All Entries in the "CPSIA" Category
Spotlight on Handmade Toy Alliance!!
It feels like the fight to save handmade toys and other small batch children’s products is a never ending. So let me publicly state I am so GRATEFUL for the Handmade Toy Alliance and the hardworking people who are constantly working to protect small businesses from the CPSIA law that passed with so many “unintended [...]
Get dialing and emailing to get #cpsia and #cpsea modified.
The fight still isn’t over yet to protect small batch manufacturers and retailers from CPSIA! It’s time to reignite the fires that have been simmering and to get on the phones and email to make a difference. This week the Handmade Toy Alliance has issued a Call To Action to get bipartisan efforts to pass [...]
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 [...]
Overdue #CPSIA blog post – our thoughts
This post is WAAAAAY overdue. Guess it’s still sinking in what the new rulings from the CPSC means for our vendors and for us as retailers. So here is our take on the rulings, statements, and hopes surrounding CPSIA. (will we EVER stop talking about this??) The CPSC has come out with a couple of [...]
Moving in the right direction but NOT there yet with #cpsia
Yesterday the CPSC released a new document detailing more specific exemptions from CPSIA. Although there isn’t a definitive answer yet on component testing, many of us living and breathing CPSIA are holding our breath that this is a good sign. The list of exemptions covers MOST of our products in our store which makes us [...]
Holding our collective breath on #cpsia Aug. 14th deadline
So many of us dealing with the childrens product industry are holding our breath to find out what the CPSC is going to tell all of us regarding CPSIA for the Aug. 14 deadline for XRF testing and tracking labels. There are rumors and leaks (dare I call it that) on websites and Twitter regarding [...]
Guess who has threatened to sue us? Be warned if you sell these baby clothes
It happens at least once when you are in business…a threat of a lawsuit. Well, we are getting quite experienced here at Polkadot Patch Boutique. We have had our second lawsuit threat. Lucky us! The first isn’t worth a mention, but the second, recent threat….still a bit surprising!
So before I tell you anything futher…ask yourself, what [...]
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 [...]