Am I wrong in thinking that this is wrong?

[xaqster]

I saw this written on a 1 tonne bag of sand from B&Q:

NONE RETURNABLE.

It strikes me that this should be "Non Returnable".

Am I wrong in thinking this is wrong? Am I crazy? Perhaps history will relate...

Xaqster

 

[jwenting]

both are correct.
None of the grains of sand in the bag are returnable and neither is the bag itself

non returnable would be correct for what they want to say, which is that they'll not take back the bag (with or without content).

 

[xaqster]

True, I did not think of that. None of it is returnable.

<Please insert homer like noise here>

Xaqster

PS, I seem to have a awol .sig on my parent post...

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[Dimandja]

> NONE RETURNABLE

To imply that not a grain of the sand or the bag itself is returnable seems to muddy the waters a bit. I can't clearly see someone bringing a fistful of sand for a refund.

I think all they wanted to say is the sand cannot be returned for any reason. I suspect they would not strongly object to recovering the bag -- to sell more sand, if it's still usable.

 

[donbott]

One tonne = 1000 Kg., or 2200 pounds. What was the bag made of?


DonBott

 

[Dimandja]

Burlap: a strong, coarsely woven cloth made of fibers of jute, flax, or hemp and used to make bags.