Default text in dropdown attributes

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Color me dense, but it took me a minute to understand what the post stevesh referenced was trying to say, so I thought I'd bump this to give (hopefully better) detailed instructions on how I solved this:

1. I add an attribute value to each one of my dropdown list type attributes called "[Select One]". (You can use what every value you like)
2. Every time I add these attributes to a product, I include this new attribute value.
3. When adding this attribute value, I set the sort order = 1 (so it always appears as the first value in my drop down lists).
4. Then I set the "Used For Display Purposes Only:" and "Default Attribute to be Marked Selected:" as "Yes".

Here's the result:

1. "[Select One]" will appear first the attribute dropdown lists
2. Visitors cannot "accidentally" choose the "[Select One]" option. (System will display an error letting them know that the option they chose is not a valid product attribute)
3. Visitors cannot add the item to their cart without selecting a valid product attribute