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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 03:51 AM
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74. Fruit of the Loom
They're a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary and I have no clue what thier political donations are like. I just know that they are suing a work-at-home mom who sews cloth diapers. Why? Apparently they feel that Wonderoos (her brand name- Wonder for Wonderful and Roos because they have a pocket) is too close to Underoos (thier children's underpants)dispite the fact that the products do not compete and her item is marketed via the internet while thiers is in brick and mortar stores. Not only do they want her to change her product's name, they also want a portion of her earnings for the entire time she's used that name. As a small business (really small, it's just her as far as I know) she can't afford the 50K or so it would take to fight them, even though the law is on her side.

So if you need some single-sized pocket style cloth diapers, talk to Jessica at wonderoos.com and if you need some underpants steer clear of Fruit of the Loom, okay? Thanks! :)
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