ring sling with overlapping pleat shoulder

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wholesale inquiries:

Because I do all of the sewing myself in my home, I'm not really in a position to offer wholesale slings at this time. Generally speaking, I have enough time each day to sew 3-6 items per day, which doesn't leave me much time to sew large quantities without closing my shop to regular orders. In addition, my prices are based on the cost of the materials I use to sew them, plus a little more for my time. They do not factor in the additional costs associated with wholesale. I would have to essentially double the prices on my website in fairness to another retailer (since otherwise, people would be paying more at another site than they do on mine for a given fabric that was offered on both), and I would prefer not to do so, as many of my customers have emailed and said that mine were among a very few slings they could afford, and it's a niche I'm comfortable with.

In addition, the new batch labeling provisions of the CPSIA make it much more difficult for me to produce slings. Every sling would need a label showing where and when it was made, from what materials, and giving a clear address for returns or claims. They have made an exception for tiny businesses that sell directly to the consumer (and therefore have the customer's mailing information available if a recall is necessary), but this would not apply for a wholesale batch of slings, as I would not have the customers' information in that case. I am not comfortable with that and other liability provisions that wholesaling would create.

There are many other WAHM sling sewers who do sell wholesale; I would suggest browsing the business forum at http://www.thebabywearer.com/ and posting a call for wholesalers. I apologize for the potential inconvenience -- after all, I, too, am convinced that my slings are a great fit for the WAHM marketplace! -- but given the size of my business, I am not able to wholesale at this time.