Warning Labels

Posted on 10.11.04. Tagged with , , All

These are out of my book "Consumer Behavior" from my Consumer Behavior class...

On a hair dryer: Do not use while sleeping
On a bag of corn chips: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary! Details Inside.
On a bar of soap: Use like regular soap.
On frozen dinners: Serving suggestion: defrost
On a hotel shower cap: Fits one head.
On bread pudding: Product will be hot after heating.
On packaging for iron: Do not iron clothes on body.
On sleep aid: Warning: May cause drowsiness.
On jar of peanuts: Warning: Contains nuts.
On a packet of nuts: Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.
On Christmas lights: For indoor and outdoor use only.

Then there's always the badly translated warnings...
On a Korean kitchen knife: Warning: Keep out of children.
On a Japanese food processor: Not to be used for the other use.

And if that's not enough to cover company's asses, here are a few more I am suggesting:
On credit cards: Warning: May cause increased expenditures
On Alcoholic Drinks: Product will get you mashed.
On a set of speakers: Blasting techno or rap will not make you look cool.
On Crisco: Covers one bed.

4 Comments

Robert
01:04 PM on 10.11.04

In Cuba there's no label or print whatsoever on the toothpaste tubes. Since there's only one brand (as a result of the planned economy) the makers didn't think it was necessary to inform the buyers of the contents, since everyone knows it's toothpaste. Quite minimalistic.

PS. Yes, it's "crime never pays" (don't know what I was thinking). And, the whole post comment section looks quite wacky in Safari.

Taylor
01:12 PM on 10.11.04

haha, good one robert.

yeah, the comment section looks wacky in every browser atm.

A sprig of Basil
06:17 PM on 10.11.04
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Chris
06:54 PM on 10.11.04

But if you are an American citizen who buys said minimalistic Cuban toothpaste you may be ratted out and thrown in the bighouse.

Hope/Lizzy
11:55 PM on 10.11.04

Usually those "warning" thingys are annoying to me, but those actually made me laugh! :) I like the ones you seggested..it's so true about speakers..

note to Robert..almost everything I make looks wacky in safari..I liked the program when I've used it in the past, but it doesn't show positioning CSS very well (or not at all)..but then again, Macs themselves have trouble with simple java script..

sorry...that was my little Mac rant..


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