Woman Laughs At A Person Who Didn’t Figure Out They Should Remove Plastic Cover Off The Air Filter, And Then Realizes She Did Exactly The Same Thing

The manufacturers place all kinds of unnecessary warnings on their products. It’s as if we are all a bunch of idiots just waiting to harm ourselves by pushing screws into electrical sockets or drying our hair while in a bathtub full of water.

We’ve become so accustomed to seeing warnings about everything that we have started to assume that if there is no warning or mention in the manual, it doesn’t need to be done. It’s as if we’ve abandoned using common sense and started blindly following instructions.

Of course, we are not referring to important instructions like connecting an electric stove or assembling heavy-duty shelves. No, we are talking about simple tasks that we should do without anyone telling us to do them.

You know, like removing the plastic wrapping from the filter cartridge in our air purifier. That’s exactly what happened to a Redditor going by the name u/hampie42.

She read a TIFU post from another Redditor about how they had been using an air purifier for five years before discovering that they needed to remove the plastic wrapping from the filter cartridge. Our OP thought it was hilarious.

Well, that was before she checked her air purifier and discovered that she had the same problem. In her defense, there was nothing about removing the plastic in the manual.

She shared her embarrassment online, and the replies that started pouring in showed that this is not that uncommon. Let's take a look:

OP shared her story:

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OP read an interesting TIFU post a few days before. It was about a person using an air filter for five years before figuring out that the filter cartridge still had plastic wrapping on it.

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OP laughed at the poor Redditor, not realizing that she had the same problem.

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When she opened her air filter, OP found a wrapped filter cartridge inside. It wasn't filtering anything that way.

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Digest version:

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Yes, even vacuum cleaners with bags have filters.

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But they should be brightly colored to avoid confusion about how dirty they are and whether they need replacing.

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ASAP

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Such a nice sound... So calming

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OP responded:

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Me too...

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There should be a sticker!

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We sure hope so...

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Go figure...

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Clearing air

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This post couldn't have arrived at a better time...

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So many people had the same problem (while they were totally oblivious about it at the same time)

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Two years? Oh well, it could be worse.

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Perfect every time!

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Just remember when you were a kid. How many toys did you dismantle just to see what’s inside?

And how fun was that? Of course, it was always followed by massive disappointment because there was nothing special in them.

So many RC cars and Barbie dolls have paid the ultimate price to satisfy our curiosity… Of course, our parents were not so thrilled about us expressing our curiosity in that way either.

But it was fun. When did we stop wanting to see what’s inside things?

Even when it is obvious that we should?