diff --git a/app/views/alt_styles/index.html.haml b/app/views/alt_styles/index.html.haml
index cd25be0c..06a65b93 100644
--- a/app/views/alt_styles/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/alt_styles/index.html.haml
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@
 	If you have one we don't, please model it by entering your pet's name on the
 	homepage! Thank you! 💖
 
+%p
+	(Also, heads-up: our system can only collect data on <em>wearable</em> items,
+	so there's not a great way for us to get style tokens onto tradelists… this
+	may change someday, but probably not soon, sorry!)
+
 %ul.alt-styles-list= render partial: "alt_style", collection: @alt_styles