Closing the Business
I feel much sadness in writing this, but in February I will be closing down most of my online business. With the coming of the new baby, I had intended to wait until May or June and take a long babymoon, but with the CPSIA legislation going into effect on February 10th, the reality is that I cannot afford to be in business. It’s either have all my products tested, or risk fines up to $100,000 and 2 years in prison for failing to follow the new guidelines. If you haven’t heard about the legislation, or don’t realize the gravity of the situation, I’d love for you to see this website as an example of what sort of costs I would incur to have products tested and certified under the new guidelines.
The one thing that I will continue to do on a limited basis will be embroidery customs. As far as I am aware, they aren’t regulated since I’ll only be embellishing items that belong to other people. However, I will not be making and selling new merchandise. Furthermore, I’m having a sale on all exsisting merchandise (embroidery slots not included), so if anyone is interested, you can save 10% with the checkout code, “CPSIA”. It’s good for both my main site and my hyena cart.
In all honesty, though, my energy levels have been at an all time low since December, so in a way I’m finding this to be a relief. I will miss the fun I had creating new products, but right now all I want to do is focus all that energy on preparing for a new arrival. I still have dreams of opening a shop up someday, but right now I have 3 1/2 little ones to take care of, and there’s more than enough to keep me busy here at home!
I’m sorry you have to close your business. We too used to have a small one, and it was pretty sad when we closed it down, albeit slightly relieving. But I know you really enjoyed making these things and being able to make a profit off of them. Hopefully you can start it up again one day, and maybe there will be less strict rules later (does that ever happen?) or at least you can work around them. Enjoy the rest when it’s all done!
January 22nd, 2009 | #
I’m so sorry. I have a feeling this will be my fate also although I’m hesitant to admit it. It makes me so sad…
January 22nd, 2009 | #
Aww i am sorry sarah, that sucks, and it is dumb 🙁
January 23rd, 2009 | #
I’m sorry sarah. 🙁 Poo on the people who did that to you.
January 24th, 2009 | #
How sad and frustrating! You’ve put so much time and energy … and creativity into developing a fun and growing little business. Although, I have no idea how you’ve been able fit it into your schedule!
January 25th, 2009 | #