Clothing Tags Have Gotten Out of Hand
Too Many Tags Wind up in landfills As I was getting ready to start my day on Saturday, I pulled out a pair of cargo pants. I had purchased them from Marshalls. Tan in color, the cargo pants were made by a brand called D.Jeans. I like this brand because their jeans contain stretchy material and always fit me well. The problem wasn’t the pants — it was the tags. There were about six of them in total. Besides the price tag, there was the company’s tag, the size sticker, the materials patch on the back of the pants, a tag on the waist, and a tag attached by a string with a larger version of the company’s name. There were too many tags! I understand that clothing tags are a part of the company’s marketing, but the number of tags on my pants was excessive. It takes time away from the getting ready process. As an avid shopper, I remember a time when clothing had only one tag, maybe two tags max. Now, I spend several minutes cutting and peeling tags off my clothes. Most retailers wher...