Consumer Reports on Safety: Don't play it again, Sam's

June 24, 2009

Don't play it again, Sam's

Here's a really bad idea, as reported by our colleagues over at our sister blog, the Consumerist. Sam's Club in Salisbury, Maryland is enticing kids to their pharmacy (hmmm ... why?) with pill bottles filled with candy. Never mind that parents have spent years teaching their little ones never to touch medicine. Now, in one turn of the "child-safe" top all that is for naught, because your kids think that what's inside is really, really yummy.

One commenter to the Consumerist post remembered this Public Service Announcement from the 1980s, now available on YouTube.

This is just the latest example of lousy marketing to kids. Remember edible Legos?

Tags: Babies & Kids | Current Affairs | Drugs & Medical Safety | All Safety Blog Categories

Comments

Posted by: oakparker | Jun 25, 2009 11:02:54 AM

Why don't we go all the way and offer metal rods for kids to stick in outlets? Or how about bleach containers with sippy cup lids?
How did this get past even one mildly smart person?

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