Save Handmade! Information about the future of FluffyMail.com

We wanted to take a minute to inform our customers about the future of FluffyMail.com.  As most of you know, we have been in business since 2003 manufacturing and selling handmade cloth diapers and diapering products.  We love our business, our products, and our customers and are sad to say that the future of FluffyMail.com is unknown.

On October 18, 2008, President Bush signed into law new legislation called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) as a direct response to the high levels of lead found in some of the children’s toys manufactured overseas.  A deadline was set for February 10, 2009 for all businesses manufacturing and selling items made for children under the age of 12 to become compliant with the new law.  Compliance under this law requires batches of manufactured children’s items sold in the US to be tested for lead and phthalates.  This testing is very expensive and is not an option for us.  As of February 10, 2009, non-compliant goods will be treated as Hazardous Materials and can not be sold.  The civil penalty caps have been increased from $5,000 to $100,000 for each violation.

What does this mean for FluffyMail.com?  Unless the law is changed to be less broad and protect small WAHMs businesses we will not be able to sell our products after February 10^th.  In the meantime, we have a lot of inventory sitting around that we need to move out before that date.  If you are interested in purchasing some of our current inventory you can email us at sales@fluffymail.com and we will start a first come/first served list.  These items will be semi-custom items only, not full customs.  We have a lot of diapers already cut out and ready to be sewn up including print fitteds and PUL AIOs in all sizes and styles as well as some Night Lights.  We are working on taking an accurate inventory to show what we have available and will work through the wait list as quickly as possible before the February 10^th deadline. 

If you would like to see this law changed so that small businesses like ours do not have to close our doors, please go to CoolMomPicks.com for ways to help.