Are pillow tags illegal to remove?

Are Pillow Tags Illegal to Remove? The Truth Behind That Warning

You’ve probably seen it before — a tiny tag sewn into a pillow saying something like “Do not remove under penalty of law”. It’s confusing! Why would a pillow tag even matter? Are you really breaking the law by cutting it off?

Let’s clear it up.

What Pillow Tags Are Really For

Those tags with long lists of materials and “Do not remove” warnings weren’t put there to annoy you — they were created for consumer protection.

In the early 1900s, manufacturers sometimes sold bedding and furniture filled with whatever scraps they had — old fabric, straw, whatever was cheap. There were no rules about telling customers what they were buying.

To protect buyers, the government introduced regulations that require certain items like: