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Very unusual product warnings!

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Fair2good Sat 09-Mar-24 22:56:33

I know nowadays a lot of product warnings state the obvious, so you’re likely to find a jar of peanut butter bearing a label saying it may contain peanuts but this one I’ve just seen takes the biscuit !
I wanted to buy a few more Agatha Christie paperbacks and looked online. There are plenty available but for some reason have this warning ! Does reading one put you at greater risk of getting fried, or is the content even more electrifying than expected ?

Abcdefg Sat 16-Mar-24 21:16:18

I can't find it but there was a photo of a washing label which said "remove child first"

JustkeepswimmingDonna Wed 13-Mar-24 08:47:33

Might have already been posted but reminds me of a label on a Superman costume "wearing this does not enable you to fly" 🤣

Lucyd Tue 12-Mar-24 20:37:55

Years ago I bought a pair of multicoloured woollen gloves (each finger was a different colour) and the label said "wash different colours separately"!

AGAA4 Tue 12-Mar-24 19:54:38

On the label of a t-shirt I bought was the warning Do not iron while wearing.

Milest0ne Tue 12-Mar-24 19:09:26

A massager with spheres held between a Y shaped handle had instructions translated into English from presumably Chinese .It made much better sense when read with a chinese accent.grin

Has anyone looked at a pack of butter recently?

sunglow12 Tue 12-Mar-24 18:13:01

Do not fold with child inside - hmm - at least you would know where they are ( joke - in case someone takes it seriously !!😀)

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 12-Mar-24 16:04:25

Here’s one I found

grandmac Tue 12-Mar-24 15:43:27

Many years ago my sister had some special shampoo for something (I’ve forgotten what) which stated in large letters ‘Not to be used on hairy areas’ !

grandtanteJE65 Tue 12-Mar-24 14:59:48

Aveline

The plastic bag my M&S swimsuit came in had large lettering saying 'This is not a toy '. Whoever thought plastic bags were toys?

In my childhood when plastic bags were still fairly new, some toddlers and some household cats suffocated because the children pulled the bags over their heads, and the cats crawled into them.

This had been a safe game with paper bags, so the warning was justified, and I am willing to believe that even today, there are adults who do not realise that plastic bags constitute a danger to small children and pets.

Gundy Tue 12-Mar-24 14:57:10

notthecatsmother Hilarious!!🤣

Nannan2 Tue 12-Mar-24 14:18:35

Notthecatsmother- our cat is exemplary and does tricks, he's unique- but even he cant do that.😹😹😹

Nannan2 Tue 12-Mar-24 14:16:12

🤣😂😅

BeverleyJB Tue 12-Mar-24 14:07:39

It’s a valuable warning - has everyone forgotten about the dangers of heavy electricity?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCGO_jikBtM

Notthecatsmother Tue 12-Mar-24 13:33:52

On my cats medication "do not drive or operate machinery"

Authoress Tue 12-Mar-24 13:19:54

LOL what a marvellous marketing ploy! I wonder how they managed it? smile

Daddima Tue 12-Mar-24 13:10:19

Lizzie44

I've always been amused by the instruction on some medicines - "Keep away from children".

Me too. A shame, because I am quite fond of my grandchildren.

Co-op Baking Potatoes say ‘ Ideal for Baking’, and then there’s this one

MissAdventure Tue 12-Mar-24 12:57:18

grin

Notthecatsmother Tue 12-Mar-24 12:56:07

I had a heat gun meant for paint stripping. It had a warning not to be used as a hair dryer!

NannyInTheKitchen Tue 12-Mar-24 12:44:22

A packet of anti-bac cleaning wipes I purchased recently had this warning on the back ' It is illegal to use this product for anything other than the use stated on the packet' It did occur to me it might mean sniffing but they actually don't have a smell. Any ideas?

Lizzie44 Tue 12-Mar-24 12:36:57

I've always been amused by the instruction on some medicines - "Keep away from children".

grandMattie Tue 12-Mar-24 12:28:07

🤣🤣🤣

Freya5 Tue 12-Mar-24 12:15:29

Oh dear, where has commonsense gone, out the window I think.

Ali08 Tue 12-Mar-24 12:13:29

Aveline,
did you never try to make your own kite out of plastic bags and string in your childhood? Or find a use for them in crafts? Lol

Calendargirl Tue 12-Mar-24 12:10:34

do not fold this chair with child inside

(Even if on some occasions you feel like doing so).

😂

Whiff Tue 12-Mar-24 12:06:40

Ali08 I hope that was a funny comment not a fact you believe.

I have been wearing M&S underwired bras since they made them . And haven't had any problems with wearing them for longer than 8 hours or any cancer scares. I will be 66 next month.

My mom never wore underwired bras but Playtex ( know that's not spelt correctly but can't remember how its spelt ) all her life had her first mastectomy when she was 73 and second at 86. She lived until she was 90.