Wacky Warnings

Oh don’t we love civil responsability!

The following warnings are all real!

• A label on a baby stroller warns: “Remove child before folding

• A brass fishing lure with a three-pronged hook on the end warns: “Harmful if swallowed

• A household iron warns users: “Never iron clothes while they are being worn”

• A label on a hair dryer reads, “Never use hair dryer while sleeping”

• A warning on an electric drill made for carpenters cautions: “This product not intended for use as a dental drill.”

• The label on a bottle of drain cleaner warns: “If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product.”

• A smoke detector warns: “Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire.”

• A massage chair warns: “DO NOT use massage chair without clothing… and, Never force any body part into the backrest area while the rollers are moving.”

• A cardboard car sunshield that keeps sun off the dashboard warns, “Do not drive with sunshield in place”

• An “Aim-n-Flame” fireplace lighter cautions, “Do not use near fire, flame or sparks”

• A label on a hand-held massager advises consumers not to use “while sleeping or unconscious”

• A 12-inch rack for storing compact disks warns: “Do not use as a ladder.”

• A cartridge for a laser printer warns, “Do not eat toner”

• A 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow warns: “Not intended for highway use”

• A can of self-defense pepper spray warns users: “May irritate eyes”

• A warning on a pair of shin guards manufactured for bicyclists says: “Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.”

• A snowblower warns: “Do not use snowthrower on roof.”

• A dishwasher carries this warning: “Do not allow children to play in the dishwasher.”

• A popular manufactured fireplace log warns: “Caution – Risk of Fire”

• A box of birthday cake candles says: “DO NOT use soft wax as ear plugs or for any other function that involves insertion into a body cavity.”