Warning Labels: Humorous, but Necessary Have you ever purchased a new product that had a warning label on it that made you laugh and wonder, how many people did this before the manufacturer had to put a warning label on it? Well, I have. I own several hair appliances. Each of them having their own warning label on them. I’m sure everyone has seen the one that is on every hairdryer telling them not to use it in the shower or the bathtub. It is sad to think how many people were electrocuted before someone said, “Hmmm, I guess we should warn people they need to get out of the shower or bathtub before they try to dry their hair”. My daughters hairdryer has a warning label that reads: “Do not use while sleeping”. I kid you not, it actually says that. How about a straightening iron? Have you seen the warning label they now have on them? I recently purchased a new one, and the warning label on it reads: “Warning, this product can burn eyes”. It has a picture of the straightening iron and an eye with long eyelashes with an X across them. Seriously? Come on, did someone actually try to straighten their eyelashes? These are two products that I already knew had ridiculous warning labels on them. I decided to look around my house for others.
I had heard from my sister that Lysol wipes had some funny ones for them, so I looked at …show more content…
Coffee cups that have a warning, “Caution: Contents may be hot”. We have all heard about the case in 1992 of the lady who spilled her coffee on her lap and then sued McDonalds for millions and won. My sister was employed with McDonalds when this happened. Something that many are not aware of, is the individual who was burned was a seventy-nine-year-old woman who suffered third-degree burns because the coffee was too hot. Now, McDonalds has warning labels on all of their coffee cups warning people that contents may be hot. Employees had to give this warning to customers when they served them coffee after this
I had heard from my sister that Lysol wipes had some funny ones for them, so I looked at …show more content…
Coffee cups that have a warning, “Caution: Contents may be hot”. We have all heard about the case in 1992 of the lady who spilled her coffee on her lap and then sued McDonalds for millions and won. My sister was employed with McDonalds when this happened. Something that many are not aware of, is the individual who was burned was a seventy-nine-year-old woman who suffered third-degree burns because the coffee was too hot. Now, McDonalds has warning labels on all of their coffee cups warning people that contents may be hot. Employees had to give this warning to customers when they served them coffee after this