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Fabric care in code????

shoesnbags — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:34:58 GMT

I was just looking at Susan Graver's new bomber jacket on QVC.com. The fabric care reads as follows:

Care: MWC/GC/WWLC/ONCBWN/TDL/RP/LIIN

What??? I get that MWC means "machine wash cold" but the rest is just gobbledegook. When trying to fit fabric care on a little tag, it's understandable to abbreviate (even if we don't know what most of it means) but what is the rationale for abbreviating fabric care on the website? I would like to know if this item must be hung to dry, can be machine dried, or whatever. Fabric care shouldn't be a secret that requires code-breaking to read!!! Please don't do this to your customers!

Re: Fabric care in code????

software — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:02:21 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
I was just looking at Susan Graver's new bomber jacket on QVC.com. The fabric care reads as follows:

Care: MWC/GC/WWLC/ONCBWN/TDL/RP/LIIN

What??? I get that MWC means "machine wash cold" but the rest is just gobbledegook. When trying to fit fabric care on a little tag, it's understandable to abbreviate (even if we don't know what most of it means) but what is the rationale for abbreviating fabric care on the website? I would like to know if this item must be hung to dry, can be machine dried, or whatever. Fabric care shouldn't be a secret that requires code-breaking to read!!! Please don't do this to your customers!

At least you got letters, I haven't yet figured out the dumb symbols

Re: Fabric care in code????

itsmagic — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:07:19 GMT

Was this on Susan's October TSV? I've noticed the Q doing that on a few other brand new items - almost like they haven't had a chance to fully write everything out. But as it gets closer to the TSV date it all gets fixed.

Re: Fabric care in code????l

q-girl — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:08:44 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
I was just looking at Susan Graver's new bomber jacket on QVC.com. The fabric care reads as follows:

Care: MWC/GC/WWLC/ONCBWN/TDL/RP/LIIN

What??? I get that MWC means "machine wash cold" but the rest is just gobbledegook. When trying to fit fabric care on a little tag, it's understandable to abbreviate (even if we don't know what most of it means) but what is the rationale for abbreviating fabric care on the website? I would like to know if this item must be hung to dry, can be machine dried, or whatever. Fabric care shouldn't be a secret that requires code-breaking to read!!! Please don't do this to your customers!

@shoesnbags. . . . OK, I got most of it: Machine Wash Cold; Gentle Cycle; Wash With Like Colors; (no clue on this one); Tumble Dry Low; Remove Promptly; Low Iron If Necessary.

That's my take on it, anyway. Anyone know for sure? And what does ONCBWN mean?

Too much work to clean a garment!

Hugs. .

Re: Fabric care in code????l

itsmagic — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:15:33 GMT

ONCBWN = only non-chlorine bleach when needed.

Re: Fabric care in code????l

Kachina624 — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:38:24 GMT

These symbols are used industry wide. Surely you've seen them on garments other than SG, I know I have.

Re: Fabric care in code????

TheMemphisVette — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:56:05 GMT

http://www.nordstromsupplier.com/NPG/PDFs/Product%20Integrity/Labeling%20Requirements/2012/Apparel%20Care%20Recommendations.pdf

Re: Fabric care in code????

cotto22 — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:57:21 GMT

You guys are good!

Re: Fabric care in code????

Fressa — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:35:07 GMT

Wait until it all fades by the third wash......Tagless is nice but it has it's limitations.

Re: Fabric care in code????

aggravated — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:06:01 GMT

TDL = tumble dry low heat?

Slowly but surely we will crack the code!

Re: Fabric care in code????

shoesnbags — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:57:56 GMT

Thanks to everyone who helped to "break the code"! But my point in posting this in the Suggestion Box was that there is no need for abbreviations on the website. Those abbreviations were developed to fit a lot of information on a very small clothing tag, where space is at a premium. When visiting a website to check out a product, the customer shouldn't have to waste time figuring out abbreviations. Yes, @Kachina624, I've certainly seen some of these abbreviations before, but I was suggesting to QVC that their website is not the place for them. The point is to make things quick and easy for your customers so they don't just click off to another online retailer.