Actual Consumer Product
Warning Labels

Companies want to avoid lawsuits,
but they must think we're pretty dumb.
Are they right?


On Sears hair dryer:
Do not use while sleeping.


On a bag of Fritos:
You could be a winner!
No purchase necessary. Details inside.


On a bar of Dial soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.


On a hotel-provided shower cap in a box:
Fits one head.


On Tesco's Tiramisu desert:
Do not turn upside down.
(Printed on the bottom of the box.)


On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
Product will be hot after heating


On packaging for a Rowenta Iron:
Do not iron clothes on body


On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine:
Do not drive car or operate machinery


On Nytol (a sleep aid):
Warning: may cause drowsiness


On a Korean kitchen knife:
Warning keep out of children


On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights:
For indoor or outdoor use only.


On a Japanese food processor:
Not to be used for the other use


On Sainsbury's Peanuts:
Warning: contains nuts


On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.


On a Swedish chain saw:
Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands.


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