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April 09, 2005
Don't Say I Didn't Warn You...
I'm out of original stuff to blog. I feel like I have to post something, though, and I came across some really dumb warnings on packages in my apartment. Of course, this sent me into a mission to determine other warnings that seem obvious yet are printed on items everywhere. Here are a few of the weird warnings I saw today:
1. There's a coupon inside the plastic wrapper of a frozen pizza. On the box it says, "Remove paper coupon before cooking product. Do not eat coupon."
2. On the back of my body wash, there is a warning that says, "Use of this product may cause some surfaces to become slippery."
3. On my deodorant: "For external use only."
4. My package of disinfecting kitchen cleaning wipes warns, "Product not suitable for baby care. Avoid prolonged contact with skin."
5. On my digital camera's box: "Consuming camera batteries may cause fatal injury.
6. The back of a bottle of liquid drain opener says, "Do not soak skin in this product."
7. I just got a new box of colored permanent markers. The box says: "Markers will discolor skin and stain clothing. Do not use for personal ornamentation."
Are some people really this dense? OK, so here's your part: what kind of stupid warnings have you seen lately?
Oh, and I discovered that there is a website devoted to these irrational warnings called, appropriately enough, Dumb Warnings.
And though this picture isn't exactly a warning, it made me laugh and wonder exactly why it was required:
Posted by Anna at April 9, 2005 09:00 PM
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Comments
These are hilarious! Especially the last one - you've gotta wonder what that's for and where those employees work!
Posted by: Audrey at April 11, 2005 03:29 PM
The warning labels are something I think you Americans have developed into an artform 
Posted by: Flip at April 12, 2005 10:34 AM