mug handles

[purpledragon]

Heres one to throw into the mix that ive often wondered about, what happens if joe public is having his /her morning cuppa in their fav mug with a picture of dear departed tiddles on the front then "oh blummin eck "the handle fell off as he/she was taking a sip spilling tea over the shiny new laptop making him/her jump and knock the brand new camcorder into the bowl of washing up water whilst at the same time he/she lands with your hand in the toaster and your foot trapped under the table leg causing irrepairible damage to the chippendale formica top table. resulting in 6 weeks off work injured.
Now as mr/mrs public is sat injured watching daytime tele she sees an ad with an ex Bill star saying "had an accident and it aint your fault? Let us help you bleed some poor bugger dry". What if they say its the mug sellers fault that the handel fell off? i wonder how many of you are reading this then running and checking their insurance policy makes you think
Brett

[jennywren]

Covered with that one, I have public and employers liabilty insurance, before you can begin to trade where I am all traders are required to have this, and have to have it on show, the office reminds us a one month before its due, then you have to take it up and have it photo copied no escape for us. Also you need insurance because some shows won't allow you to trade if you have got it. But taking the recommendations of the fan and not duking I will avoid this

[AJLA]

great post purple dragon, what an imagination!!! fingers crossed it won't happen
I have public liability too

but I do my bit for the enviroment by paying taxes to keep the unemployed in bed longer to save the electric bill,ect

I do my bit for the enviroment by paying taxes to keep the unemployed in bed longer to save the electric bill,ect

thought that was funny too although I could imagine some may take offense as a few do with this one of ours (USUALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED):-http://www.thecornishtshirtfactory.com/ ... o.php?p=17 ITEM NO FU007

[AdamB]

Covered with that one, I have public and employers liabilty insurance, before you can begin to trade where I am all traders are required to have this ...........

Surely public and employers liabilty insurance only covers anything that happens in the shop premises? Would a business guarantee or terms and conditions be required to clarify what is expected of items once they are 'taken out' of the shop?

Great question though - it has got me thinking .............. but surely you can't be responsible for the 'handle' once it's gone out of the shop?

I mean, you sell a t-shirt to someone who decides to put it on and wear it when they leave. As they pass a bramble bush a loose thread that was on the shirt pulls (without the persons notice). The thread is now about a meter long, and a bin man's truck passes by hooking the thread that pulls the geezer into the crusher!

I know it's far fetched but where do we stop?