Crazy Warning Labels

[Kor37 9]

Americans are lawsuit crazy. And the very real prospect of being sued has caused some companies to be extra cautious and overly obvious when it comes to warning labels for their products. Case in point: The Conair Pro Style 1600 hair dryer warns, "Never use hair dryer while sleeping."

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WARNING: Not intended for use as a dental drill.

 

In 2001, an e-mail circulated claiming a man, hurt while trying to scratch his nose with a power drill, was suing a drill maker since the product lacked a warning not to put the drill in any bodily orifice. The story was untrue, but maybe this got drill companies thinking?

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WARNING: Do not use toilet brush for personal hygiene.

 

This gross warning won the top prize for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year in 2005. The Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW) hosts the contest each year.

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WARNING:  Do not drive with sunshield in place.

 

So you bought one of those cardboard sunshields to cover your car's front windshield and cool your car's interior. Smart thinking. Driving without removing it first? Not so smart. Hey, you've been warned.

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WARNING: Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally.

 

It's great when you can buy a

multi-use product, but when it comes to a thermometer that can be used in either 'end', please pick a place and stick with it. (No pun intended.) Enough said, right?

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WARNING: Never iron clothes while they are being worn.

 

OK, now that women have hair straighteners called flat irons, and they don't have to take a household iron to their hair like they did in the '70s, there is absolutely no reason to put a hot iron anywhere near your body. Scorching Metal +  Skin = Bad

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Pepper spray is often purchased by folks looking for a means of personal self-defense. The product's sole purpose is to irritate the eyes when sprayed into the eyes of an attacker. Let's hope if you get mugged, the warning proves itself true.

_______________________________________________________________________________ Nice to know that these companies think so much of our intelligence.........

Edited November 18, 2006 by Kor37

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

I think you are missing the point. These companies are putting ridiculous warning labels on their products because they are protecting *themselves* from lawsuits, not us from injury.

[Kor37 9]

I think you are missing the point. These companies are putting ridiculous warning labels on their products because they are protecting *themselves* from lawsuits, not us from injury.

 

 

I understand that. But I'm still insulted when I see this stuff.

[Odie 0]

Don't blame the companies. Lay the blame on the people who have no common sense than sue to multi million dollars for their dumb acts.

[Theunicornhunter 2]

Do you remember those old fashioned towel machines they used to have in rest areas with the cloth towels that rolled back inside. I to this day have never figured out how they could cause extreme injury or even death.

 

Sadly, people have actually pulled vending machines over and killed themselves while trying to dislodge a reluctant treat. :blink:

[ARMS 0]

Don't blame the companies. Lay the blame on the people who have no common sense than sue to multi million dollars for their dumb acts.

Exactly.

 

Bring back common sense!!

 

If people couldn't sue for being stupid, they'd be more careful.