Who Counterfeits Toothpaste?!!?
June 14th, 2007 Posted in Miscellany, RantsAs I was tuning into Ghetto Radio this morning to get my weekly fix of sweet 80’s music (yes, I know it’s lame but it’s the truth) I caught the tail end of a news report where they were talking about counterfeit toothpaste. I first assumed this was a parody news report much like the Onion but the other stories seemed legit, so I did a quick Google search. Sure enough I turned up a CNBC article about counterfeit Colgate toothpaste with Diethylene Glycol (DEG) in it. Diethylene Glycol is the wonderful stuff found in antifreeze that has a sweet taste and helps you get rid of that nasty neighborhood dog who bites your ankles and shits on your lawn. The tainted toothpaste was found in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland along with dollar stores in a handful of South American countries.
The first thing that came to mind after reading this wasn’t, ”Thank goodness nobody got hurt” instead it was, ”Who counterfeits toothpaste?!”. Honestly, what kind of racket is this? What can you make per tube of fake toothpaste? 30, maybe 40 cents? And how do you get paid for it once it’s in the supply stream? None of this makes sense! This may just go down in history as the worst money making scheme ever.
If you find a tube of Colgate that has a bunch of spelling mistakes and was made in South Africa the next time you brush your teeth, put it down and go buy yourself some genuine Crest.
tags: 80’s music, bad ideas, colgate, counterfeit, counterfeit toothpaste, diethylene glycol, antifreeze, ghetto radio, how to get rid of the neighbor’s dog, toothpaste
3 Responses to “Who Counterfeits Toothpaste?!!?”
By Dee on Jun 14, 2007
Scary! Thankfully I use Crest! However, I’m going to be more careful checking labels. There are sick people out there.
By Vasken on Jun 15, 2007
Please take this vicious article down immediately. It’s hurting sales from my side business
By Wandering Pig Effer on Jul 2, 2007
OMG
Sweet 80’s music? You’re turning into Ted!