Originally Posted by merry
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
I think the person with the sensitivity is where the responsibility lies.
being allergic to lots of things, i agree in part with this statement. however, the person buying should know in advance of the potential for difficulties for them, and choose to buy/accept or not. if it is not revealed, then there is no choice available to them.
Good advice :thumbup:
And I also partially agree with YOU! :D
I think it depends on the degree of difficulty, really. If cat dander gives you a little twitch in your nose and washing fixes the problem, the buyer can pretty much buy whatever they want knowing they might need to wash it asap. If it will cause anaphylactic shock, they MUST clarify whether or not the seller has pets.
Then, the person that is owning the fabric could have purchased it from someone else who had a pet, since they don't have the sensitivity they would be none the wiser, and so even if the buyer asks "Do you have pets" the answer is no, but there may be an allergen on the fabric.
"The choice available to them" is to purchase or not purchase. If there is an allergy concern, they must protect themselves and cannot depend on others to be up on all the allergens out there. Cats, dogs, ragweed, peanuts, shellfish....who knows if someone went to the flea market and picked up some (new) fabric one day, and stuffed it in the bag with spanish peanuts? I *will*, however, try to remember to mention my cat if I ever sell in the future! :thumbup: