Princess and the pea

I know I am a person of enormous refinement and sensitivity (!) but surely I am not alone in hating those labels manufacturers put at the back of the neck of jumpers etc?
They seem to be made out of recycled razor blades and sewn in with invisible fairy stitches so that unless I am very very lucky careful, I end up nicking a stitch and get a b****y hole! I use the seam ripper from my sewing machine, look over the top of the varifocals and stand by a bright light or window and it is still a struggle. Failure to do this results in raw red sore patch on back of neck and extreme irritation.
Why do they do it? Has anyone ever tried to complain (and got anywhere)??