The Unseen Dangers Of Coffee Cup Warmers
Author: Roland Jefferson

Coffee cup warmers will sell in every major supermarket by the
year 2010, and they are more dangerous than electric blankets.
More than 22% of house fires start by electrical item such as
the coffee cup warmer. Most Americans today find some
convenience in the common household coffee cup warmer. Our
fast-paced lives do not allow us to slow down, stop at the
microwave and reheat for the tenth time our chilled coffee. So
low and behold the coffee cup warmer. Just plug this in
anywhere you have an available outlet, seems easy enough. What
most of us do not realize that in this fast-paced atmosphere we
also do not have time to baby-sit this wonder product? Every
label on electronic items like the coffee cup warmer reads,
“Do not leave unattended”. Why this is so confusing
to us, I do not know. Repeatedly the news blares out yet another
incredible house-fire from electrical items left unattended.

Office Dangers

Most fast-paced work areas have use for an item such as the
coffee cup warmer. It is much more attractive to have right at
you desk with-in an inch of your mouse a heating element that
conveniently keeps you from running to the microwave.
Unfortunately, there are office meetings, phone calls, lunch,
and just plain being busy. We are far too busy in fact to keep
our eye on the coffee cup warmer. Just one piece of mail or
small sticky note falling onto the heating element, this is all
it takes and you are the next big news story.

Elderly and Coffee Cup Warmers

Some may think that the elderly have nothing but time to keep
their eye on this very compact death unit. I must contest this
sort of wayward thinking. The dangers of our poor little
grandmas and grandpas using a coffee cup warmer are a little
more straightforward. As we get on in age, the tendency towards
dementia is a little more apt to happen. More than 10% of
Americans today are living independently with some form of
dementia. Coffee cup warmers are a popular gift to our elderly
relatives. These little units have the capability of getting as
hot as a 250-degree oven. This is hot enough to stick the skin
right to the unit. One might think that it might hurt a little
when an incident like that happens, but we Americans still keep
buying these little miracle units. Consider yourself warned!

About The Author: Roland Jefferson is an online researcher
based out of Los Angeles, Calfornia. For free recipes, tips and
products covering Coffee Cup Warmers, please visit:
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