I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…

If I Was Still Buying Kid Clothing, I Can Get It Used After All

Last week I expressed concern due to a new law that was passed that requires all children’s clothing and items to be certified lead free, starting in February.  This law sounded to the people who read it as pretty broad and covering anything sold, including used items.  So used items would have to go through testing before being sold.  I’m not against buying items that have no lead - but the cost to test items would basically make it impossible for places like thrift stores and charities (like Goodwill and the Salvation Army) to sell used kids clothing.

But thanks to Emily at Remodeling This Life who pointed me to this article at MSN”s Smart Spending Blog yesterday.  The Consumer Products Safety Commission clarified their stance on the selling of used clothing, and stores can sell used clothing without it being certified.  They cannot sell clothing that is known to have lead (meaning, check your recall lists and don’t sell recalled clothing) but thrift stores, used clothing resalers, and the like can sell used clothing without putting it through lead testing first.

I have already decided that this year is the year of not buying more clothes for my children unless absolutely needed, and I won’t be changing that now.  But it is good to know that once I do need to buy clothing for my kids, there will still be used options available.

And I can try to sell my kids’ outgrown clothing on Craigslist now.  Off to start sorting and cataloguing that, then.  Or at least have a yard sale if that doesn’t work out…

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