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I mistakenly bought homeopathic eye drops from a CVS once, for exactly this reason: I was in a rush, it was in between real medicine, I didn't notice the tiny "
by aimor 4y ago
I mistakenly bought homeopathic eye drops from a CVS once, for exactly this reason: I was in a rush, it was in between real medicine, I didn't notice the tiny "homeopathic" text on the package, and it was the lowest priced item. It didn't work, obviously, which is when I inspected the package more closely and was actually shocked (this was over 10 years ago) that CVS would sell homeopathics. I stopped shopping at CVS because of that, but they're not the only ones selling this junk.
That experience got me reading up on what was and was not allowed to be sold in stores. Turns out consumers have to educate themselves: the US government doesn't sufficiently ensure items on store shelves are effective or even harmless.
- aidenn0 4y agoSame thing happened to my wife (but not eye drops). She was also in a rush. When I pointed out it said homeopathic on the back she was furious.
- hansvm 4y agoI think a good litmus test as to whether a thing is actually desired by consumers is how small the fine print is. Whether a person wants or does not want homeopathic sugar pills or organic food or whatever, they almost certainly want a label large and clear enough to distinguish the different sorts of goods. Stuffing that into fine print only serves to increase profits by deceiving people into paying more than they think they are for items less valuable than expected.