Concerned...allnurses store product

backatit2 · Dec 25, 2010

is it in poor taste to be on a presumably "safe"/kid-friendly website such as allnurses.com with a child present? as i said, i don't have an opinion as to whether or not the item should be sold, but when it's being advertised - it's not only children who see their parents eating them that will see it.
edited to say: i since went back and read many posts of people saying this "gag gift" shouldn't be used in front of children and comparing this type of gift to a "member pop" or even vibrators. sorry, but i don't browse Media sites when my children are around. i DO think it's safe to look a nursing forum with children around - as i'm sure many others do. i'm just putting it out there - the only children seeing it aren't kids who are watching people eat the candy, but kids who are present when their parents are online.

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allnurses Guide · Dec 25, 2010

oh, okay - i apologize.

It's OK-- I tend to write too many tangential posts when something strikes me. Right now I'm wondering how a dolphin vibrator would be put in the same category as a chocolate member, for example. I'm gonna bow out before I wander hopelessly off-topic and a Merry one to those who celebrate Christmas! :)

allnurses Guide · Dec 25, 2010

Interesting thread - and I never noticed the pill bottle until now.

I have to say I think the OP has a point - if the point is trying to make medicine look like candy so kids will take it.

As to teaching your kids the right thing - sometimes kids go on and do it anyway.

I loved the taste of orange baby aspirin - and I knew it was medicine - and my parents told me not to take it - and they put it up high in a cupboard that I had to climb up to in order to get it - and yes, at 4 years old I did climb up and eat enough orange baby aspirin to earn me a trip to the ER and a lovely little stomach pumping. :eek:

I can see how making candy look like pills and making pills look like candy could be a concern.

Not enough to mess up my Christmas though. And I think I'd like to try chocolate covered sunflower seeds. :up:

steph

backatit2 · Dec 25, 2010

Interesting thread - and I never noticed the pill bottle until now.
I have to say I think the OP has a point - if the point is trying to make medicine look like candy so kids will take it.
As to teaching your kids the right thing - sometimes kids go on and do it anyway.
I loved the taste of orange baby aspirin - and I knew it was medicine - and my parents told me not to take it - and they put it up high in a cupboard that I had to climb up to in order to get it - and yes, at 4 years old I did climb up and eat enough orange baby aspirin to earn me a trip to the ER and a lovely little stomach pumping.
I can see how making candy look like pills and making pills look like candy could be a concern.
Not enough to mess up my Christmas though. And I think I'd like to try chocolate covered sunflower seeds.
steph

lol. i drank pepto-bismol when i was a kid cus i thought it tasted good.

i don't care who says, "just don't get it if you have kids" or "teach your children about medicine" - i disagree. i wouldn't buy it bc i have kids and i have taught my children about medicine. that didn't stop my son from finding a loose pill on the ground. oh, wait, let me hear - "you should watch your child." LOL.

i said before i had no opinion on whether or not it should be sold, but after thinking about it and reflecting on my daughter seeing the advertisement and commenting on it LATER - i think it would be wise to take the ad off of the main page even if it does continue to be sold. adults come here thinking it's a site that's "okay" to view in the presence of children, and in the example i gave - even though i don't think it would directly affect MINE - i think it could affect SOME. now, if the parent is looking specifically in the "store" they'd be less likely to happen-stance upon something like that. it is a very colorful/eyecatching picture - enough so that my 6 year old saw it, remembered it, and mentioned it later. i'm not so scared in MY situation, but it very well could entice a child or trigger a memory when digging in their napping mommy's purse,"oh, this is that candy i saw."

GilaRRT · Dec 25, 2010

lol. i drank pepto-bismol when i was a kid cus i thought it tasted good.
i don't care who says, "just don't get it if you have kids" or "teach your children about medicine" - i disagree. i wouldn't buy it bc i have kids and i have taught my children about medicine. that didn't stop my son from finding a loose pill on the ground. oh, wait, let me hear - "you should watch your child." LOL.
i said before i had no opinion on whether or not it should be sold, but after thinking about it and reflecting on my daughter seeing the advertisement and commenting on it LATER - i think it would be wise to take the ad off of the main page even if it does continue to be sold. adults come here thinking it's a site that's "okay" to view in the presence of children, and in the example i gave - even though i don't think it would directly affect MINE - i think it could affect SOME. now, if the parent is looking specifically in the "store" they'd be less likely to happen-stance upon something like that. it is a very colorful/eyecatching picture - enough so that my 6 year old saw it, remembered it, and mentioned it later. i'm not so scared in MY situation, but it very well could entice a child or trigger a memory when digging in their napping mommy's purse,"oh, this is that candy i saw."

However, this is not a site for kids. Why would an adult ever come here thinking this site could be viewed on the presence of kids? When you signed on as a member, you had to check a box stating that you read and understood the terms of service (TOS) for this site. The TOS clearly states kids between 13-18 need parental supervision and nobody under 13 should be here.

allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses

As I've stated many times, the onus is on parents.

greenfiremajick · Dec 25, 2010

but i don't browse Media sites when my children are around.

As long as the kids aren't around, then? Got it! :yeah: :lol2:

greenfiremajick · Dec 25, 2010

Of course Klone was joking ! The adult toys are kept in a box marked DO NOT TOUCH. The kids are so busy playing Lawn Darts and shooting BB guns they don't have time to get into trouble.

Well, don't forget about the real matches labeled as a toy that Klone leaves with the kids at home when he goes to the store.... :lol2:

BabyLady, BSN, RN · Dec 25, 2010

OMG...I CANNOT believe that a single nurse on here would agree that the candy in a very realistic looking prescription pill bottle would be acceptable.

Seriously...have those of you that see no problem with it, lost your mind?

Go ahead and order them for your children...and don't shed a single tear if your child goes to grandmas and downs a bottle of nitroglycerin pills because he/she thought they would be candy too.

Unfreaking believable.

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · Dec 25, 2010

OMG...I CANNOT believe that a single nurse on here would agree that the candy in a very realistic looking prescription pill bottle would be acceptable.
Seriously...have those of you that see no problem with it, lost your mind?
Go ahead and order them for your children...and don't shed a single tear if your child goes to grandmas and downs a bottle of nitroglycerin pills because he/she thought they would be candy too.
Unfreaking believable.

In their defense (I am actually on your side of this debate) this isn't a product for children.. It was designed as a fun gaggy type gift for nurses.

I don't think they are a great idea, but I can choose not to buy. Easy solution.

GilaRRT · Dec 25, 2010

OMG...I CANNOT believe that a single nurse on here would agree that the candy in a very realistic looking prescription pill bottle would be acceptable.
Seriously...have those of you that see no problem with it, lost your mind?
Go ahead and order them for your children...and don't shed a single tear if your child goes to grandmas and downs a bottle of nitroglycerin pills because he/she thought they would be candy too.
Unfreaking believable.

Concerned...allnurses store product - Page 4- Nursing for Nurses

Of course, it is well established that these are not for children. The TOS of this site does not allow children here and the bottles are labeled "keep out of reach of children." In fact, the admin of this site replied to this thread a few pages back and placed emphasis on this as an adult gag gift and even attached pictures of the warning label. So, once again, the onus is back on the parent and if a parent orders this product, Allnurses has done much to warn said parent about this product...

GHGoonette, BSN, RN · Dec 25, 2010

The scariest thing I have heard on this entire thread is that anyone on medication who has children in the house does not keep them under lock and key! Or at least in a medicine cabinet where the child cannot reach!

Yes, it is irresponsible to keep sweets in a medicine container; yes, it is criminally irresponsible to keep poisons or cleaning substances in empty cool drink containers; it is downright idiotic to allow your child access to items intended for adult use, be it alcohol, sleeping pills or Mediaography. Am I to be forced to the assumption that by not allowing your kids to believe that there's candy in them thar pill bottles, it's therefore safe to leave your potentially harmful substances lying around?

The danger to your children does not lie in what is being marketed in an exclusive store to a limited clientele, it lies in the carelessness of your childrens' parents.

I sincerely hope none of these extremely vociferous naysayers fall into this category.

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Dec 25, 2010

Who is ordering this for their kids or even saying it's a good idea?