California: Illegal to throw away singing cards

Companies like Hallmark make plenty of money all year round with the kind of merchandise they have on offer, and there seems to be a card for every occasion now, be it births, deaths, anniversaries, festivals (religious or otherwise), you name it, they have it. Pretty pictures emblazoned across the front side of the card with meaningful words printed inside are no longer enough to capture the attention of the receiver. No sir, compact electronics such as a recorded song which plays automatically whenever you open the card ups the ‘shock and awe' ante – and has been that way for quite some time already.

Ubergizmo, California: Illegal to throw away singing cards