More Product Reviews!
by Slack, on August 12th, 2007
Here’s another product review. Heidi and I went to Target to buy some stuff, she left me alone in the car accessories section, which if you know me, can be a bad move. I love car accessories. My steering wheel is crap thanks to the Tucson sun. I figured I’d better get some kind of steering wheel cover to make things better.
I found one. It was soft, nondescript, and a perfect addition to my vehicle. So, I bought it. When I was getting ready to install it, I came across the “Warnings” section… Here’s what I found, “WARNING: The use of this product is likely to cause exposure to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”
Let’s examine that statement. I found it interesting that they use the language “likely” instead of “may”. They are basically saying, “Yeah, it’s going to be a surprise if you don’t come into contact with chemicals that cause cancer.” Why is this ok?
So, that got me thinking a bit more. I noticed it was made in China. Yep, my peeps. The up and coming superpower of the world. I’m certain I’m off base, but is it conceivable that China could be waging war against us via products? LOL Maybe they are introducing cancer causing agents into all our products, and shipping bad food to our country in an effort to wage war without bombs? LOL God knows we’d be stupid enough to allow it to happen. Oh, and just for the record, I make this observation with a healthy helping of humor, and only a pinch of seriousness… But, again, you have to wonder!! LOL I’m calling it the Warm War.
So did you return it? LOL
Not yet, but it’s sitting on the table just waiting for me to go back to Target. :)
Gotta love flame retardant chemicals!! You might get cancer but in case of fire, the steering wheel cover wont flash into flames in your hands :)