VA: What Would Happen if You Bought 25 Bottles of Nyquil?
May 28th, 2007
(19 votes, average: 4.42 out of 5)
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Original post: What Would Happen if You Bought 25 Bottles of Nyquil?
Brilliant story.
And the site even works in Safari again.
All hail the VAB!
well, considering the state of the nation, you’re probably on some FBI list now. hopefully it won’t stop you from flying!
I’m not saying that the cashier was right (because she wasn’t, and should be summarily fired for both refusing the sale and screaming at you), but there _are_ federal restrictions on the amount of Pseudoephedrine (PSE for short - the active ingredient in regular Sudafed) containing products that you can purchase at a time: 3 grams per week and 9 grams per month are the federal limits - some states have stricter requirements. Given that each tablet contains 30mg of PSE, that means you’re effectively limited to a single 96-count box per week (2.88g of PSE per box).
However, the cashier did _not_ have the right to refuse the sale based solely on the quantity you wanted to purchase. That is a determination that the Pharmacist, in good clinical judgment, could have made, but not the cashier. Personally, I’d have written a letter to their corporate office and had the jerk fired. :x
And yes, I know a lot about this crap but thats because I’ve worked in a retail pharmacy as a technician for the last 6 years. :P
All of that said, I wish there was video footage - the look on that cashier’s face must’ve been priceless!
Yeah, Evan’s right. I work in CVS and we can only sell 2.7 g of PSE at one time… now if you got a group of people to go and purchase PSE from different stores at the same time… I’m sure you’ll be in great position to make meth.
If you have a prescription though, you can get however much your doctor lets you…
Great story!!!! Admire the attitude, too rare nowadays, that stands up to the forces steadily enslaving the majority of sheep-citizens that allow “authority” to rule and control them.
However, there will be NO shortage of meth. What with the elite class wanting cheap labor and easily-led people thus allowing MILLIONS of illegal aliens to flood in….. and with a certain percentage toting Mexican-made meth into the USA.
“Normal people don’t buy 25 bottles of Nyquil!” she exclaimed.
And that, precisely, says it all. Hahaha.
Photo or it never happened.
Oh wai-
Absolutely brilliant!
If it doesn’t hurt anyone, what’s wrong with exploring one’s curiosity? I loved this story.
This was so much fun to read.
Never let your curiosity fade. It will continue to lead you to the higher truths that you undoubtedly uncovered in this experiment.
-Thank you
Ah, V’s good stuff is back again. Too funny. It’s so crazy that in some states you need a prescription for cold medicine, but here we are. Having to write down name, address, phone number, driver’s license number on some sheet of paper that any meth-head behind you can read just to buy some is also beyond real. Maybe I’ll buy 25 bottles of hand sanitizer to seriously avoid getting a cold. I wonder what would happen…
You should try it with Robotussin - one of the active ingredients produces hallucinations, and no meth lab required! Granted, DXM is lesser-known than meth, so it’s probably not as restricted. Still worth a shot.
The reason that they carded you for the Nyquil to begin with, is be cause people get fucked up off of the Dextromethorphan (DXM) in it. It is comparable to LSD with enough in you. People buy Delsym at Wal-Mart (the orange stuff) because it is pure dextromethorphan syrup.
VA, thank you… *sniffle*… this… this is my favorite post of yours so far!
I would be interested in a follow-up post actually, aren’t you curious what the laws in your state are on this? What would have happened had you stayed at the store and demanded the 25 boxes? Or, what if you changed your mind about your purchase but stayed at the store to see what they would do to you? Damn… the possibilities… it’s maddening! :-D
Manta - You’re right that it is likely because of the DXM that she was carded for the Nyquil, but DXM is in no way similar to LSD.
You can thank Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jim Talent (R-MO) for this. (Talent has already received his reward, and been voted out of office.)
They’re the ones that put that rider on the Patriot Act renewal that requires you to show ID to the pharmacist before buying anything with pseudophedrine in it.
There’s a limit on how much you can buy at one time, and a limit on how much you can buy in a month.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Methamphetamine_Epidemic_Act_of_2005
Man, sometimes I think V needs a hobby….but you gotta admire her determination to follow through with all of her plans, wish I could be more like that
That is crazy hilarious. I much prefer this kind of post or general rants about stupid people/policies/actions that nobody seems to question rather than attacks on other bloggers.
jenny984: Um… what is the article about if not her hobby (probably one of)? You think playing the “what would happen if” game is her job? :)
State of the nation!!?? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. You are wasting your time (days) doing something worthy of a 5 minute segment on Jackass, when you could be doing something productive. Your Tom Green–like antics wasted the store’s time and money. I can only hope that you walked your sorry carcass to this store and didn’t waste ($3.00 ntl avg) any gas pulling this stunt. I just wanted to point out the governing factor for the state of our nation is people like you. People with too much time on their hands.
I love how V’s crazy determination seeps through the storys narration. I got entirely caught up in her little escalating adventure. I might question the sanity but I admire the follow through.
Hilarious stuff, had me laughing our loud.
I don’t buy much of this story and can’t understand why the respondents believe the author.
Lets start at the start. No five year old is going to open the door of a car moving down the express way. Only the most herculean adult would be able to pry it open at highway speeds. I also have difficulty believing that any five year old has the cognitive ability she described in the piece. So the lady made up a bunch of BS to set up the story, I have little faith in the rest of it.
Why are all you folks down on the cashier for refusing to sell 25 boxes of Sudafed. Was it the “screamed NO”. Since none of us saw that exchange, and the author lied about the car door story, let us not believe her assertion that the cashier screamed. Even if the cashier did get a bit worked up, she thought she had some wacked out drug addict bitch trying to buy the ingredients for meth. At least she cared enough about her community to say no. If she was a little tense due to the circumstances, hey, that’s not so bad.
Finally, this ladies attitude comes out as particularly nasty. What is it you were trying to prove? That you can no longer buy unlimited quantities of the prime ingredient in meth? That government freedom is trampled because you can’t by more of a dangerous product than you could ever legitimately use?
Ahhh yes. I must assume that this author is one of those folks, of which there are many, who just need something to bitch about and hate. Her life must suck in some way to have to constantly look for something to hate. From the tone of the piece, I would have to say this lady is one person I hope to never meet. Life is to short to hang with nasty, negative folks.
See a professional. Get a life.
@22
Dave, that’s quite a leap of “logic”.
She never said how far she opened the door. She said she pulled the handle and opened the door. I have done the same thing. Even if you don’t force the door to swing wide against the wind, the door will be technically open once the latch pops. It doesn’t re-latch itself.
Since your belief of the rest of the story is based on your belief of the car door incident, you can now believe the rest of it.
Lastly, I don’t see any nastiness at all on V’s part. She was just having fun. She didn’t even bitch about anything that I can find.
The nastiness seems to be coming from you…
Perhaps you should heed your own advice.
Dave,
Last weekend I was riding in the backseat with my friend’s toddler. Who, curious as toddlers tend to be, decided to yank on the intriguing flipper thing - sending the door flying open as we sped down the highway. So I would have to say you are totally incorrect on that point, since I saw with my very own eyes a three-year-old open a car door as we drove at freeway speeds.
@ Dave,
if you’re such a bullsh1t spotter, why do automakers make ‘childlocks’ operable only from the driver’s side? just for poops and giggles?
way to go, sherlock.
@22 and another thing (dave),
it’s pretty awesome that you consider yourself detective #1 … yet you just can’t figure out whether the ‘lady’ is plural or possesive.
oops!
What would happen if you put a gun in your mouth and pulled the trigger?
This sudafed, Nyquil, and paint spray incident all come down to one thing: Could Wal-Mart et al. be held liable for an adverse incident if they sold said material? They shouldn’t be, but they are. If you get shot on a public sidewalk, you are outta luck, but if you gets shot at a Wal-Mart parking lot, hello big bucks. In fact, Wal-Mart is THE most sued business in America. See the link:
http://tinyurl.com/2zgl36
In Argentina, there was a nightclub fire that killed hundreds of people. In response, the people marched in the street. They were angry at the government and its fire dept. for the shoddy way in which the club was granted a license to operate and passed its fire inspection. The mayor of this city resigned in disgrace.
In the U.S., when such an event has happened, the building owners are sued and no one says crap about all the government agencies and fire marshals who are supposed to regulate the buidling. That is one huge problem with civil lawsuits: it lets the government off the hook for its own responsibilities.
Despite prior knowledge of terrorists in our country, NO ONE WAS FIRED OVER 9-11.
The government is spending billions on the “war on drugs”. They cracked down on cocaine but then crystal meth. popped up. They cracked down on domestic sudafed and now meth is being imported from Mexico. And instead of coming forth and telling the American people, money spent on the “war on drugs” (like every other war on a substance or tactic) is really an endless and expensive game of whack-a-mole, they can blame it on Wal-Mart et al.
So if someone funny looking comes into buy a lot of Sudafed/Nyquil/Spray Paint, screw them. It is better to lose one customer than the potential lawsuit from a meth overdose or destruction of private property. The government not the customer is king.
And make no mistake, the government could fix this if they wanted to, but why bother? If you are unhappy with education, blame the teachers and not the government. Unhappy with health care? Blame the doctors and not the governement. Unhappy with vandalism and drug use? Blame Wal-Mart and not the government.
The main cause of depression is a feeling of helplessness. If you want to beat someone down, give them an unreachable goal and chastise them when they do not meet it. Our government does this to its citizens every day.
How are you supposed to know if a person is going to use spray paint for vandalism or use Sudafed to make meth? You just are dammit! No wonder people are sucking down Prozac like candy.
At some point, I wish people would realize they are spending a total of 40% of all their income on taxes of various kinds (income, sales, etc). Instead of holding Wal-Mart et. al liable for vandalism or meth production, I just wish I would hear someone say, “You know what, Mr. Government official, my job is to move product. Solving crime is not. THE DAY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WORK THE REGISTER IS THE DAY I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HELP YOU OUT WITH CRIME.”
It amazes to me this day how many people continue to fall for blaming the puppets and not the puppet master.
Hello… the government is subservient to these megolith big business fucktards. Whatever happened to the idea of checks and balances or Teddy Roosevelt’s “watchdog”… business and government have been the same damn thing for a long ass time… with battles being chosen for the sake of theatre. I don’t want to resort to “Godwin’s law” here, but do the research. Actually just go with your gut cuz most of the “research” is hard to find. Is “government” serving as any kind of check or balance to big business? The only kind of check between government and big business are the ones being written out in both directions. The only kind of balance is well… I haven’t figured that one out yet. Somebody please either prove me wrong or back me up. I’m far from saying I see the “whole” picture.
Anyone got any real insight?
THE USA is Business. Government… Walmart… Defense… I mean Offense.
Sorry to burst anyones perception of any kind of separation of church/state/business… but that’s just how it fucking is. That’s why I prefer the rest of the animal kingdom to human beings.
With all of our “glory” what do we have to show but the near mass extinction of many other species and, at least within the last 20 or so years some shitty fucking worthless art and innovation to show for it. 99% of human’s should be ashamed of their existence. I don’t exclude myself… and I’m really just stating the obvious. Voluntary birth control should’ve been one the great human ideals… but instead we just kept fucking until we put not only ourselves… but nearly every other species, barring fucking insects, in some sort of danger… who knows maybe insects are the “heirs to the thrown…”
We don’t NEED to multiply.
damn near 7 billion and counting… you’d think there’d be more who would be into slowing things down… THAT’s why I prefer the REST of the animal kingdom to human beings.
Yeah. You’re right thumbs down… I say we go for 9 or 10 billion ASAP, get rid of all government and let the companies and companies only run the show. Better yet, deregulate everything so that all the companies form one giant company… sounds like utopia to me. 9 or 10 billion people under megacorp with silliness and more silliness for all.
Ooops… what I meant to say was no comment.
So, I get drunk and talk a bunch of shit that anyone who really knows me… knows I don’t really mean, well, most of it anyway. So, fuckin’ sue me. There’s no question I get the positive vibes from V. I mean, how could you not?
I’m glad everyone pretty much shut up…. Just the way I like it.
er….? Why can’t I give my own statements thumbs up or down?
or +1 or — – 1.
How often do you think people get, ummm… chased out of major American cities for hitting on chicks?
Not too often, huh?
Yeah, I didn’t think it was too “normal” when it happened to me.
Karma though… it sure does bite sometimes doesn’t it.
I met some chick once… and the next thing you know I’m being told “dude, uhhh… you better get the fuck outta here.” That was fucked up.
Fucking mob mentality… Karma, though I don’t necessarily believe in it, sometimes spanks you. And, sometimes the “bad guy” turns out to be the “not so bad guy” after all is said and done.
Yeah. I know regret is a bitch.
So I don’t really know what happened to this chick after I was “chased” away for being “some kinda bad guy,” but I hope she’s happy with whatever it is she got out of getting me out of her precious little bubble.
Whoever this V chick is seems pretty vindictive… but, like I said I don’t believe in Karma per se…. Yeah… you snappin’ out of it? So am I.
Pardon my drunken rambling, what I meant to say was, of course…
no comment.
Quit making alternate names. Also, kill yourself. Thanks.
@36
I just wrote a big long comeback, but decided that all that really needs to be said is: Ahhh… a smarmy vindictive little comeback from little brother. I wouldn’t expect anything less… and “quit making alternative names…”
I’m not. They’re the guitar chords I pick and strum as I type…
You are so fucking predictable, dude, you kill me. I don’t have to kill myself.
Bring it on home Myroid… you slimy little sidekick.
I mean Myroid… you seem like a nice enough little fella. Why you gotta be such a fuckin’ prick? I bought your sticker. The customer is always right, no? I mean… just because deep down you wanna suck my cock…
I’m a sidekick? I don’t get it. My point is that I’m shocked your posts still get past the spam filter.
Yeah the sidekicks usually don’t get it. That’s why they’re sidekicks.
i realize this is a privately run site through the efforts and expense of one person, and so i hesitate to be so presumptuous as to ask for even more efforts but — are there plugins that can be installed beyond the karma thing? like, on some community sites where you can choose to ignore a particular asshole troll that contributes to nothing but the annoyance level?
because i’d so like to block chord-boy here, in all of his/her/its various incarnations, the minors and sharps and flats, so that i don’t get needlessly pulled into the deep desire to punch him/her/it in the throat?
admin, please, may we have ways to just bury this fool? figuratively at least, if not … literally o_O
Hey Lizzie, can I ask for an honest and truthful answer as to what the fuck YOU contribute you worthless, presumptious worm?
I’m sorry PRESUMPTUOUS WORM?
You ain’t no Lizard… you a WORM.
Just because you can’t play chords… I say you’re fucking worthless.
Go off in a corner and die an honerable death… I never judged you until you judged me.
And the verdict is in…. GUILTY OF BEING A PRESUMPTOUS WORM.
Whadda fuckin’ piece o’ work… what are you the Geico Gecko.
U have no wit… no class… fuck off and die : )
V… your defenders are fucking weak.
DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE A FUCKIN’ CLUE?
didn’t think so.
V and friends you bring out the NEGATIVE in me…
and prob’ly a lot of others.
Hey… what can I say… SHIT LIVES FOREVER.
What you’re saying is that you don’t believe in freedom of speech and you’re as close-minded as say… figure it out. I’ve ALWAYS said if it gets to the point where you can’t handle what I say… FUCKING KILL YOURSELF AND GET it OVER with for the sake of those who can deal with it.
That’s been my position for a good ten years… If you don’t like it… and you don’t want to kill yourself… then go cry in a corner somewhere you fucking pussies… you’re the most pathetic brand of animal I could ever conceive of.
I’m drunk again… CLOSED MINDED… and intolerant… LIZZIE I hope you don’t have kids… and if you do… I hope they die soon.
THIS WHOLE VIOLENT ACRES SITE is designed to piss people off… and ato tell you the truth, I’m not pissed at all… I just wanna see how many good comebacks you fucks can come up with…
WHADDA FUCKING JOKE ALREADY.
Whoa… did I say all that. Boy, am I mean. Not really, it just seems that way. Anyway I take most of what I said in 42-47 back except for lizard being a presumptuous intolerant worm of a lizard. I realize once in awhile someone gets the idea that this is some sort of message board for legitimate topics, when in fact it is just a place for us to either kiss Vs ass, which she said she didn’t like or rip into her… which she seems to prefer, as well as rip into all of her minions. Because don’t let her fool you. She is a demoness and we are all her minions. Don’t worry… I don’t really believe in demons and demonesses and all that shit… but really LIZARD get real buddy, Nobody here really has anything “worthwhile” to say and I’d love to punch you in the throat just as much or more as you would me. This is all PURE SILLINESS or PWOT or whatever you wanna call it. So suck it worm/lizard.
I agree completely. This has never been and will never be a forum for legitimate discussion. It is, however, a forum for either ass kissing or ass reeming and an undeniable sign of the decline of anything remotely resembling civilized discourse. Good riddance attention whores…. Each and every one of you.
That was a great story…. I kept reading it wondering what was going to happen. Enjoyed it much! Thanks! http://pixelspotlight.com/
That’s no excuse for a self-plug, Matt.
@Em
While there may not be much to say, you’re certainly not helping. I don’t have much to say either, which is why I don’t reply ten times on every post.
“…you’re certainly not helping.”
Who is ‘roid? Who is?
This was hilarious. You think like I do and surely, creae your own chaotic life. It is a bit dull at times, so we must live on the edge by living for the thrill. I’d read the post and then realized that or rather read the blog name. I remember your name, when I’d seen it mentioned over and over on Trainwrecks. They Trainwrecked me but statistically, the majority read and liked my old blog. Of course, it’s was not the bane of my existence but when all that shit was going on with Heaven Nose and Trainwrecks, it was rather amusing. Funny ass story.
Obviously, I can’t write either, damn the proof read.
It’s almost more interesting to read the reactions to the article then the actually article.
First, I am one of those kids that felt a need to open a car door while it was moving… kind of scary.
Second, I had an aggravating experience with the whole cold medicine thing. I have two children and a husband. We all had colds. I was out of everything. So I tried to buy Nyquil ( a two pack) Day time cold medicin, childrens cold medicine and some for my 18 month old. I am standing there with my two children (my husband was at work) we are all sniffing and trying not to infect anyone else with this cold and they won’t let mr buy it. I had to put some of it back. At the time I lived in Missouri. Now, I do not blame the store (also a Walmart) but I do blame the government. I can’t buy what I need because someone else might committe a crime. I am punished for the possiblity of someone else doing something wrong. There are laws in place that make the act of making the drug illegal, use them.
Third, right before I moved from Missouri, I found out that one of the state “leaders” wanted to do the samething with baking soda!!! This is because it can be used in making crack. I am not making this up. I was amazed, the man was convinced this was the right thing to do. Baking soda!! These are the same people that won’t let college students (under 21) buy glue. What does that teach them but how to get some one over 21 to buy them things!
So, there is my two cents. Thanks for letting me vent.
Diane
This has been mentioned previously, but I didn’t like how it was said, so I’m going to restate it.
Nyquil contains dextromethorphan, which is an anti-tussive, similar in that sense, to codeine, though not in any other effects.
Where codeine is primarily a sedative and a painkiller and is infamously addictive, dextromethorphan is not. But they do share the anti-tussive(cough reflex blocking) ability. So dextromethorphan is used in over the counter cough medicines in place of codeine and has been since the 1950’s.
For a while now, pure dextromethorphan was sold online, and anyone could obtain it, since it isn’t a scheduled drug. Now things are a bit different, it’s still unscheduled, but there are restraints upon who can buy it in pure quantities. Many drug stores now voluntarily(meaning they aren’t legally required to do so) limit sale of cough syrup to people 18 or over.
Some folks have died from overdose of the drug, whether because they consumed too much of a cough medicine with other chemicals which were toxic(like acetaminophen for instance), or consumed too much of the pure chemical itself(which is much more rare, considering the typical recreational dose is well below any deadly amount).
And so media coverage and public attention over the years has caused the regulation imposed by the stores themselves.
Arguing whether this drug is similar to LSD is annoying and silly. It is similar in a sense, both drugs have a way of opening perception and changing how someone sees the world around them and themselves. Both drugs have visual effects, though LSD’s are much more pronounced at medium doses than DXM. This isn’t to say there aren’t tons of difference between the two drugs, there is. But there is also a similarity. Unlike LSD, DXM arouses a dissociation of mind from body, and blah blah blah blah.
You go girl! I like your style. I could just imagine how funny it was to have those idiots following you around the parking lot.
I love my cat, but I am so alergic to him. I live 50 miles from the store, tried to buy 2 boxes not wanting to make another trip, in my 8 mile to the gal. gas pig. Nope would not do it, made me feel like a criminal. I had already waited in line at the pharmacy, and had about 5 people behind me, while I tried to explain how stupid this was. My nose looked like Bozo’s from blowing it so much, I had a big wad of kleenex in my hand, and my eyes were red and watering. I was only to happy to let out a sloppy sneeze all over the lady, before I left, with one box.
I love you. Youre awesome.
oooooo, she’s edgy, stay out of HER way.
*falls asleep at his keyboard*
OMG I have been wanting to do the same thing just to see what would happen…. Hahahahaha….I loved this story, well written, kept me scrolling and reading… I caught myself going… “Oh NO she DIDN’T”….
Wow someone I can definetly Identify with.
You are my fucking hero for this. Absolutely.
I’ve been so sick…and the first time I tried to buy Nyquil they wouldn’t sell it to me because I’d forgotten my ID. I opted for Advil sinus something or another, but that to was forbidden.
SO finally, tonight, I procured the coveted Nyquil….
but your story takes the cake.
Absolutely.
NyQuil and generic knock-offs were helping me to sleep at night, given the antihistamin and quick-acting liquid factors. Now I discover that all the formulas have been “updated” to include a decongestant. I can’t think of anything less conducive to a good night’s sleep that the mixture of antihistamine and decongestant. They fight with each other all night long!
Waaaah! Just plain Benadryl doesn’t do the same trick for some reason.
–10
NyQuil contains dextromethorphan. It is a VERY powerful drug. That’s why they card you when you buy it.