patronising warnings on packaging

[devonshiredumpling]

i took a herbal sleeping tablet only to read one of the side effects is may cause drowsiness am i being silly or is this the whole point of sleeping tablets? any other stupid warnings you have come across

I can't think of any at the mo, but I'm sure I've seen similar. I feel your pain.

Oh, I loved the peanut biscuits that may contain nuts

the car-windscreen cover (for winter) that adviced drivers not to attempt to drive with the cover in place

Some clothes - Do not iron while wearing.

I suppose if they didn't someone would sue.

'Contains nuts' - on a packet of peanuts.

My favourite is a bag of peanuts that says may contain nuts. I should bloody hope so!

Snap!

Contains fish, on a pack of crab sticks. Ok, maybe crabs aren't fish but they're fishy.

Ah but peanuts are not nuts

The trouble is that these days a lawyer would spot a loophole and take a company to court for not having a warning that said "Do not use this knife to trim toenails" or similar. Sad but true

Its not to prevent accidents (frankly I think natural selection should be allowed to works its magic!), but to prevent costly court cases by compensation vultures.

I bought salmon fillets from marks and sparks and on the label was printed "contains fish". I bloody hope so with what they charged!

"This packet may contains legumes" "Oh thats alright, I am only allergic to peanuts...."

It would happen! But the pedant in me does get pissed off at that wording :o

She it should have said "contains sewage", it would have been far more accurate :o

Why thank you blackout, although others may disagree :o

I like the fact that you should not under any circumstances use DS' paddling pool as a floatation device :o

They have to make it idiot proof to avoid expensive law suits when one puts a cup of fresh between one's thighs to drive and gets burnt when it spills. Or if one's beloved pet is wet and you nuke it put it in the microwave to dry it.

Some people would, and have, sued because it never said don't do X on the packet, it's your fault

my sons bob the builder hat contains the wording NOT TO BE USED FOR HEAD PROTECTION it is only a fancy dress hat

We have had those badges Joyful!

My grandparents calor gas heater had a sticker on it "Not a seat", which was to the point! this was yonks ago, 80's atleast, so there were dickheads then too :o

A pack of Tesco pomegranate seeds 'contain seeds'
Who would have thought?

I've had milk bottles with .. you guessed it - this contains milk!!

Those paddling pool stickers make me really want to take one to the beach to see what would happen if I used it as a lilo

A soapstone statue with "not edible".

No shit.

I got some oranges from tesco
I'm delighted to tell you the label said "for eating or juicing"
Good job, cos I wasn't sure what to do with them

Aparantly there was one on a superman costume which said 'WARNING! Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly'. :o

An American superman costume with the words "warning to parents: this costume does not enable your child to fly."

Damn it! Why else would I buy a superman costume?

Also a child's bath seat with " not to be used in water" on the bottom