A warning label on a washing machine at a laundromat that warns, "Do not put any person in this washer" has been chosen as the nation's wackiest warning label in M-LAW's annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.
Other winners and past winners:
A label on a personal watercraft that warns: "Never use a lit match or open flame to check fuel level."
A warning she found on a Super Lotto ticket which says, "Do not iron,
A cell phone warning says: "Don't try to dry your phone in a microwave oven."
A Yellow Pages book cautions users: "Please do not use this directory while operating a moving vehicle."
A label on a baby stroller warns: "Remove child before folding."
A brass fishing lure with a three-pronged hook on the end warns: "Harmful if swallowed."
A popular scooter for children warns: "This product moves when used."
A nine- by three-inch bag of air used as packing material cautions: "Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device."
A flushable toilet brush warns: "Do not use for personal hygiene."
The label on an electric hand blender promoted for use in "blending, whipping, chopping and dicing," warns: "Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating."
A digital thermometer that can be used to take a person's temperature several different ways warns: "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally."
A household iron warns users: "Never iron clothes while they are being worn"
A label on a hair dryer reads, "Never use hair dryer while sleeping"
A warning on an electric drill made for carpenters cautions: "This product not intended for use as a dental drill."
The label on a bottle of drain cleaner warns: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product."
A smoke detector warns: "Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire."
A massage chair warns: "DO NOT use massage chair without clothing... and, Never force any body part into the backrest area while the rollers are moving."
A cardboard car sunshield that keeps sun off the dashboard warns, "Do not drive with sunshield in place"
An "Aim-n-Flame" fireplace lighter cautions, "Do not use near fire, flame or sparks"
A label on a hand-held massager advises consumers not to use "while sleeping or unconscious"
A 12-inch rack for storing compact disks warns: "Do not use as a ladder."
A cartridge for a laser printer warns, "Do not eat toner"
A 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow warns: "Not intended for highway use"
A can of self-defense pepper spray warns users: "May irritate eyes"
A warning on a pair of shin guards manufactured for bicyclists says: "Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover."
A snowblower warns: "Do not use snowthrower on roof."
A dishwasher carries this warning: "Do not allow children to play in the dishwasher."
A popular manufactured fireplace log warns: "Caution - Risk of Fire"
A box of birthday cake candles says: "DO NOT use soft wax as ear plugs or for any other function that involves insertion into a body cavity."
