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Check Those Labels When You Buy Clothing

"There should be a label on every garment you buy. You may find two or more labels - both important to you and both required by the Federal Trade Commission regulations."

The Federal Trade Commission was established in 1914.

Our Almanac post today is about those labels on every piece of clothing. As consumers, we have the right to know what our clothing is made of, where it came from, care instructions, and warnings if there are any.

This is how we know how best to wash our favorite dress.

Is is machine wash or dry clean?

Is the fabric safe for high temperature washing?

This is how we know what that dress is made of.

It is all cotton or wool or a blend?

If is is a blend what are all the fabrics?

This is useful for anyone who might be allergic to certain textiles.

If you ever find a piece of clothing without a label, notify the store. They could be in violation of certain standards.

I think that I am too spoiled by labels on clothes.

I just look at them to see a size and then buy it if I like it.

There are even weird symbols on the tags too!

They are all have a meaning!

There are way more than these but here are some of the most common.

Go ahead and take a peek at your clothing tags just for fun and see what you have there.

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