Comments on: I am a lawsuit/PR shill http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/ don't complain. what if this blog wasn't here at all, hmm? Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:54:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Chris Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:13:32 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1903 All I have to say is that we quit doing business with this distributor years ago and haven't looked back. All I have to say is that we quit doing business with this distributor years ago and haven’t looked back.

]]> By: Lori http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Lori Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:34:52 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1902 "i just wonder how much of a difference the yarn content makes ultimately." You've got to be kidding! This is about honesty and integrity. We have all been lied to and that is the issue here. Mislabelling any product sold in the US is illegal and for good reason. Would you be happy buying a diamond ring that turned out to be cubic zirconia? “i just wonder how much of a difference the yarn content makes ultimately.”

You’ve got to be kidding! This is about honesty and integrity. We have all been lied to and that is the issue here. Mislabelling any product sold in the US is illegal and for good reason. Would you be happy buying a diamond ring that turned out to be cubic zirconia?

]]> By: Sarah http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 Sarah Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:43:14 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1901 I recommend Naturally Me, 80% merino, 20% cashmere, and because it comes from New Zealand the price is very reasonable. I haven't had it scientifically tested, but I have used it and it feels 100% natural to me. I think it's only with these yarns that are a blend of natural and synthetic that it would be hard to tell *how* much is natural and how much synthetic. Although uh oh... I just checked their website and it's not there - I hope it's not been discontinued! It's still available in various places around the web though, just not at the fantastic price I first bought it for (cheaper than cashmerino it was) I recommend Naturally Me, 80% merino, 20% cashmere, and because it comes from New Zealand the price is very reasonable. I haven’t had it scientifically tested, but I have used it and it feels 100% natural to me. I think it’s only with these yarns that are a blend of natural and synthetic that it would be hard to tell *how* much is natural and how much synthetic. Although uh oh… I just checked their website and it’s not there – I hope it’s not been discontinued! It’s still available in various places around the web though, just not at the fantastic price I first bought it for (cheaper than cashmerino it was)

]]> By: j. http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 j. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:04:59 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1900 Helena: what fiber allergy are you guarding against? The yarn also contains wool, and was always labelled as being more than half wool. And... if you've been using it all this time and your kids haven't had a reaction, then maybe the yarn you have doesn't contain the allergen you're concerned about, or at least does not contain enough of the allergen to cause a noticeable reaction? You could try another merino wool/acrylic microfiber blend, and see if it causes a reaction. Or, you could seek out Cascade Yarns Cash Vero (which is their version of the Cashmerino yarn, released after the 2006 blowup about this issue). Helena: what fiber allergy are you guarding against? The yarn also contains wool, and was always labelled as being more than half wool.

And… if you’ve been using it all this time and your kids haven’t had a reaction, then maybe the yarn you have doesn’t contain the allergen you’re concerned about, or at least does not contain enough of the allergen to cause a noticeable reaction? You could try another merino wool/acrylic microfiber blend, and see if it causes a reaction. Or, you could seek out Cascade Yarns Cash Vero (which is their version of the Cashmerino yarn, released after the 2006 blowup about this issue).

]]> By: helena http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 helena Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:55:41 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1899 blimey!!!!we haven't heard a dickey bird about this in the uk!!!unfortunatley it isa big deal for alot of us over here as debbie bliss is a hell of lot more expensive than anything else BECAUSE it says it has cashmere in it!!!so what do i do with the overpriced cashmerino that may or may not have this price hiking item in it?? i use this because my kids have fibre allergies and now its rendered useless for fear of an allergic reation,i might as well have spent this money in the pub instead at least i would have enjoyed the cash along the way.......disapointed?i'll say!!!! blimey!!!!we haven’t heard a dickey bird about this in the uk!!!unfortunatley it isa big deal for alot of us over here as debbie bliss is a hell of lot more expensive than anything else BECAUSE it says it has cashmere in it!!!so what do i do with the overpriced cashmerino that may or may not have this price hiking item in it?? i use this because my kids have fibre allergies and now its rendered useless for fear of an allergic reation,i might as well have spent this money in the pub instead at least i would have enjoyed the cash along the way…….disapointed?i’ll say!!!!

]]> By: knittyzen http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 knittyzen Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:32:27 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1898 i just wonder how much of a difference the yarn content makes ultimately. if it feels good to knit with, i'd even take acrylic. who cares whether the cashmere is in there or not? the yarn is great with/without if it's your cuppa tea. if you don't like DB yarns, you're not gonna like 'em with or without cashmere. and the price differential is insignificant. it's not like Jade Sapphire or Lobster Pot. it's a smidge of cashmere at best, and a corresponding smidge of the price you pay. was anyone really buying DB cashmerino for it's cashmere content? c'mon. seriously. as for the yarn shop suing KFI, a lot of LYSs seem to hate KFI which says more about the distributor's business practices and the frustrations of the LYSO/small biz person than the yarn in question. It's a loss to the shop and to the knitter ultimately as they cannot stock what customers want and continue to buy (including the wide range of yarns carried by KFI). KFI loses nothing: they are a big company with deep pockets and many lawsuits in the dust and another hungry eager yarn shop just around the corner. i just wonder how much of a difference the yarn content makes ultimately. if it feels good to knit with, i’d even take acrylic. who cares whether the cashmere is in there or not? the yarn is great with/without if it’s your cuppa tea. if you don’t like DB yarns, you’re not gonna like ‘em with or without cashmere. and the price differential is insignificant. it’s not like Jade Sapphire or Lobster Pot. it’s a smidge of cashmere at best, and a corresponding smidge of the price you pay. was anyone really buying DB cashmerino for it’s cashmere content? c’mon. seriously.

as for the yarn shop suing KFI, a lot of LYSs seem to hate KFI which says more about the distributor’s business practices and the frustrations of the LYSO/small biz person than the yarn in question. It’s a loss to the shop and to the knitter ultimately as they cannot stock what customers want and continue to buy (including the wide range of yarns carried by KFI). KFI loses nothing: they are a big company with deep pockets and many lawsuits in the dust and another hungry eager yarn shop just around the corner.

]]> By: yarnsnob http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 yarnsnob Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:51:34 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1897 Great, so what do I do about the 16 balls of DB Cashmerino Aran Weight that I bought this spring? Do you think I can get a 15% rebate on the cost of the yarn??? Great, so what do I do about the 16 balls of DB Cashmerino Aran Weight that I bought this spring? Do you think I can get a 15% rebate on the cost of the yarn???

]]> By: rayleen http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 rayleen Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:12:54 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1896 I recently finished a Trademark class, this all sounds ligit to me. Sad but ligit. I recently finished a Trademark class, this all sounds ligit to me. Sad but ligit.

]]> By: wools4yu http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 wools4yu Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:33:18 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1895 I know the person that Debbie Bliss was with the day she found out about her yarn content being questioned. That person assures me that she was not prepared for this accusation nor did she dismiss it. She was very distraut and upset. I wonder really what the whole deal is about, retailer ticked off or competetor not able to keep up. For some reason the Debbie Bliss is still flying off the shelves and KfI is still shipping tons of it. It can\'t be all bad. I know the person that Debbie Bliss was with the day she found out about her yarn content being questioned. That person assures me that she was not prepared for this accusation nor did she dismiss it. She was very distraut and upset. I wonder really what the whole deal is about, retailer ticked off or competetor not able to keep up. For some reason the Debbie Bliss is still flying off the shelves and KfI is still shipping tons of it. It can\’t be all bad.

]]> By: wools4yu http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 wools4yu Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:32:14 +0000 http://www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2008/i-am-a-lawsuitpr-shill/#comment-1894 I know the person that Debbie Bliss was with the day she found out about her yarn content being questioned. That person assures me that she was not prepared for this accusation nor did she dismiss it. She was very distraut and upset. I wonder really what the whole deal is about, retailer ticked off or competetor not able to keep up. For some reason the Debbie Bliss is still flying off the shelves and KfI is still shipping tons of it. It can't be all bad. I know the person that Debbie Bliss was with the day she found out about her yarn content being questioned. That person assures me that she was not prepared for this accusation nor did she dismiss it. She was very distraut and upset. I wonder really what the whole deal is about, retailer ticked off or competetor not able to keep up. For some reason the Debbie Bliss is still flying off the shelves and KfI is still shipping tons of it. It can’t be all bad.

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