Defective Bottle?

[Gold Pile]

I purchased a bottle of Glucosamine (for joint health) from a reputable Supermarket. When I opened it I found a wad of cotton in the bottle! It still had the promised number of pills, but I'm real uneasy about lax sanitation standards that allowed cotton to get in there. Probably bottled in China.

 

The label said it was for joint health and technically this is true...it's good for knees, elbows and the like. My error was in thinking "joint' was slang for my most prized body part. They could be clearer about it on the label.

[norajane]

Lots of bottles of pills have a wad of cotton in them. I don't know what it's for, but you find it in aspirin, vitamins, all kinds of things. They put it in there on purpose.

The label said it was for joint health and technically this is true...it's good for knees, elbows and the like. My error was in thinking "joint' was slang for my most prized body part. They could be clearer about it on the label.

 

:lmao::lmao:

 

Are you joking?

[Gold Pile]

[quote=norajane;1539838

........

:lmao::lmao:

 

Are you joking?

 

 

Hello nora,

I only wish I could be more silly, I'm way too serious.

[Trimmer]

...and this is the first time you've ever found cotton in the top of a bottle of pills?

 

They put it there in some products to keep them from bouncing around in shipment...

[Gold Pile]

...and this is the first time you've ever found cotton in the top of a bottle of pills?

They put it there in some products to keep them from bouncing around in shipment...

 

Hi Trimmer,

Why don't they make smaller bottles instead of stuffing cotton in there. Sorry I'm not sold on your theory.

 

They don't put cotton in my bag of chips etc.

 

I'm gonna return this bottle to the store.

[Nemo]

Yes, tell them you want some sort of warning, in case you get a wad in your mouth by mistake.

[Trimmer]

Hi Trimmer,

Why don't they make smaller bottles instead of stuffing cotton in there. Sorry I'm not sold on your theory.

 

They don't put cotton in my bag of chips etc.

 

I'm gonna return this bottle to the store.

I think you should definitely do that - as a customer, you deserve to be satisfied. And just to make sure, since you'll probably want the same brand, since that's the one you picked before, you should demand that the store manager open the new bottle for you right there in the store to make sure that it doesn't have cotton in it. If that bottle is similarly defective - if it has cotton in it - then you are entitled to have the manager keep opening bottles until you find one without cotton. Stand your ground! Remember: the customer is always right.

 

If the store manager blows you off, you should call up a local TV news station that has one of those "On Your Side" consumer reporters who does investigations when consumers aren't satisfied with the service they're getting, are being cheated, or have found a product defect or safety issue that isn't being addressed (it sounds like this last one applies to you here!)

 

Or, you could google <cotton pill bottles> to see if anyone else has found this product defect before, but I think taking the bottle back and demanding one without the "defect" would be much more entertaining.

 

Yes, tell them you want some sort of warning, in case you get a wad in your mouth by mistake.

Yeah, like those little packs of dessicant that they put in some products (including even pills sometimes, too...) to absorb any undesired moisture. At least they always mark those "Do Not Eat" (...the "stupid" is implied...)

Edited February 19, 2008 by Trimmer

[norajane]

I think you should definitely do that - as a customer, you deserve to be satisfied. And just to make sure, since you'll probably want the same brand, since that's the one you picked before, you should demand that the store manager open the new bottle for you right there in the store to make sure that it doesn't have cotton in it. If that bottle is similarly defective - if it has cotton in it - then you are entitled to have the manager keep opening bottles until you find one without cotton. Stand your ground! Remember: the customer is always right.

 

If the store manager blows you off, you should call up a local TV news station that has one of those "On Your Side" consumer reporters who does investigations when consumers aren't satisfied with the service they're getting, are being cheated, or have found a product defect or safety issue that isn't being addressed (it sounds like this last one applies to you here!)

 

Or, you could google <cotton pill bottles> to see if anyone else has found this product defect before, but I think taking the bottle back and demanding one without the "defect" would be much more entertaining.

 

 

Yeah, like those little packs of dessicant that they put in some products (including even pills sometimes, too...) to absorb any undesired moisture. At least they always mark those "Do Not Eat" (...the "stupid" is implied...)

 

:lmao::lmao:

 

GP, Andy Rooney has you beat by almost 5 years:

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/27/60minutes/rooney/main560713.shtml

[Lookingforward]

If so the stupid is rather more than "implied"

 

<snicker>

 

either that or he/she is very young and has never needed 'pills' before LOL

[Gold Pile]

:lmao::lmao:

 

GP, Andy Rooney has you beat by almost 5 years:

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/27/60minutes/rooney/main560713.shtml

 

Hi Nora, Good find. I guess that's what makes Andy a pro, and me a Gold Pile:sick:

 

You'd think they'd label the dessicant warnings in several languages.

I watch the spanish and Bulgarian guys at work eat them all the time. It's a laugh riot:lmao:

[Ms. Red]

And this is why we end up with things like this:

 

You've been warned - no matter how ridiculous that warning might appear.

 

On dog treats, toilet seats, scooters and almost every product imaginable, companies are protecting themselves from lawsuits - or just plain clueless consumers - with a never-ending supply of disclaimers.

 

Take, for instance, the warning label tagged onto a sporty children's scooter.

 

"This product moves when used."

 

Although the overwhelming majority of consumers would, you can only hope, react with a "Well, duh" to that revelation, companies aren't taking any chances.

 

So male users of certain prescription drugs are urged to "contact your doctor" - and not the Guinness Book of World Records - if they're somehow afflicted with a four-hour erection.

 

And buyers of the Hartz Meaty Knuckle Bones are reminded that the tasty treat is "not for human consumption" - just in case that picture of the pooch on the front of the package isn't warning enough.

 

"My all-time favorite has to be the warning on the drill that says, 'Warning: Not intended for use as a dental drill,'" said Robert Dorigo Jones, president of Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch.

 

The watchdog group annually conducts a wacky warning labels contest to draw attention to how fear of litigation has led American companies to call for caution among consumers when common sense used to be enough.

 

This year's winner was a toilet brush that warns "DO NOT USE FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE."

 

"Um, I really don't think I need to be told that," said Renee Perez, 47, of Manhattan.

 

But obviously someone out there does, because the Daily News found these no-brainers on city store shelves:

 

Those black rubber fishing worms certainly look tasty to gullible fish. But there's a "Not for human consumption" warning - just in case humans develop an appetite for them.

 

The instructions order users of Depend adult diapers to "step into underwear and pull them on just like regular underwear." A handy illustration of the feet-first technique is added. Well, that settles that. Now no normal adult will ever think of slipping diapers on over the head.

 

A package of "Furniture Wipes" wants to make it more than clear when it warns, "Do not use for a baby wipe."

 

Never mind that the piggy bank is 8 inches long and about as wide a human thigh - it still merits being labeled a choking hazard. Perhaps for a large-mouthed animal with refined reading skills?

 

Just sit there, and don't mess around. That's the order from the makers of a potty training toilet that includes packet of stickers to slap on the seat. "This is not a toy," the package says. "Stickers require adult supervision."

[Gold Pile]

And this is why we end up with things like this:

 

So male users of certain prescription drugs are urged to "contact your doctor" - and not the Guinness Book of World Records - if they're somehow afflicted with a four-hour erection.

 

"My all-time favorite has to be the warning on the drill that says, 'Warning: Not intended for use as a dental drill,'"

"

 

:lmao: Thanks Red.

 

In the 1st case, I'd contact the nearest female.

I gotta say my Dentist does have lots of "Black & Decker" stickers in the office

 

I have small power hammer thingy named "Palm Nailer". Turned out to be very appropriately named. The label did say not to be used for nailing palms.

My Aunt gave it to me one Xmas. When ever she stops by, I use it to nail some wood scraps together... makes her feel good.

[Ms. Red]

Glad I could make you laugh. It won't be long and that Palm Nailer will have a new name in this day & age. Or a warning on it. LoL

 

I couldn't find my other wacky warning label lists. But, it included a warning on a chainsaw, "warning, do not attempt to stop with genitals."

 

My son & I are always finding warnings on products & reading them to each other & we play stupid & say, "Der um..really? I can't give this plastic bag to my baby for a toy? Oh wow! I'm glad I saw this! It says product will be hot after removing from the oven." etc..... My new hair dryer says I shouldn't use it while sleeping. LMAO

 

And if it makes you feel any better, I worked in a pharmacy & people were always asking us about the cotton in bottles. Some of them thought we put it in there. If the doctor orders a Manufactures Packaged Quanity (MPQ), we had no reason to break the seal & there would be cotton. If the doctor ordered more or less, we would open & pull out the cotton to add or take out pills.

 

The cotton is there to keep the pills from breaking by shaking around & therefore keeping the dose as it should be. Potato chips have no reason to remain the same size since they aren't a dose or medication.

 

And one last laugh, I had a lady approach the counter & tell me she thought something was wrong with her enema. She believed it to be bad because when she drank it, it made her sick. I told her I'd get a pharmacist & when I went to the back, the pharmacist argued amongst themselves about who was to go out & inform her she had used it wrong. I always wondered what she thought the pictures on the box were for that demonstrated good body positions for utilizing the enema.

[forrest]

Hey Red, thats funny. Its also funny that they hire people specifically for this type of job. They probably also get the legal department involved. Obviously the costs are transferred to the consumers who end up paying more for the product because of the labels.

[mscaprine]

So male users of certain prescription drugs are urged to "contact your doctor" - and not the Guinness Book of World Records - if they're somehow afflicted with a four-hour erection.

As opposed to shouting it from the rooftops? I always thought guys would consider this a bonus. Sheesh, and they say women can't make up their minds. Either you want one or not.

[Cathamaroo]

My mom told me years ago that cotton in pill bottles is put there to prevent the pills from getting covered in condensation. The pills may expand or something if they get damp from condensation. Cotton prevents this.

 

When things are shipped, they may travel through different levels of humidity. The cotton is to PROTECT you. You can throw it out, the pills are fine.