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I find it odd that one item has so many regulations but others that I consider in the same category don't. I can return towels and bathing suits for example. Wh
by notyourwork 4y ago
I find it odd that one item has so many regulations but others that I consider in the same category don't. I can return towels and bathing suits for example. Why are mattresses so heavily regulated like this but other items with similar surfaces for problem are not?
- codefreeordie 4y ago1) regulations rarely make that much sense, but also 2) bed bugs
- codefreeordie 4y agoSpecifically, bed bugs are very, very hard to kill once they infest something like a mattress. When they are dormant, they're almost invisible and almost indestructible. There is no effective way to remove an infestation from a mattress that doesn't either destroy the mattress or involve very toxic and/or illegal chemicals. (DDT was really the only effective pesticide for them, but that turned out to also really fuck up ecosystems, so we banned it)
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y agoPrice is probably a factor. Mattresses are expensive, making it more worth to screw people over with them, and making it worse for the person who got screwed.
- Kaotique 4y agoThose items are probably never resold. They just throw them. Mattresses are big. They stand out when left on the side of the road.