I was shaving this morning and finally, after a couple of months with the shaver, got motivated enough to look closely at that white tag. Which got me sufficiently intrigued to look at those very dark and hard to read icons on the plug. Here they are – suitably enlarged and image enhanced:
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You know that those tags are there because… someone did exactly what the graphic warnings tell you not to do!
Like the "Caution: hot coffee" label on cups…. Um… does insulated foam not give you that idea? PEOPLE!!!
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I think the labels "in the old days" were there because someone did it. Now I think the corporate lawyers spent some (billable) time trying to think of what somebody MIGHT do and then they come up with a warning to CTA. I mean, seriously, some of them are pretty ridiculous.
If you don't think there are real people doing that, you don't have teenagers. My youngest just hit 13, and I wouldn't put it past him. Not because he's stupid, mind you, but because he's one of those kids who needs to find out whether he is being mislead with old wive's tales or if there really is a danger.
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It reflects on the failure of the judicial system where mindless users can sue companies, counties and even the state for their own carelessness and actually win!
All the "This is not a toy", "This may cause choking", "This can cut" etc warning labels on products and wrappings are there because stupid Americans did stupid stuffs and got hurt, then sue and won!
*sic*
Adctually, asv drawn, the repeated warning does not say "Don't cut the cord," rather it says "Don't cut the cord if the shaver is unplugged!"
I think what it's really saying is "Don't cut the cord too short once it's already been cut once …"