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Stu Spelling Bee

As a child, were you scared to rip the "Do not remove under penalty of law" tag off your mattress? I was.

Posted - February 5, 2022
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  • 44603
    I never noticed them when I was young. Does a SWAT team show up if you do? 'Tag-Patrol'
      February 5, 2022 11:37 AM MST
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  • 17592
    The requirement affects only retailers.
      February 5, 2022 1:13 PM MST
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  • 44603
    I know that.
      February 5, 2022 2:22 PM MST
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  • 13277
    But I didn't know that when I was about 7.
      February 5, 2022 2:30 PM MST
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  • 17592
    I don't think I had ever heard anything about pillow tags at age 7. 
      February 6, 2022 10:51 AM MST
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  • 19937
    As a kid, I never gave it a thought.  As an adult, I have never removed my mattress tags.  
      February 5, 2022 1:02 PM MST
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  • 17592
    I heard it but wondered why anyone would fool with removing them.  I heard it over and over and by the time I was around teen years I found out that it didn't affect consumers.  The story I always heard was that we could not remove tags on mattresses or pillows or furniture cushions. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at February 5, 2022 2:28 PM MST
      February 5, 2022 1:14 PM MST
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  • 34251
    No. The tag is clear the law only applies before it is sold to a retail consumer. 
      February 5, 2022 1:31 PM MST
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  • 13277
    But I didn't read it that closely when I was maybe 7.
      February 5, 2022 2:28 PM MST
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  • 34251
    I did....
      February 5, 2022 5:32 PM MST
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  • 10635
    No.  That didn't stop my brother from teasing me about it.  "If you take it off, the FBI will come and haul you away".
    The tag was a good place to write your name so you wouldn't accidentally sleep in your brothers drool.  
      February 5, 2022 1:33 PM MST
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  • 13277
    I doubt I ever slept in your brother's drool. LOL.
      February 5, 2022 2:29 PM MST
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