Warnings and Special Instructions

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods:

On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. (that's the only time I have to work on my hair).

On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary.
Details inside. (the shoplifter special?).

On a bar of Dial soap: 'Directions: Use like regular soap.' (and that would be how???....).

On some Swanson frozen dinners: 'Serving suggestion: Defrost.' (but, it's 'just' a suggestion).

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): 'Do not turn upside down.' (well...duh, a bit late, huh)!

On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: 'Product will be hot after heating.'
(...and you thought????...)

On packaging for a Rowenta iron: 'Do not iron clothes on body.' (but wouldn't this save me more time?)

On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: 'Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication.' (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)

On Nytol Sleep Aid: 'Warning: May cause drowsiness.' (and...I'm taking this because???....)

On a Japanese food processor: 'Not to be used for the other use.' (now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)

On Sunsbury's peanuts: 'Warning: contains nuts.' (talk about a news
flash)

On an American Airlines packet of nuts: 'Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts.' (Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)

On a child's superman costume: 'Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.' (I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)

On a Swedish chainsaw: 'Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals.' (...was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)

And they walk among us!

LOL! So funny! Thanks for sharing.

i have one

i went through a burger king drive through and there was a sign in the window that the menu was available in braille

Linda

Linda, that's not as bad as the drive-up bank ATM's that have braille buttons! I've seen those too, not just rumor. But apparently you could have a passenger who is blind and wants to control their own bank account/look at the menu, etc.

Recently I heard a news story that blind people are having trouble with the hybrid/electric cars when they cross the street because they are so quiet! http://groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1962

A sign in a street in Hong Kong:
Beware of people.

On a bottle of baby lotion:
Keep away from children.

On a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle:
Some assembly required.

On a toaster:
Do not use underwater.

I forgot about the actual signs I'd seen?

On a can of mushroom gravy: Made with real mushrooms

Just now I looked at the new half-and-half I just got at the grocery store for my coffee and it's all pasturized and homogenized, etc. and it said: Shake well (huh, doesn't homogenized take care of that?)

LOL There are plenty of them eh?

Ok, on the food processor, many crafters use machines like this and it's not for food.
The outside ATMs have braille so that if someone takes a blind person to the bank, they don't have to also do their banking for them, plus, you are allowed to walk up to a drive-thru unless otherwise posted.

Ahhh we all know why they do this... and the bottom line is liability and money issues. Of course, it helps if the person translating the warnings actually knows English! I have one from China and it makes NO sense. LOL

Thinking backwards when you see an absurd warning is fun too. Usually the warning is created after the event it warns about has taken place.

So, for example, an electric shaver warns do not use near open flame. So then, somewhere at some point a man said to his wife/partner, "Well, honey, this morning I think I'm just gonna sit in the fireplace and shave."

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Not a warning, but ... I have a cookbook with a Sloppy Joe recipe that lists all the things you'll need including the hamburger buns. In the instructions for prepation, it says to brown the meat, drain it, then add all the remaining ingredients----except the buns. . I always thought that was so cute! It IS a beginner's cookbook.

A man who recently retired decided he wanted to travel the country so he purchased an RV. On his way home after picking up his RV, he decided he wanted a cup of coffee. So he set the cruise control, got up, walked to the back to make his cup of coffee.
You guessed it, the RV crashed. The man sued and a jury awarded him $1.7 million as well as a new RV. The plaintiff's argument was that the owner's manual did not state he could not do this. The manufacturer has changed its owner's manuals to include this warning.

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bpdsufferer said:
i have one

i went through a burger king drive through and there was a sign in the window that the menu was available in braille

Linda

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I saw a similar sign that said picture menu available on request. I thought, if I couldn't read that how would I know to ask for it?

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bpdsufferer said:
i have one

i went through a burger king drive through and there was a sign in the window that the menu was available in braille

Linda

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I saw a similar sign that said picture menu available on request. I thought, if I couldn't read that how would I know to ask for it?

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bpdsufferer said:
i have one

i went through a burger king drive through and there was a sign in the window that the menu was available in braille

Linda

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I saw a similar sign that said picture menu available on request. I thought, if I couldn't read that how would I know to ask for it?

Yeasr ago were were replacing our kitchen floor. My husband got a tool to remove the old tar that held the old linolium to the floor. It was called a heat gun ( I think) it was shaoped like a big hair blow drier. In the instructions it had a warning that said " DO NOT USE TO MAKE TOAST!" since then every time I get something I read the instructions and say Do not use to make toast!

Then there was the woman who was awarded $754,000, yes that's not a typo - $754,000 by a jury for a slip and fall in a restaurants. The woman slipped and fell on a spilled drink - the one she had just thrown at her boyfriend moments before.

I've got lots, I work in the business, unfortunately, from the defendants' side.

how is that possible that is just nuts
no wonder why prices of everything keep going up.