The next day he told me “NEVER, get that kind again! I asked him why not and this is the story he told me:
“Those things are hard as ROCKS! I was afraid I’d break my tooth on it.” (shaking his head back and forth) I tried grinding it first with my pill crusher and was afraid it would break my pill crusher! I finally used a pair of pliers to break off little bits and it took me two hours to get it broken up enough for me to even eat it!“
I said, “Maybe they were old. I’ll return it for you.”
When I asked the druggist about it, he told me they weren’t meant to be crushed. You are supposed to suck on them and they dissolve in your mouth. I decided to try one to see if it worked and found out it did and even tasted good! With that discovery, I took them back to dad the next day.
He was skeptical and I spent about 20 minutes convincing him to just try it. He said, “They shouldn’t call them ‘chewable’ if you can’t chew them!”
I think he had a point. What do you think? Got any complaints you would like to share?
This is a partial excerpt from “My Funny Dad, Harry” as part of Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop prompt to write about your latest complaint. To find out more about my book and why I wrote it, read the Foreword here.
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That's a pretty darn good point, on your dad's part.
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Well he has a pretty good point ;)
He's completely right! Chewable means that you can chew them while sucking means using a totally different part of your mouth to break it down. But man, when you mentioned that he brought out pliers, I about died laughing. That's one unchewable pill!
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How interesting is that? Why would they name them chewable if they were not chewable? Maybe because suckable doesn't sound too appealing : )
He is so right!!
Totally true! I never knew that, I thought they were chewable! I guess putting SUCKable on your label isn't great promotion. But still...someone may really hurt their teeth!
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Glad you all think he had a good point.
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Weird. They should be called suckable then. But I guess that would look weird on the box.
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Is there a number on the bottle that says call for comments or suggestions? I'd call and suggest they call them suckables. lol Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Well, I'd have to agree with your dad! It makes perfect sense. Maybe they thought writing "suckable" on the outer box would sound wierd or something.
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So true! If you can't chew them then that's false advertising. That was funny. Thanks for sharing this moment about your dad.
He's right...they aren't chewable! They dissolve like cough drops do....
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Yes, your Dad was absolutely right and it should have read disolvable. If I get something chewable that's exactly what I want. I can't think of any recent mislabeling or complaints.
Words should be used appropriately. Don't call something chewable, if it's not supposed to be chewed!
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