ACCC warns consumers about liquid laundry detergent capsule injuries

[getting_of_wisdom]

I didn't know these were even available, but I find it hard to believe parents leave them within reach of young children.  85 cases in 18 months!

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1100683

Though I do remember, many years ago a friend lived in a rental with the washing machine in the bathroom.  She kept all her laundry stuff on some low shelves on the wall beside the toilet.  We both had pre-schoolers so, while sitting there, I'd quietly move them up out of reach... next time they'd be back again... she never said anthing and I never said anything, nowadays I would, back then I was a timid little thing.

[mainecoon1]

wisdom

I saw them in the supermarket and my first thought was what a waste of money, they are expensive for what they are, my second thought was what if they get wet outside the washing machine?

I feel the same way about the dish washing tablets, I still by the finish in a bottle where I know I can keep the lid on tightly so no little ones can open it and water can't get in.

[happyroo_bunji]

I didn't think they would small enough to fit in a childs mouth.  The ones I've seen...it would be hard to fit them in my mouth

[id_pending]

I thought it would be common sense to keep any cleaning product etc out of reach of children. Sometimes these warnings amaze me. Amaze me that they are even needed.

[lyndal1838]

I have used both the pink stain remover capsules and the green detergent capsules and I very much doubt that either would fit in my mouth, much less a childs mouth.

I have to agree with id_pending...it is commonsense to keep cleaning products out of the reach of children.

[catsnknots]

I don't like product that force you to use a set amount... I often only use half the amount suggested in the washing machine and have always wondered what people did when they had half loads... 

[lurker17260]

I use both the pods and tablets but then I'm just a lazy burgger 😉

However, in saying that, even though I don't have littlies anywhere around these days I still, probably just out of habit, keep all household products up high and well out of reach.  Just common sense really.

[2106greencat]

It's not so much they may fit them in their mouth happyroo - it is that they are easily broken, a littlie could easily suck on it and ingest the liquid inside. I do use them, my son is 18yrs old so no worries there but still I place them up high without even thinking about it  -  habit of a lifetime.

[the_hawk*]

Its an unfortunate issue caused by having a nanny state where people no longer are required to think for themselves and their own safety.

Like most things if its not exercised you lose it and then its someones else's fault that you didn't bother to read the label or chose to ignore the part about keeping items out of children's reach, or better still teach kids not to touch things unless they ask first.

The Death of Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
Why the early bird gets the worm;
Life isn’t always fair,
and maybe it was my fault.

Common sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults are in charge not children).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of an 8 year old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch, and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses, and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common sense finally gave up the will to live, after a women failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common sense was preceded in death, by
His parents, truth and trust
His wife, discretion
His daughter, Responsibility
His son, reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers
I know my rights
I want my rights
I want it now
I’m a victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

This is a modified version of a text that is originally attributed to Lori Borgman       

[mcrfan888]

Common sense finally gave up the will to live, after a women failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

The highlighted bit above is why, in my family, we call stupid people coffee spillers'!!