EruptiveDreamz

Torn the tag off a mattress just because it seemed so tempting to think you could get by with something that says illeagal?

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phredgreen

as long as you're not reselling it, it's not illegal.


next?

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SecretMethod70

hehehehe beat me to it

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EruptiveDreamz

I thought it was against the law to sell a used mattress ? Thats what I had heard anyway.

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Silvy

No, but I did reproduce a CD that said it.
And I did copy pages of a book, that said I shouldn't.
(In my case they were legal actions)

EDIT: removed a quote that didn't belong in my post

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txd

I never got the whole tearing a tag from a mattress. One of the odder things I've come accross on trips to the US

CinnamonGirl

heh...I tore the tag off when I was younger, and my uncle had me convinced the cops were going to come and take me away to prison. This is the same uncle that also had me convinced that my Cabbage Patch doll came to life when I left the room :-p

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What the hell? What is the big deal with tearing the tag off a mattress? Seriously. Why would that be illegal?

Jesus, there has to be a law for everything.

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Bill O'Rights

Your uncle has a bizarre sense of humor.

Same as mine

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synic213

I think it's kinda like tearing the front cover off of a paperback book. If you're buying a book with the cover missing the book is (probably) being sold illegally, meaning the publisher and author have not recived the fair share. Likewise, if you're buying a matress with the tag missing, the manufacturer has not indorsed the sale and is not recieveing any of the profit. The illegal warning on the label only serves to protect buyers and sellers.

water_boy1999

Why would it be illegal to resell a matress? Besides the fact that I would not want to know what happened on that mattress before I bought it......

As for tearing the tag off, I think I did it as a kid for shits and giggles.

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MSD

This tag not to be removed except by the consumer

If you bought it, you can rip it off.

denim

The tag documents the materials the mattress is made of. If I understand correctly, that could be important to a buyer, so removing it was made illegal. This is from what I remember seeing last time I looked at one of them things.

VitaminH

Doesn't it clearly say on the tag that the consumer can remove it???


Edit: I'm a fool. MrSelfDestruct already answered my question...guh.

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mingusfingers

Can't say I have. It's never really occured to me.

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World's King

You sucked all the fun outta that one. Thanks Phred :P

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SpikeQX99

It's not illegal, but it's kinda bad taste to resell a matress... I mean, think about what goes on in there aside from sleeping? Ucky....

Like buying someone elses socks from the Value Village or something like that....

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Church

I've never really read a matress tag? Why is it illegal to remove it? Its not like its a certificate of authenticity that certifies its a real matress.

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Zander

Have you ever knocked on wood?

But I've known someone who has, and I'm sure it wasn't good....that's the impression that I get.

MaGlC_MaN

My Uncle went to prison for tearing off a mattress tag. 40 years. I'm lying.

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santafe5000

Would you buy a used mattress from the motel down the street that charges by the hour? That little tag is your only protection from god knows what!!

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irseg

Geez people. I first saw one of those tags with I was like 8 years old. Noticed that it said "it is illegal to remove this tag", and thought that was really funny that there's a law about ripping off a mattress tag. Then I read the "EXCEPT BY CONSUMER" part that followed and got over it then and there.

It's amazing how many people I've heard since then say "OMG IT'S ILLEGAL TO RIP OFF YOUR MATTRESS TAG!!! HAHAH ISNT THAT NUTS? I'M GONNA RIP THE TAG OFF! UH OH I'M A CRIMINAL NOW! HAR HAR!!"

What part of "EXCEPT BY CONSUMER" do they not understand?!

QuasiMojo

Well I've NEVER

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punx1325

What is the punishment for tearing off a mattress tag?

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Shpoop

if u wanna be badass u have to rip them off of the mattresses at the store, not your own... see what they do then

Aletheia

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H12

He he he.

I've never known the "except by consumers" part, but now I have a question that this thread sparked: does the same law apply to other items with tags, like shirts and whatnot? It's not like it's terribly important, but I am now officially curious.

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agball

I have toyed with the idea, but never commited myself to doing it

aarchaon

I'm not quite.

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