Spending Too Much Could Get You Slapped
My jaw nearly hit the floor when I saw this headline at CNN.com: It’s OK to slap spendthrift wives Naturally, I had to click on over to see if Sharia law had indeed been adopted in the United States after I went to bed. CNN.com reported: Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they [...]
Stay on the CPSIA Testing Requirements
People have been heard, and today the CPSC announced it was requesting a stay on the testing requirements portion of the CPSIA. This will give everyone more time to review the necessary changes, tests, etc. and understand fully the new law. It will also give them time to ask Congress to make modifications. Please check [...]
CPSIA . . . Again
Yes, I know that I’ve been posting about the CPSIA at least once a week for the last few weeks. I wish I could stop, but I can’t. I keep hoping that I will wake up one morning and there’s an alert informing me that the law has been repealed and they’re working on one [...]
A Great CPSIA Visual
You’ve read my posts about the CPSIA and how it will affect so many small (and large) businesses when it goes into effect on February 10, 2009. Over at Etsy.com, a bunch of sellers have put together a gallery showing exactly how much they will need to charge for items when they have everything tested [...]
Books and the CPSIA
When I first learned about the CPSIA (Consumer Products Safety Information Act) I was concerned about what would happen to small businesses. I didn’t fully realize until this week that this act would also affect all children’s books. Some libraries aren’t sure if they will need to pull all children’s books from the shelves on [...]
