Should you buy Tylenol or medicine on Ebay?

Hey, right on, to each his or her own, but it is legal and sold all day, all night long..I know stores who have pharmacies have had and sold tanted tylenol in the 80's and there have been countless other cases that arn't as famous....ebay has no cases pending or in it's past for this kind of activity. If it comes in packaged up, without any type of tampering, it's probally safe, but I'm not disreguarding your opinion either. As the times change, our way of buying things will change, as they already have. Soon one day, our population will be so great that I personally think it will probally be alot quicker, more convient, and more accepeted to shop online for everything.

Thats why you, as a parent should always inspect everything that you give your child. Do you purchase medicine from the store and not check it? In the 80's there was the tylenol posining that went on and was sold out of many reptuable stores. Whats the difference in the threat? You get what I mean? It's sold daily online, at a convienent store which could be ran by some racest foreigner, or at a big name location which could also have tampering. You get the product, check the product, and if you personally think its ok, you use it, If not..You report it.

I hope you're not talking to me personally. I'm not a parent.

Your hope is my command. No, I'm not saying you, or saying you have kids.

Over-the-counter store medicines can be just as tampered with as those that are sold online. Really if one wants to get right down to it, nothing is really safe, when someone is intending harm on others. One just has to do there homework and check out the seller thoroughly before purchasing anything online or heck even in stores for that matter, than once the item is brought into the house check it over to make sure it hasn't been tampered with.

JBR, you hit the nail on the head. It dosn't matter if your buying it at the store, online, or anywhere, it could be tainted and as long as you check it out before taking it, you'll be fine.

If I go to the store I can check it out before I pay for it, if I buy it on Ebay I can't. You did raise a good point, but you don't need to be so snotty about it. Goodness...

Again, read the above posts and then take a moment of silence to remember the last time you thourally checked out a bottle of anything you bought from the store. And yes, you can see puncture marks, broken seals, and other problems....IF YOU LOOK FOR THEM. If paying a higher price means saftey, then your either poor from shopping this way, or very rich and can afford to shop this way. Cost does not ensure saftey and neither does shopping from a big name store. They have had more problems with tainted meds comming from a store than from ebay. Show me a story about a child getting sick or worse from a parent shopping for a pre-packaged medicine on ebay. I could email you many, many, situations about this happening with big name stores where you pay the extra buck for that extra helping of saftey.

My point is that I'm soooo sure you check out every product you purchase at the store. And saying that paying a high price ensures a safe product is just funny to me. I do apolige if my truthful comment offended you, I guess my straight foward answer was a little to real for you. If you don't feel comfortable shopping online for meds, I can see your point also. You don't personally know that person all the way across the earth. But do you know the chain of command that the meds you purchased fell through? Many people came in contact with that and some were not screened. The truck drivers, the stock persons, the people who have touched this product is beyond your control. I also examine every product I get and always will. Punctures have a withdrawl mark they make and if you hold them to a lamp (Which I do) you could see any holes or perturesions in the packaging. Again I'm sorry if I offended you.

Hey! You don't have to be so aggressive about it!!!! I just don't agree with you, call me paranoid, buy I like to check all medicines by myself. And if there's anything I don't trust, I don't buy it. With e-bay (or any other online stores) you already paid for it, and then you would have to fight to get your money back. About reporting it, as you said, I live in Argentina. getting my report somewhere useful to society would get ages. I'd do it, of course, but nothing would change for a decade or so.

Ever hear of the tylenol posioning in the 80's. It was becaues tylenol was being sold online and many children became ill or worse. O..my bad...that was out of stores that we all shop at and are suppost to be trusted. How well to you check your things you purchase in person?