]
Here’s why I’m happy to be a small business right now
In the midst of all the gloom and doom news reporting regarding the U.S. economy as well as the children’s industry disaster with CPSIA, I’ve been doing some thinking about Polkadot Patch Boutique and our place in the e-commerce world. I recently read a fantastic article illustrating why small businesses will persevere and have taken it [...]
The #CPSIA rally is over. What now? Keep spreading the word.
I knew the collective voices would be heard during the April 1st CPSIA rally, but I really believed more media outlets would features this travesty and report to the American people. Where’s the media coverage? I believe CNN, FOX, and ABC were present but I haven’t heard of this rally being broadcasted by these major networks. How can [...]
Calling all retailers who sell children’s products!!
It’s time to rally up on April 1st and support the cause to Amend the CPSIA!
With the passage of the CPSIA law, now more than ever, children’s retailers need to band together with their manufacturers and suppliers. Retailers need to be fired up and supporting manufacturers to get the CPSIA law amended in order to [...]
The rally is only 4, yes four, days away!
The more I read about the #cpsia rally on the growing site Amend The CPSIA, the more I am so disappointed that I cannot attend the rally on April 1st. There have been a lot of snickers that it’s April Fools Day, but this rally is no joke to the hundreds, and hopefully thousands of [...]
It’s time to RALLY the troups for #cpsia
I’m so thrilled and excited that groups of people are getting organized beyond Facebook, Change.org, Ning, Etsy, Handmade Toy Alliance, and Twitter to rally against Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, otherwise known as CPSIA. On April 1st, a rally is being held in Washington D.C. to get Congress to amend the CPSIA. Everyone trying to [...]
My #cpsia experience with children’s manufacturers in NYC
So over the weekend I had a wonderful time visiting two well know children’s apparel trade shows in New York City. Being in NYC is always great fun and seeing some manufacturing friends along the way makes it even better. Between the two apparel trade shows there were easily 800 vendors to see. So needless [...]