Gotcha!

A few weeks ago, my tooth fell out (on a cross country flight no less). I managed to get home and then eagerly put some Anbesol (“for oral pain relief, dentist strong so the pain is gone!”) on the hole. Yes, that was my screaming you heard all the way from here.

The next morning, my dentist explained that not only doesn’t Anbesol work on exposed nerves, it makes them worse.

You can read the label all day long and you won’t see that mentioned. But hey, they made a sale (one sale).

Or consider this item on Amazon. How big do you think these “mixing bowls” are? The reviews point out that the smallest one is not big enough to hold an egg. Does that change your perception of the item?

Why not tell the truth? Why not call them “mini bowls”? Why not change the label from “toothache relief”? (Technically, it’s not a toothache if you have no tooth, okay, thank you Mr. Lawyer, that’s exactly the sort of weaseling I’m talking about.)

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