Theres gonna be a lot of dead people/why would you take it all

[candyshopgirl]

Okay as everyone knows I work in a candy store/gift shop.We sell various tylenol and medicine items.Right now we have had ICE cold weather like today is 35*for the high.And of course the college kids around here don't like to 'cramp"their style by wearing you know a coat and gloves.So theres a lot of sick college kids right now. And so they come in to buy cold medicine and such and they buy like two of everything we have.But the thing that scares me is that they comment (to me and their friends) that they are going to go home and take one of everything they are buying.YIKES

The Only time I said something was when a dumbass kid came through and bought two packs of the take two Nyquill(there are 4 tablets in each pack)...
And he says boy I don't feel good I can take both packs of these right....


I said NOOOOOO
take 2 talbets every 6- 8 hours.And I probadly had that "mom" look on my face.You know the one you got when you were bad or stupid.
He said oh okay thats good to know.I KNOW I shouldn't have said anything because of liabilty but I could let him take 8 talbets of nyquill. he wouldn't wake up.

Another one was this girl came in and bought robutussin,nyquill,and dayquill and said she might just take them all. I just gave her that look but didn't say
anything. I mean really come on these are college kids,so they have to be at least 19 years old.They know better.

I also find it funny that its always the kids that come in and buy medicines and they are sick as dogs but they never have coats on just a sweater.Its snowing outside.

[Summerfly413]

Yeah, if I'm sic and buying medicine, I tend to, you know, read the directions.
Don't want to overdose, or make up my own doseage! That's just stupid

[Kheldarson]

I've learned that a limited overdose--while not the best thing in the world--can be helpful. I used to work at a Boy Scout camp and when the "funk" hit, it could hit hard. Besides increasing your Vitamin C intake and sleep amount, there wasn't much else you could do to prevent it or get rid of it. But...that's when some friends of mine introduced me to their method. Bottle of Nyquil, down half, sleep 12 hours, you're good the next day. Usually.

Now, I won't down half a bottle, but if I have a majorly stuffed head, or have been having difficulty sleeping, I'll take an extra tablespoon. Once I took a Sudafed to stop my drainage and a tablespoon and a half of Nyquil to sleep. Still felt lousy the next morning, but at least I'd gotten some much needed sleep and hadn't kept my roommates up all night...

[candyshopgirl]

Now, I won't down half a bottle, but if I have a majorly stuffed head, or have been having difficulty sleeping, I'll take an extra tablespoon. Once I took a Sudafed to stop my drainage and a tablespoon and a half of Nyquil to sleep. Still felt lousy the next morning, but at least I'd gotten some much needed sleep and hadn't kept my roommates up all night...

I do that do,just last week I had a cold from hell.I took just a extra teaspoon of nyquill.I usually get over my colds faster if I take nyquill,its some good stuff.But I would NEVER take 8 gelcaps of nyquill,thats just stupid.

[Kheldarson]

True. It's stupid and I'd actually ask if they weren't looking to get drunk or high off it.

[ReverendBSB]

Whenever I get a bad cold I mix half a bottle of NyQuil and half a bottle of Theraflu with a large glass of orange juice, down it, and sleep for 12 hours of so. Always knocks the cold right out.

If you are feeling adventurous you can always throw in a shot of vodka.

[Bright_Star]

Did they ever hear of reading the dosing instructions? I guess not...lol.

[Soulstealer]

Oh gods don't get me started, I still see students with sandals.
One girl a few days ago to my shock was wearing a coat that went to the midthigh, but it was open and underneath she was wearing this satiny handkerchief of a dress which didn't reach her knees either and sandals.

Honestly girls, I'm sure your breasts and pedicures are lovely but it's freezing.

[bunnyboy]

Whenever I get a bad cold I mix half a bottle of NyQuil and half a bottle of Theraflu with a large glass of orange juice, down it, and sleep for 12 hours of so. Always knocks the cold right out.

If you are feeling adventurous you can always throw in a shot of vodka.

hell I say screw the NyQuil and Theraflu and up the Vodka.... then again 90% of my colds are Upper Respratory.

however I loooooooooove NyQuil.....big N little y GIANT Fing Q, but I take it for when it's not upper, just does nothing but KO me for a few hours.

[Chromatix]

I will have to make an expedition to the city centre to see whether Finns are any more sensible about early-winter clothing.

Right now (2pm) the thermometer reads 1.2°C, and the forecast is for below freezing overnight with a chance of snow. Apparently, this is perfectly normal for November - and it certainly doesn't surprise me.

As for advice in the pharmacy - surely you're allowed to repeat the instructions on the side of the bottle/packet, or at least direct the suctomer to read it if they ask that kind of stupid question. As well as reminding them that a single bottle is usually enough to see off a typical infection.

(Side note: there are three words for the same kind of shop - pharmacy, chemist and apothecary. Chemist is used in Britain. Apothecary, or rather apteekki and apotek which are Finnish and Swedish words from the same root, are used in Finland.)

[Ree]

Colds are viral.
It doesn't have anything to do with how warm you dress.

[One-Fang]

I'm thinking as well, on the liability issue, surely it wouldn't hurt to say "You should follow the directions on the packet" if you overhear something stupid. It's not like you've told them how to take them, you've simply directed them to the packaging.

[mharbourgirl]

Whenever I get a bad cold I mix half a bottle of NyQuil and half a bottle of Theraflu with a large glass of orange juice, down it, and sleep for 12 hours of so. Always knocks the cold right out.

If you are feeling adventurous you can always throw in a shot of vodka.

If it's really bad, try this: Make a cup of lemon herbal tea, sweeten with honey (NOT sugar or sugar substitute, it won't be the same), and pour in a generous shot of vodka. Drink it down as quickly as you can without scalding yourself. You WILL sleep, even if you sound like a blocked sewer pipe, and you'll feel a lot better when you finally wake up. Worked for me, anyway. Rum is an acceptable substitute, btw.

[Lil Bunny]

If it's really bad, try this: Make a cup of lemon herbal tea, sweeten with honey (NOT sugar or sugar substitute, it won't be the same), and pour in a generous shot of vodka. Drink it down as quickly as you can without scalding yourself. You WILL sleep, even if you sound like a blocked sewer pipe, and you'll feel a lot better when you finally wake up. Worked for me, anyway. Rum is an acceptable substitute, btw.

According to my friend who suffered through a 3 month long sinus infection (2 rounds of antibiotics), so does Jager.

[Buglady]

Oh gods don't get me started, I still see students with sandals.
One girl a few days ago to my shock was wearing a coat that went to the midthigh, but it was open and underneath she was wearing this satiny handkerchief of a dress which didn't reach her knees either and sandals.

Honestly girls, I'm sure your breasts and pedicures are lovely but it's freezing.

Up until a couple of weeks ago (when it started snowing) I was seeing a LOT of students in shorts and flip-flops. I'm in Alberta. While not the frozen wasteland of popular imagination, it's still not exactly warm here in early November!

Thinking they must be trying to look extra cute or something, I asked my boyfriend and some of his buddies for the male perspective (i.e. "does that ever even work??"). They said, in all honesty, if they saw a girl who was obviously underdressed for the weather, they wouldn't think, "Wow, her pedicure is so cute! And goosebumpy legs are hot!". They'd think, "Wow, that chick must not be very smart. I bet I can get in her pants." Not exactly what the girls in question are going for, I sincerely hope...

I, by the way, have been wearing wooly socks since about September 19th. Therefore, I is sexay - and warm!