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tbiggs · May 17th, 2007

Hey Everyone,

I was reading over some archived posts and need some validation on some things.

Hang Tags:

We need to tag our clothing for Trademark purposes. We are not relabeling right now. So in order for the Trademark to be legit we need to Tag or Bag our clothing with out Company Logo & Slogan. When reading a post, I stumbles across hang tags and how retailers typically require you to pay for that, which is fine, but it also talked about bar codes and how retailers expect you to have that on the tag as well. Which requires "me" the wholesaler to either purchase a license from GS1 or buy individual bar codes per design and per color shirt. Does all this seem correct? I just want to make sure I am understanding this correctly. We are just starting to get into the business and want to make sure that is necessary at this point. Should we hold off on printing these tags until we get bar codes or should we print without them at the moment and see what happens when we actually get some retail business? Basically, is it common practice for retailers to reject or not to do business with a small starting company because they are not barcoded. We have 4 designs. 2 designs are on a Black shirt, 1 design is on a Brown shirt, and one is on a Navy shirt. With this amount of product what would be the best course of action for just starting out?

Liability Insurance:

This one scared me a little. I was reading a prior post and they referenced if they carried liability insurance. They said if a baby was to choke on a shirt and die, you could be sued for that. That to me seems crazy. I understand needing it if you have a store front or have employees, but not for something as crazy sounding as that. Does nobody have to take resposibility for there actions anymore. Please, I need some clarification on that one. Example: So if I am wearing a shirt I purchased from a vendor on this forum, and I decided to eat my shirt and I die, My family can sue that vendor? But lets not stop there. They can also sue the screenprinter for ink posioning, and the fabric suppliers for making it non-edible cotton, this forum for providing info to that vendor, and the city for all the smog that caused me to get disoriented and eat my shirt in the first place. What the hell is the world coming to? This cannot be true!!!!!!

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tbiggs T-Shirt Lover T-Shirt Fan You can call me: Todd Member Since: Jan 2007 Posts: 70 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hang Tags & Insurance Costs Hey Everyone, I was reading over some archived posts and need some validation on some things. Hang Tags: We need to tag our clothing for Trademark purposes. We are not relabeling right now. So in order for the Trademark to be legit we need to Tag or Bag our clothing with out Company Logo & Slogan. When reading a post, I stumbles across hang tags and how retailers typically require you to pay for that, which is fine, but it also talked about bar codes and how retailers expect you to have that on the tag as well. Which requires "me" the wholesaler to either purchase a license from GS1 or buy individual bar codes per design and per color shirt. Does all this seem correct? I just want to make sure I am understanding this correctly. We are just starting to get into the business and want to make sure that is necessary at this point. Should we hold off on printing these tags until we get bar codes or should we print without them at the moment and see what happens when we actually get some retail business? Basically, is it common practice for retailers to reject or not to do business with a small starting company because they are not barcoded. We have 4 designs. 2 designs are on a Black shirt, 1 design is on a Brown shirt, and one is on a Navy shirt. With this amount of product what would be the best course of action for just starting out? Liability Insurance: This one scared me a little. I was reading a prior post and they referenced if they carried liability insurance. They said if a baby was to choke on a shirt and die, you could be sued for that. That to me seems crazy. I understand needing it if you have a store front or have employees, but not for something as crazy sounding as that. Does nobody have to take resposibility for there actions anymore. Please, I need some clarification on that one. Example: So if I am wearing a shirt I purchased from a vendor on this forum, and I decided to eat my shirt and I die, My family can sue that vendor? But lets not stop there. They can also sue the screenprinter for ink posioning, and the fabric suppliers for making it non-edible cotton, this forum for providing info to that vendor, and the city for all the smog that caused me to get disoriented and eat my shirt in the first place. What the hell is the world coming to? This cannot be true!!!!!!
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