Great clothing label. In French. American company. Self explanatory.

[DemoTex]

[silverweb]

1. And it's for real!

On Edit: I should have looked this up before posting.

_It's real_... wish I had a use for the Tom Bihn product line. Kudos to them!

:applause:

[TheDebbieDee]

2. Yes, it's real. It's also very old!

This label was originally mentioned in several threads here on DU in February of 2004.

But, it's still very funny!

[DemoTex]

8. I thought I had seen it here before.

Ironically, it was just sent to me by Dr. DemoTex from Moscow. She is in Russia on bidniss this week. I might have had a hesitation on sending a political email from Russia. Not Dr. D.! She speaks her mind, near and far. Know what I mean?

[Lisa]

12. they've used it on a T-shirt to raise funds for homeless vets in Seattle

"We've had such a response to the care label, or "Treason Tag," that we just had to put it on a t-shirt. All profits go to the Seattle Vet Center. So far, we have raised $16,000, thanks to you."


p.s. I'm still not buying the tale that it's really a dig at the company president, and not aimed at a) Bush, and b) the unilingual "ugly American" stereotype which we saw in all its glory during the "freedom fries" controversy. Would they really have bothered translating it into French, otherwise? (The bilingual label was originally a requirement for Canadian sales ... they actually used to have a sales office in British Columbia until fairly recently.)

[DemoTex]

13. I agree 100%

It is a deep, and well aimed, stab at Bu$h. Unless one is on the board of directors, he/she does not vote for corporate president. Eh?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. it's real, and I have one of their bags on my wish list...

It's $80 though, so it's going to be on the list for a while longer. :(

[Lisa]

9. I got one when I was in Seattle a couple of years ago ...

Excellent quality, and a real bargain at that price! (They even have a list at their website, of which of their products have "the tag".)

I use it almost every day, and people still think it's a recent purchase!

[Pugee]

3. It is true, here's the story....

http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/tombihn.asp

[Minnesota Libra]

4. If that is real I want to know where to buy it. nt

[uppityperson]

5. Real and not originally intended for * but companies pres as a joke

http://www.tombihn.com/
specifically this webpage: http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/CTGY/CARELABEL
This all began as an inside joke aimed (we think) at the president of our company, Tom Bihn. Many people have concluded the care label refers to other presidents - what can we say?

Want to voice your opinion regarding our label? Please post in our forum.

Bags that have the label
The label is sewn into the products that we make here in our own Port Angeles factory and do not appear on products that are made for us under contract. Here are the products that have the English/French washing instructions label, yours to buy or to avoid:

The Buzz sling bag
The Empire Builder briefcase
The ID messenger bag
The Smart Alec backpack
Brain Cell laptop case
Monolith laptop case
Tote Bag
Small Café Bag
Medium Café Bag
Large Café Bag

[DemoTex]

10. Max Nix, as we used to say.

The shoe fits W's foot perfectly. Eh?

[uppityperson]

11. oui!

[Iris]

6. Who says learning a foreign language is a waste of time?

Finally! An answer to all the mouth breathers who don't think we should study foreign languages!