# Weird product warnings revisited! Add your gems to this treasure.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 17, 2006, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763 "2006-10-17T12:34:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/41 "2006-10-17T20:20:38Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun]
I thought there were only maybe 4 giant Doritos in this bag. Thanks for letting me know these are the normal sized ones.
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Actually, I might like some of those giant doritos.
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### Author:  [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/42 "2006-10-17T20:25:19Z")
Hair dryer: “Do not use while sleeping.”
Electric eel tank at the pet store: “Do not put your hand in the electric eel tank.”
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### Author:  [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/43 "2006-10-17T20:33:00Z")
[QUOTE=duffer]
I got ya beat. I’ll try to recall the brand, but I saw this warning on a bag of…you guessed it…peanuts.
I swear I read it 4 times to figure out if there was something I was missing. 😕
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When those warnings start showing up on collections of Charles Schultz cartoons, that’s when I’ll worry.
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### Author:  [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/44 "2006-10-17T21:14:04Z")
Before I upgraded to using one of the shiny mylar windshield sun screens I had a cardboard accordion-style shield with the big sunglasses printed on them. The warning printed on it said, **“Do not drive with shield in place”** (or something to that effect). Any moron who doesn’t already know this probably shouldn’t even be driving in the first place.
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/45 "2006-10-17T21:40:09Z")
[QUOTE=The Sausage Creature]
Nephew’s school menu went like this
\*\*
THURSDAY\*\*
BBQ Pork Rib Sandwich\*
Fries
Relish Cup
Milk
\*May contain pork.
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Then again, it may not :dubious:
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### Author:  [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/46 "2006-10-17T22:14:27Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt]
Sleep aids that “may cause drowsiness.”
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Mentrual relief medications that “shouldn’t be used by anyone suffering from prostate problems”
and a warning in the owner’s manual for our jacuzzi: WARNING! WATER ATTRACTS CHILDREN!
Whew! Thank god they put that in. I certainly don’t wanna attract any of _those_!
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### Author:  [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/47 "2006-10-17T22:17:09Z")
[QUOTE=Miller]
When those warnings start showing up on collections of Charles Schultz cartoons, that’s when I’ll worry.
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Yaknow, if they marketed a product called “Soylent Brown” that had that warning on it, I’d totally buy it just to show off. 😃
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### Author:  [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/48 "2006-10-17T22:22:47Z")
[QUOTE=The Sausage Creature]
Nephew’s school menu went like this
\*\*
THURSDAY\*\*
BBQ Pork Rib Sandwich\*
Fries
Relish Cup
Milk
\*May contain pork.
[/QUOTE]
This shows up on packages of Peanut M&Ms, too. “May contain nuts.”
I figure they’re just covering their bases. In case they accidentally send out a package that doesn’t have any nuts, they won’t get sued.
There is of course the classic disclaimer on Kenner products Batman/Superman costume capes “Warning: Cape does not enable wearer to fly.”
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### Author:  [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/49 "2006-10-17T22:39:42Z")
A medicine that says it may increase risk of uterine cancer in women. It then adds “does not pose a risk in women that have had the uterus removed. They needed to add that last bit why?
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### Author:  [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/50 "2006-10-17T22:44:12Z")
[QUOTE=iamthewalrus(:3=]
This shows up on packages of Peanut M&Ms, too. “May contain nuts.”
I figure they’re just covering their bases. In case they accidentally send out a package that doesn’t have any nuts, they won’t get sued.
There is of course the classic disclaimer on Kenner products Batman/Superman costume capes “Warning: Cape does not enable wearer to fly.”
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This should be in my other post of should be warnings, but this is on the same product. I think they need to add this disclaimer “Product does not make you bullet proof.”
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### Author:  [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/51 "2006-10-17T22:49:33Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic]
Then again, it may not :dubious:
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Were they trying to warn people who were avoiding pork, or people who were expecting it? I fear no one will know for sure.
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### Author:  [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/52 "2006-10-17T22:52:43Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun]
I thought there were only maybe 4 giant Doritos in this bag.
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I remember when I was a kid reading “There’s only one Ritz” on the side of the cracker box, and being bitterly disappointed to fine a bunch of little Ritzes in there instead of one giant cracker.
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### Author:  [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/53 "2006-10-17T23:08:04Z")
The little utility knives that you used to be able to get from MIT Lab Supply had a warning on the side that said
> [@](#):
>
> Keep out of children
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### Author:  [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/54 "2006-10-17T23:21:53Z")
[QUOTE=iamthewalrus(:3=]
This shows up on packages of Peanut M&Ms, too. “May contain nuts.”
I figure they’re just covering their bases. In case they accidentally send out a package that doesn’t have any nuts, they won’t get sued.
[/QUOTE]
In all seriousness, there’s probably a law requiring any product that contains peanuts to put a warning label on the package, no matter how obvious it is that there are peanuts inside. It’s easier to write a blanket law like that covers everything, then try to come up with exceptions for jars of peanut butter or bags of peanuts that might inadvertently exclude something not so obvious.
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### Author:  [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/55 "2006-10-17T23:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness]
What’s weird about that? If they get out of the pit and start running around, they’re gonna set everything else on fire, too.
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Boy, there’s a law suit waiting to happen due to a poorly-written warning! What they should have said was, “Cut off legs of children and pets prior to burning.”
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### Author:  [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/56 "2006-10-18T00:55:57Z")
Sometimes the juxtaposition is just funny. My favorite matchbook (which I saved) said:
WARNING!!!
Contains advertising.
Keep away from children.
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### Author:  [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/57 "2006-10-18T02:28:33Z")
[QUOTE=Miller]
In all seriousness, there’s probably a law requiring any product that contains peanuts to put a warning label on the package, no matter how obvious it is that there are peanuts inside.
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Apparently not. I happen to have in my home right now a one pound bag of Hoody’s salted peanuts and a five pound bag of Hoody’s _un_salted peanuts. The one pound bag has a warning that says, “Manufactured on shared equipment with peanuts and other tree nuts.” The five pound bag has no warning at all that I can find.
My guess is that the peanuts have their own roaster and some of them then go on to be salted, where they may mingle with other nuts. I suppose that some people may not be allergic to peanuts (being legumes) but may have a reaction to pecans or brazil nuts.
The stange thing is the “peanuts and other tree nuts” part. Hoody’s couldn’t be implying that peanuts belong in the tree nut category, could they?
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### Author:  [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/58 "2006-10-18T02:36:02Z")
Sorry for the double post, but I guess that warning could be worded that way so they can put it on all their salted nut products rather than do a different one for each product.
Then again, all I’ve ever seen around here from Hoody’s are the roasted in-shell peanuts. I would never have known they do other nuts if it weren’t for that warning.
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### Author:  [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/59 "2006-10-18T05:05:30Z")
[QUOTE=dolphinboy]
I remember going to a Radio Shack in the 80’s and seeing a sign on the counter (in large letters) that said something like “Don’t eat any batteries”.
Clearly there had been a lawsuit by someone saying they should have been warned… :smack:
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That reminds me of when Apple first released the iPod Shuffle, at the bottom of their webpage was a small disclaimer warning:
“Do not eat iPod Shuffle.”
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### Author:  [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-product-warnings-revisited-add-your-gems-to-this-treasure/376763/60 "2006-10-18T05:50:05Z")
The lid of my top-loading washer says, among other warnings:
> [@](#):
>
> No washer can completely remove oil.
>
> Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils)
Apparently the manufacturer has never heard of laundry detergent or grease-cutting stain removers. :smack:
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