When a package says “easy open” I end up using scissors, knife, hammer,
gun and a light saber.
Thedailyquotes.com
I have a cranky knee that’s been behaving like a petulant
child as of late. In light of the fact that I can’t use painkillers, I’ve been
forced to seek alternatives. There are a myriad of topical creams and gels on
the market that all promise to do the same thing and it’s just a matter of
trial and error to see which one does or doesn’t work for you. After my very
unscientific “clinical trials” I’ve settled on one that’s better than the rest
(for me). I recently saw an advertisement for a new version of this topical
painkiller saying that it was for “joint pain”, when all the while I thought it
was for joint pain. And in fact on this new version, “For Join Pain” is
emblazoned on the tube. When I was out shopping on Saturday I investigated this
new “for joint pain” version. Upon reading the ingredients I discovered, much
to my disgust, that the ingredients were IDENTICAL! In reality there are two
versions of the same product in different packaging – one version says Original
and the other says For Joint Pain. There is no reason for this other than to
dupe the unsuspecting public and increase market share.
How many products have you seen with big advertising
campaigns promoting “New and Improved”? I’d be willing to bet if you checked
out the ingredients you’d find that in the vast majority of cases only the
packaging is new and improved. I realize that advertising is fantasy but doesn’t
there have to be some truth in product promotion? Why isn’t there a watchdog
group monitoring these blatant attempts to mislead the public? And if there is
such a group, they are certainly not doing their jobs.
If dogs don’t like your dog food the packaging doesn’t matter.
Stephen Denny
Make someone smile today.
Geri
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