New law could close consignment shops

[bubbadude]

can we say socialism?? we are headed there FAST!!!!

[Jim B]

Why don't people want to protect their children? If we stop buying contaminated products, they will stop using damaging contaminates. Do we want to pattern ourselves after China so our babies can also die from contaminated formula? How about our pets? There have been thousand killed by contaminated pet food. Where do we draw the line?
I personally do not want my kids to be sucking on lead contaminated toys. I guess I just care more about the kids than I care out a few bucks.
These are the same people that are feeding mercury contaminated fish to their kids and laughing it off.

maxpapisfan wrote:

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In no way am I an advocate for this law. But, it's not death but serious developmental delays that are caused by excessive lead poisoning, not necessarily death.

[concerned cosignor]

We are well known at our childrens consignment store. We are there so often that the owner knows my children by name, age, and size. For our store to be forced to closed would just be horrible! We save so much money by shopping there it's unbelieveable. Not to mention the money we make there. Some months that is our last resort for cash, we only get paid once a month and more than once we have had to rely on the money we have made at the consigment store. Something needs to be done about this, especially in this economies desperate time!!

[IGNORANT LOGIC]

Another law to eliminate a free economy. This is an example of yet another Orwellian law of tyranny to restrict our day to day interactions. The law is just as ridiculous as those which prohibit the selling of raw milk, and farmstand eggs. It is unbelievable what will be imposed under the guise of safety.

[The Sky IS NOT Falling]

From cpsc.gov :

"Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.

The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit."

[4boys-1princess]

The Sky IS NOT Falling wrote:

From cpsc.gov :
"Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.
The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit."

Gee, someone should tell the owners of the stores that are ready to shut their doors. It seems like before they did that they would have researched the ramifications of this law. What is the truth?

[Red_Fist]

I am opening an all lead clothes store.

I am keeping us safe from when the dems(Obama) drop the ball and don't protect us from a terrorist nuke bomb, or fallout.

[jenny]

Consignment as well as "good old garage sales", people can make there own decision as to what to buy and at what risks. I'm not saying it is bad to use limits,etc. but with the economy the way it is, especially in MI. Let us decide where to buy My other question is what about all the churchs/ Goodwill/Salvation Army. What do they do?????

[humble opinion]

Thanks liberals. It's the democrats that think more government is a great thing.
Time for change? Just keep drinking the koolaid and... USSA..
That's the change that's coming for all Americans and I hope you liberals choke on it.

[Tim]

What's the big deal with lead, I ate paint chips from a 137 year old home growing up, and I have no problems. As a matter of fact, when I was in seventh grade around 1969, my teacher pass around some mercury for us to play with, without gloves. Now days if a drop of mercury is in the open, they call hasmat. The goverment has it's place, and should stay within it. If they want to keep the bad boggie man out of the country, fine. I'm here to tell you that a little lead wont hurt anyone. Now on the other hand, If you ask my wife, she will tell you that lead and mercury has made me a little crazy. But, wifes are like that.