Because we live in a “let’s sue” society, products have begun adding absurdly obvious warnings on their labels.  I think we can blame the woman who sued McDonald’s because the coffee she bought there, spilled on herself, and burned herself with it for this trend.  The suit she filed against McDonald’s claimed they were at fault because the coffee cup didn’t have a warning on it saying it was hot.   Here are just a few of the stupider warning labels products are protecting themselves with these days:

1. Child-size Superman and Batman costumes come with the warning label, “Wearing this garment does not enable you to fly.”

2. A clothing iron almost always comes with the caution:  “Never iron clothes on the body.”

3. The instructions for a medical thermometer says, “Do not use orally after using rectally.”

4. The side of a Slush Puppy cup warns, “This ice may be cold”

5. A box of a 500-piece puzzle says, “Some assembly required.”

6. A Power Puff Girl’s costume warns, “You cannot save the world.”

7. A box of PMS relief tablets says, “Warning: Do not take if you have prostate problems.”

8. Cans of Easy Cheese say “For best results, remove cap.”

9.  A warning label on a nighttime sleep-aid says, Warning:  May cause drowsiness.”

10. The labels on both boys and girls Harry Potter toy brooms says, “This broom does not actually fly.”

You might want to use some of these stupid warning labels to launch a telephone topic where listeners could contribute some of the other stupid warnings they have seen.  Remember to come up with a list of the top three to five stupist ones as a way of resolving this topic in the break you last talk about stupid product warning labels.

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June 29th, 2009 | Tags: Stupid warning lables | Category: Daily Blog | Leave a comment