fwiw; mattress tags typically say something like; "not to be removed except by consumer." they are intended only to describe the filling material from the original manufacturer, since you cannot view it without damaging the goods. they expect you to remove the tag (the one with only one seam to the binding) once purchased because it makes your sheets fit less smoothly, and anyway, it only applies to the first purchaser of the goods. the other tags can be removed at any time, by anyone.
i only add this because it is an "urban myth" kind of thing that is often misunderstood, mostly because people do not read beyond the "under penalty of law this tag is not to be removed" (next words being; except by the consumer.)
it epitomizes the concept that consumers often do not look carefully at what they are buying Once They Think They Have Supported Their Original Opinions about merchandise. well, i think so, anyway. beacause the history of these tags goes further.....there were, from what i have been told, only a few years of tags that did not carry the "except by original owner" qualifier. so many consumers were over concientious about maintaining the tags on their own goods that they asked the manufacturers to replace the goods if the tags came off, and one thing led to another, and it all ended up in court over who was responsible for replacing a used mattress under warranty if the tag fell off... and claiming the mattress was defective IF the tag fell off. so they got the courts to change the requirement, allowing for consumer removal.
it has been more than 35 years since that change occured. still, it was a big deal back then. point is..... once they see the start of the print they think " i know what this is..." and don't bother to read on.
susan my 2cents on human nature....at the end of a long day, so please forgive my ramblings off the original gun question
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