Comments on: CPSIA Crystal Ball & Status Report

By: Olivia Omega Logan

Olivia Omega Logan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:26:50 +0000

This overview was very helpful. Thank you for all you do and for keeping us informed. I am eager to hear your longterm unavoidable consequenses. It is hard enough for people in the industry to wrap their heads around the law and its immediate impact. The big picture is grim and even harder to comprehend or visualize.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:32:08 +0000

Thanks so much again & again for your efforts on our behalf AND for keeping up to the minute status of what is going on. You are appreciated!!

By: Shalom

Shalom — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:50:48 +0000

Thanks for keeping us posted. I so appreciate all the work you’ve done to try and stop this. I look forward to hearing what news you can bring us in the coming days and I will be sure to send yet another round of letters to Waxman and my reps.

By: kristen hallagan

kristen hallagan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:17:29 +0000

I have called/emailed both NY senators & my congressman this morning and asked to be called back as well as asked them to contact Waxman – IN WRITING – Schumers office seemed to have received quite a few calls already while our new senator’s office seemed clueless!

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:43:45 +0000

The funny thing is, I’ve been in contact with one of the testing companies — Intertek — since Sept 08 to get testing. At that time, I didn’t know about the law and was just inquiring about prices and the person did not mention ONCE about CPSIA – a business development person for consumer goods. You’d think it’s a great way to close a deal for this guy. So 2 months after I shipped my samples to their Hong Kong lab, they now say they never got it and I would need to resubmit.

By: Darby

Darby — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:15:15 +0000

Just another huge thank you for taking on this beast!!! Your efforts have been amazing.

By: Babette

Babette — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:00:51 +0000

I think that the short term consequences are already happening on the other side of the world.

I haven’t followed this too closely thinking that it wouldn’t impact on Australia but it seems that some goods manufactured in China for the US market are being diverted to Australia (and probably other countries too). I’m guessing that it is cancelled stock originally intended for the US market which is no longer required because of the combined effect of the downturn and lack of fitness for sale (acceptance by retailers) under the new laws in the US. Prices are insane -and remember the Aust dollar is only worth about 66 US cents- so it’s even crazier if you convert to US dollars.

Heaps of this stuff is turning up in our stores. It’s labels that aren’t known in Australia (there’s no point relabelling at these prices) It’s tantamount to dumping. I’m very glad I’m not an Australian retailer who ordered goods at full wholesale only to have the store up the road pick up masses of distressed stock.