http://www.501c3.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:18:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.501c3.org/blog/thrift-store-redux-its-back/ http://www.501c3.org/blog/thrift-store-redux-its-back/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:03:26 +0000 Greg McRay http://www.501c3.org/blog/?p=1218

In case you missed our blog about this story earlier in the year, the nanny-state strikes again.  Back in January, we told you about a new consumer “protection” law, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, that was going into effect that would effectively put thrift stores out of business.  Many retailers of second-hand items, including [...]]]> http://www.501c3.org/blog/thrift-store-redux-its-back/feed/ 0 http://www.501c3.org/blog/us-bans-thrift-stores/ http://www.501c3.org/blog/us-bans-thrift-stores/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:03:40 +0000 Greg McRay http://501c3.org/blog/?p=183

Got your attention? Good…because what we’ve got to report on will shock you…and could have a devastating impact on some charities and the families that depend on them. Congress, in a stroke of genius that was too smart by half, passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act in August 2008. It takes affect February 10, [...]]]> http://www.501c3.org/blog/us-bans-thrift-stores/feed/ 2