Sticker Mule Under Fire: Complaints, Layoffs, Lawsuits & A CEO Who Loves a Loud Megaphone

Sticker Mule, a New York-based custom printing company known for its stickers, labels, magnets, and shirts, grew from a small startup into a global printing operation over the last decade. At the center of the company is co-founder and CEO Anthony Constantino, a businessman who has also become a loud political voice and even launched a congressional campaign in New York.

But behind the bright-colored stickers and fast shipping promises, the company’s public record tells a more complicated story.

🧑‍💼 The Lawsuit That Started the Rumbling

In 2020, Sticker Mule became the subject of a federal wage-and-hour lawsuit filed by a former employee. The suit alleged violations of labor laws involving unpaid overtime and employee compensation.

This was not a criminal case.
This was a civil lawsuit, the kind that still matters a whole lot when workers say their paychecks were short.

Cases like these don’t happen in a vacuum. They come from employees who finally decide the only way to be heard is through the courthouse.

🏷️ BBB Warning & Consumer Complaints

As of January 2025, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) placed Sticker Mule under a public caution after noting the company failed to respond to multiple customer complaints and inquiries. The BBB specifically warned consumers to use caution due to a lack of responsiveness from the company.

Translation:
When customers complained, the BBB knocked, and nobody answered the door.

Customers across review platforms have also reported:

• Declining product quality

• Slow or unhelpful customer service

• Frustration over marketing emails tied to political messaging

Again, these are documented complaints, not rumor mill gossip.

🧯 2025 Mass Layoffs & Automation Push

In April 2025, Constantino announced the layoff of 68 employees. He framed the move as a shift toward automation and efficiency, promoting the motto:

“Automate, automate, automate.”

The company stated that laid-off workers received severance packages. However, reports noted that no WARN notice appeared to be filed at the time, which is normally required for large-scale layoffs under federal labor law, depending on circumstances.

For the workers affected, the reasoning didn’t soften the blow.

🗳️ When Politics Entered the Factory Floor

Constantino’s political activity didn’t stay in the voting booth. He used company property and communication channels to push political messaging, erecting massive political signs, sending campaign-style emails to customers, and eventually launching his own run for Congress.

This stirred public backlash, with community members and former employees questioning whether personal politics should be mixed into a commercial business — especially when customers’ contact information is involved.

Some former employees and customers said the environment became uncomfortable and divisive.

⚖️ So Is Sticker Mule a Criminal Operation?

Here’s the straight truth:

There is no public evidence of criminal charges, fraud indictments, or government enforcement actions proving Sticker Mule to be a criminal enterprise.

What does exist is a trail of:

• A federal labor lawsuit

• BBB warnings

• Mass layoffs

• Consumer dissatisfaction

• A CEO whose politics became inseparable from his brand

This is not the story of a company in handcuffs.
It is the story of a company under a growing spotlight.

🧭 The Hillbilly Bottom Line

Sticker Mule is a real business.
It makes real products.
But it is also a company carrying real controversy, real complaints, and real questions about leadership, labor practices, and corporate responsibility.

In the hills, we say:
Where there’s enough smoke, you best check for sparks.

And folks all across the internet, the workforce, and the customer base are definitely seeing smoke.

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