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Figting the CPSIA: Slam \'em with the Truth
In order for my Juggle Fun toys to be CPSIA Certified my current price of $10.00 would have to increase to $1690!
Figting the CPSIA: Slam \'em with the Truth
Today at 8:31amAs of this writing, there are over 800 Etsy listings at special \'CPSIA Certified Prices.\' Take a look here-
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=cpsia&search_type=tag_title&page=1&order=price_desc&min=&max
or this shorter link here- http://tinyurl.com/7lmg5h
Let\'s educate our government about the true costs small businesses face with CPSIA testing. Email the following Etsy listing (or one of your choice from the URL above) to all of the lawmakers below. Make sure it\'s the full listing, not just a link. You can bet they\'ll take notice, especially if we all encourage everyone we know to do the same. Let\'s slam them with the truth!
Email Subject: Look how expensive this bib & blanket set is
CPSIA Sale -- Giraffe Bib, Burper and Blanket from the Baby Boss Serengeti Collection $4,620
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_15&listing_id=18661738
Baby Boss takes its role as a responsible corporate citizen very
seriously, and we strive to provide items that are not only stylish, but are also safe for your little ones to use. Although we have never been given any reason to believe any of the items we sell are harmful, Congress is under the impression that ALL children\'s items are toxic until proven otherwise. Therefore, we now offer products that are fully compliant with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
We realize the price is a bit off-putting, but please allow us to explain. According to the regulations outlined in the CPSIA, each component in each piece we produce must be tested individually for lead and phthalates by a third party lab. On average, lead testing costs $70 per component and phthalate testing runs $350 per component. The Serengeti Collection contains three items, or a total of eleven components, so, well, you do
the math...
In the spirit of generosity during these extraordinarily harsh economic times, shipping on this item will be complimentary.
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Cut and paste your own (or any) Etsy \'CPSIA Special\' and send it over to our friends in the Government. They need to know the real cost of doing business as a micro business under the CPSIA!
Christian.Fjeld@mail.house.gov, robin.appleberry@mail.house.gov,
andrew_grobmyer@pryor.senate.gov, james_reid@rockefeller.senate.gov,
brian.mccullough@mail.house.gov, shannon.weinberg@mail.house.gov,
william.carty@mail.house.gov, nnord@cpsc.gov, jmartyak@cpsc.gov,
MToro@cpsc.gov, tmoore@cpsc.gov, patrick.magnuson@mail.house.gov,
cfalvey@cpsc.gov, judith.bailey@mail.house.gov,
richard.goldberg@mail.house.gov, matthew.abbott@mail.house.gov,
Brian_hendricks@hutchison.senate.gov\' david@commerce.senate.gov,
Cathy.hurwit@mail.house.gov, pweller@cpsc.gov, mgougisha@cpsc.gov,
bridget_petruczok@boxer.senate.gov, michael_daum@cantwell.senate.gov,
bill_ghent@carper.senate.gov, hap_rigby@demint.senate.gov,
frannie_wellings@dorgan.senate.gov, david_quinalty@ensign.senate.gov,
james_chang@inouye.senate.gov, jonathan_becker@klobuchar.senate.gov,
michelle_schwartz@lautenberg.senate.gov, lee_dunn@mccain.senate.gov,
sonya_wendell@mccaskill.senate.gov, matthew_hussey@snowe.senate.gov,
brendan_plack@thune.senate.gov, hugh_carroll@wicker.senate.gov,
elissa.levin@mail.house.gov, christopher.schepis@mail.house.gov,
theresa.lavery@mail.house.gov, greg.louer@mail.house.gov,
brian.diffell@mail.house.gov, amy.ingham@mail.house.gov,
laura.vaught@mail.house.gov, matt.johnson@mail.house.gov,
saul.hernandez@mail.house.gov, aaron.shapiro@mail.house.gov,
rick.axthelm@mail.house.gov, steve.plevniak@mail.house.gov,
scott.cleveland@mail.house.gov, jonathan.smith@mail.house.gov,
pat.cavanagh@mail.house.gov, rachelle.wood@mail.house.gov,
michael.gaffin@mail.house.gov, angela.manso@mail.house.gov,
dana.lichtenberg@mail.house.gov, derrick.ramos@mail.house.gov,
elizabeth.stack@mail.house.gov, lori.pepper@mail.house.gov,
josh.connolly@mail.house.gov, david.bahar@mail.house.gov,
mark.bayer@mail.house.gov, Neeta.Bidwai@mail.house.gov,
kyle.victor@mail.house.gov, chris.debosier@mail.house.gov,
morgan.jones@mail.house.gov, matthew.dockham@mail.house.gov,
tuley.wright@mail.house.gov, cade.king@mail.house.gov,
betsy.christian@mail.house.gov, chris.herndon@mail.house.gov,
Mike.Ward@mail.house.gov, laura.abshire@mail.house.gov,
randi.meyers@mail.house.gov, Greta.Hanson@mail.house.gov,
liz.muro@mail.house.gov, jamie.euken@mail.house.gov,
jon.oehmen@mail.house.gov, brad.schweer@mail.house.gov,
dana.grayson@mail.house.gov, michael.beckerman@mail.house.gov,
valerie.henry@mail.house.gov, Becky.Claster@mail.house.gov,
tiffany.guarascio@mail.house.gov, jeff.mortier@mail.house.gov,
Christopher_day@billnelson.senate.gov, john_phillips@kerry.senate.gov
Figting the CPSIA: Slam \'em with the Truth
Today at 8:31amAs of this writing, there are over 800 Etsy listings at special \'CPSIA Certified Prices.\' Take a look here-
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=cpsia&search_type=tag_title&page=1&order=price_desc&min=&max
or this shorter link here- http://tinyurl.com/7lmg5h
Let\'s educate our government about the true costs small businesses face with CPSIA testing. Email the following Etsy listing (or one of your choice from the URL above) to all of the lawmakers below. Make sure it\'s the full listing, not just a link. You can bet they\'ll take notice, especially if we all encourage everyone we know to do the same. Let\'s slam them with the truth!
Email Subject: Look how expensive this bib & blanket set is
CPSIA Sale -- Giraffe Bib, Burper and Blanket from the Baby Boss Serengeti Collection $4,620
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_15&listing_id=18661738
Baby Boss takes its role as a responsible corporate citizen very
seriously, and we strive to provide items that are not only stylish, but are also safe for your little ones to use. Although we have never been given any reason to believe any of the items we sell are harmful, Congress is under the impression that ALL children\'s items are toxic until proven otherwise. Therefore, we now offer products that are fully compliant with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
We realize the price is a bit off-putting, but please allow us to explain. According to the regulations outlined in the CPSIA, each component in each piece we produce must be tested individually for lead and phthalates by a third party lab. On average, lead testing costs $70 per component and phthalate testing runs $350 per component. The Serengeti Collection contains three items, or a total of eleven components, so, well, you do
the math...
In the spirit of generosity during these extraordinarily harsh economic times, shipping on this item will be complimentary.
--------
Cut and paste your own (or any) Etsy \'CPSIA Special\' and send it over to our friends in the Government. They need to know the real cost of doing business as a micro business under the CPSIA!
Christian.Fjeld@mail.house.gov, robin.appleberry@mail.house.gov,
andrew_grobmyer@pryor.senate.gov, james_reid@rockefeller.senate.gov,
brian.mccullough@mail.house.gov, shannon.weinberg@mail.house.gov,
william.carty@mail.house.gov, nnord@cpsc.gov, jmartyak@cpsc.gov,
MToro@cpsc.gov, tmoore@cpsc.gov, patrick.magnuson@mail.house.gov,
cfalvey@cpsc.gov, judith.bailey@mail.house.gov,
richard.goldberg@mail.house.gov, matthew.abbott@mail.house.gov,
Brian_hendricks@hutchison.senate.gov\' david@commerce.senate.gov,
Cathy.hurwit@mail.house.gov, pweller@cpsc.gov, mgougisha@cpsc.gov,
bridget_petruczok@boxer.senate.gov, michael_daum@cantwell.senate.gov,
bill_ghent@carper.senate.gov, hap_rigby@demint.senate.gov,
frannie_wellings@dorgan.senate.gov, david_quinalty@ensign.senate.gov,
james_chang@inouye.senate.gov, jonathan_becker@klobuchar.senate.gov,
michelle_schwartz@lautenberg.senate.gov, lee_dunn@mccain.senate.gov,
sonya_wendell@mccaskill.senate.gov, matthew_hussey@snowe.senate.gov,
brendan_plack@thune.senate.gov, hugh_carroll@wicker.senate.gov,
elissa.levin@mail.house.gov, christopher.schepis@mail.house.gov,
theresa.lavery@mail.house.gov, greg.louer@mail.house.gov,
brian.diffell@mail.house.gov, amy.ingham@mail.house.gov,
laura.vaught@mail.house.gov, matt.johnson@mail.house.gov,
saul.hernandez@mail.house.gov, aaron.shapiro@mail.house.gov,
rick.axthelm@mail.house.gov, steve.plevniak@mail.house.gov,
scott.cleveland@mail.house.gov, jonathan.smith@mail.house.gov,
pat.cavanagh@mail.house.gov, rachelle.wood@mail.house.gov,
michael.gaffin@mail.house.gov, angela.manso@mail.house.gov,
dana.lichtenberg@mail.house.gov, derrick.ramos@mail.house.gov,
elizabeth.stack@mail.house.gov, lori.pepper@mail.house.gov,
josh.connolly@mail.house.gov, david.bahar@mail.house.gov,
mark.bayer@mail.house.gov, Neeta.Bidwai@mail.house.gov,
kyle.victor@mail.house.gov, chris.debosier@mail.house.gov,
morgan.jones@mail.house.gov, matthew.dockham@mail.house.gov,
tuley.wright@mail.house.gov, cade.king@mail.house.gov,
betsy.christian@mail.house.gov, chris.herndon@mail.house.gov,
Mike.Ward@mail.house.gov, laura.abshire@mail.house.gov,
randi.meyers@mail.house.gov, Greta.Hanson@mail.house.gov,
liz.muro@mail.house.gov, jamie.euken@mail.house.gov,
jon.oehmen@mail.house.gov, brad.schweer@mail.house.gov,
dana.grayson@mail.house.gov, michael.beckerman@mail.house.gov,
valerie.henry@mail.house.gov, Becky.Claster@mail.house.gov,
tiffany.guarascio@mail.house.gov, jeff.mortier@mail.house.gov,
Christopher_day@billnelson.senate.gov, john_phillips@kerry.senate.gov
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