Last week’s poll asking what bank you preferred was another popular one. While not nearly as many people getting all up in a huff about their favorites as the radio station poll, there were plenty that agreed that TCF is the worst bank in Minnesota. Speaking of that, we just got our checks for the credit union in the mail today–a box which should last us at least 10 years being that no one uses checks anymore, thank god.
Anyway, this week’s poll stems from a recent recall of Tylenol products due to some sort of musty odor. I honestly didn’t think much of it, it’s not like I ran to my medicine cabinet and looked through all the bottles to see if the lot numbers matched. But while I didn’t, my wife did–I suppose it’s a good thing that our child will have a mother.
Anyway, just that morning I was having some lower back pain and my wife handed me two Tylenol tablets which I slugged down with my other morning pill and a huge jug of water. Later that evening my wife had all of our Tylenol products lined up in front of her computer and I asked what she was doing. After being informed of what I heard about days before, my wife announced that one of the bottles we had in our possession matched the lot numbers recalled. Being the genius I am, I asked the obvious question, “were the pills I took this morning part of that recall?”
“Yes.”
“Throw them over here.”
rumble, catch, open, sniff, *cough* (please note, sniffing recalled Tylenol dust created by them banging around inside of the container is not the best idea I’ve ever had)
“No smell.”
But none-the-less, I took two pills of a product that was recalled. What would I have done if I had taken some lot that was known to be poisoned in some way? What would you have done? Would you have even made it to that point? Did you run to your medicine cabinet and check all of your Tylenol products? Will you now? Have you ever been affected by some other recall?
Ever been affected by a recall?
- Yes (50.0%, 17 Votes)
- No (50.0%, 17 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
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January 31st, 2010 at 10:05 am
I think anyone who has had a new car has been affected by a recall. We are currently waiting to find out about how they are going to deal with the recall on our Toyota Matrix for the gas pedal thing. Previously I had a couple recalls on my Dodge Neon like child seat stuff and I don’t remember what else. Pain in the ass to bring the car in, but it is free. I’ve also had food in the house that had been recalled. Threw it away and moved on.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Like Kassie mentioned – the car stuff has effected us. Our last Explorer had a recall on the cruise control.
As for the medication recall – I guess unless they say “taking these products could lead to serious health issues,” I’m probably not going to get caught up in it. I think some I have a bottle of Benedryl that falls under the recall but I’m not going to chuck it or return it…unless Bill drops dead and they trace it back to his Tylenol…then I might consider looking into the recall.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Oh, one more thing, I just read a disturbing blog article about recalls on baby products. Apparently even though people register their products in case of recall – Britax (high buck brand of car seats) wasn’t sending out information on their recalled products. That is pretty scary to me!
Here is a link to the person’s blog – http://hannahandlily.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-in-which-rach-whines-and-complains.html apparently Britax did work with them and get it resolved quickly but still scary to know that at least 4 people did NOT get notified about the recall even though they WERE registered for recall information.
January 31st, 2010 at 6:53 pm
You’re still alive – I doubt two will do much….
I’ve taken my vehicle in for recall/warranty work, however, I haven’t been to concerned with other recalls, as they haven’t applied to me. – I guess I would get involved if the product recalled had a defect that would fatally break the item, or put myself in harms way…
January 31st, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Why yes I have. My motorcycle was recalled for a chip upgrade to the ECM. I find it interesting that companies do not like to call things recalls. They like to use terms like “Service Bulletins” and other terms besides using the word recall.
The other big recall was on all of my sons “Thomas the Train” trains and items that had the red and yellow paint over concerns of lead in these painted items.
It is amazing that any of us over the age of 25 are alive with all of the dangerous toys and products that were out there over the years and never recalled.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:34 pm
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January 31st, 2010 at 8:36 pm
I keep waiting for the gas pedal to stick on my 2009 Camry, but no such luck yet. Oh well.
I honesty don’t pay much heed to product recalls.
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January 31st, 2010 at 10:38 pm
im driving around a ticking time bomb. Aka, brand new Toyota Matrix. I still haven’t killed myself or anyone, so.. i guess that’s a good thing. I also expect Kyle to party like a rockstar if I do die a fiery death in the thing. Not because I’m dead, but because of the settlement check.
January 31st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
I had some chicken pot pies recalled a year or two ago. Those would have been damn tasty pies too. I also had a car recall several years ago. It was an emissions issue, so they replaced all of the spark plugs, wires, and some other things for free. The car already had 70,000 miles on it, so I was ok with the free tune up.
February 1st, 2010 at 9:02 am
We bought some children’s tylenol form Target and about a week later, we got a letter from Target saying it was being recalled. It didn’t say why, but we thought it was a little “big brother(ish)” that they knew we bought it and what our address was. Oh well, nice to know at least.
February 1st, 2010 at 9:33 am
I’ve never been affected by a recall. Nothing I’ve known about, anyway. I HAVE been affected by the long-term effects of a drug that wasn’t thoroughly tested before it went to market.
Also, if you are having back trouble, I know somebody that you should call!
; )
February 1st, 2010 at 10:16 am
Actually, that is pretty interesting. Did you buy it from the pharmacy? Pay for it with a bank debit card or credit card? I’m curious how they would have tracked you down. Does Target have a points type card that you used? I’m guessing there was some opt in type data you share with Target. Otherwise it would be a bit odd.
February 1st, 2010 at 1:00 pm
No points card, but I think we bought it with a HSA card, so maybe they tracked us down that way?
February 1st, 2010 at 8:46 pm
It is absolutely NOT true that no one uses checks anymore. Just come to any Wal-Mart store in the Southern United States, and when you see me waiting in the cashier line to pay, it is 100% guaranteed that the customer in front of me will be writing a check. Oh, and she (it’s almost always a “she”) will not even start to write “Wal-Mart…” or anything else on the check until the very last item has been rung up and the cashier announces the total.
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:05 am
this past summer my son’s crib was recalled. the slats apparently had a tendency to break causing unsafe conditions. what a pain that was. taking the thing apart and sending in the pieces. I was then emailed a voucher good for a crib at the same store. the amount was the most my crib ever sold for. having to drive around to different locations to actually get a crib i wanted. the one that was close to me said they’d order it for me, but it would take about two weeks. having my toddler son sleep in a playpen that when really motivated he could climb out of for five days was hard enough. two more weeks. no. but eventually we got it all figured out. and i actually like the second crib better than the first. go figure.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:41 am
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