Meanwhile, they lock up the toothpaste at CVS...make it make sense.View Entire Post ›
Just because something is readily available does NOT mean it's necessarily good for us. That's why it was a real eye-opener when Redditor u/TooOldToBePunk recently asked, "What item commonly for sale today should be illegal?" Some very valid points were made in the comments about everyday items that likely do wayyyy more harm than good. These 33 responses in particular had me slow-nodding in agreement:
1.
"Gas station boner pills."
2.
"Any tool or appliance that doesn't work without a subscription or cloud infrastructure."
—electromage
4.
"In-game loot boxes, basically gambling for kids."
—steveinstow
5.
"Single-use charge anything. Vape, charging cables, and any other terrible one-time overengineered plastic things."
"Disposable vapes. Hell, disposable anything with a lithium battery that doesn't HAVE to be disposable — especially things that are often replaced. I'd argue that if it has to be replaced 'frequently' (we can determine the exact definition of that later) and there are other reasonable alternatives, it should not be allowed to have a sealed, integrated lithium-ion battery. Vapes are by and large the most common perpetrators of this, being replaced as often as several times a week, and typically strewn about the landscape — sides of roads, all throughout nature, chucked into waterways, etc. These will be an ecological disaster of significant proportion, and we continue to allow it like it's fine."
—chris14020
6.
"I’m no square, I promise, but as someone who parties, whippets should super duper be illegal and not easily available or glorified as an enhancer for other party ingredients. They are incredibly dangerous, addictive, and quickly detrimental to one’s neurological health, capable of making you paralyzed without notice. Ask me how I know, so grateful I stopped in time. Lost all feeling, ALL FEELING, in my body for five months. Was on course for paralysis, living in a retirement home at 35. You don’t understand how much you rely on the sense of touch/feeling to do the most banal minutiae of your everyday till it’s gone. If you read this and do nitrous, please don’t, and that’s coming from someone that does the whole spectrum of substances."
—plastic_pyramid
7.
"Flat-faced dogs. It is animal abuse to breed these dogs, in my opinion."
Similarly, "Designer mutts."
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JaxxyWolf"I get excited when I see a dog. When I see it’s a doodle, it’s the same feeling of seeing a Cybertruck. Ruins my day."
—littlebigsystem
8.
"Declawing cats. Not an item...but it’s not declawing, it’s amputation."
9.
"Commercials for prescription medications. It's bullshit that they are allowed."
12.
"Parrots. They live a really long time, are super intelligent, and have high needs. Many people can't commit to caring for an animal for the rest of their life, and they don't realize this until it's too late. Really sad."
13.
"Cardboard straws."
14.
"Flushable wipes. Unlike toilet paper, they don't dissolve in water. They accumulate and clog sewage pipes. They're a time bomb waiting to go off."
15.
"Single-use plastics and fast fashion need to go because they are basically just pre-packaged landfill waste that we use for five minutes. It is wild that companies can still flood the market with cheap polyester garbage that falls apart after one wash or with plastic bottles that will outlive our grandkids, just for a tiny bit of convenience."
—Sharp-Membership5203
16.
"Aromachemicals that disrupt hormones (like many synthetic musks) are in everything; it’s probably in your laundry detergent. They don’t even have to tell you it’s in there; a company can just put 'fragrance' and not disclose."
17.
"Those ‘intimate washes’ for women. All the women I met make sure I’m aware that they absolutely despise them and they shouldn’t be used because they can burn/irritate your down there, which is usually self-cleaning. Like, thanks for the advice, but I was never gonna use them. But I will spread (ha) the word."
—ExpensivePhysics1909
18.
"Helium balloons. Helium is in short supply, and the balloon itself is often a hazard to wildlife."
Similarly, "Choke chains. Poor replacement for proper training can kill the animal with terrifying ease."
—lynnyfox
20.
"I'm going to get pilloried for saying this, but pyrotechnics should not be legal to sell to anybody but large-scale event organizers with permits. I've had too many close calls with drunken idiots setting off fireworks to believe otherwise."
21.
"Weed killer containing glyphosate. People prioritize a manicured lawn over the health of themselves and their family."
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Chrisgdsotm"Yard poison. Should be sold only to those that know how to use them properly. Like, have a permit. Not to any old man that just pours it in a spray bottle, undiluted, and walks around spraying EVERYTHING 50 feet from a creek. Dumb ASS."
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Ok-Worth-4721
24.
"Betel nuts. It's crazy how they are sold like regular candy in some regions, despite being incredibly addictive, ruining people's teeth, and being a direct fast-track to oral cancer."
25.
"I say this ironically as someone who drinks one zero-sugar Monster Drink most days. Caffeine should be regulated. The amount of caffeine in one drink should be capped at a specified level. Sure, people can just drink multiples to get their fix, but please, no more super caffeinated drinks from restaurants that are so jacked they can kill people. Some adults (and, unfortunately, kids) have no idea how much is in the drink they're downing."
—UltraRunner42
26.
"AC recharge kits from auto parts stores. You need a license to work with refrigerant but apparently you can just buy it over the counter. AC never needs topping up. It's low because the system leaks. So instead you're just sending ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere to buy yourself a couple of weeks of cooling."
—grease_monkey
27.
"Shoe insoles without a prescription. They can seriously mess up your joints if they’re not made specifically for your feet, and just make your whole situation a lot worse! If you need insoles, get them prescribed!"
—Crow_in_the_Rain
28.
"Trading card packs…it’s gambling for young kids.
—GamingTaylor
29.
"The entire supplements market needs heavy regulation. Not to say that everything being sold should be illegal, but the way things are being sold should be illegal. Rigorous testing, quality control, and provable claims should all be mandatory and should be enthusiastically regulated. Just like pharma."
30.
"Assault rifles and other weapons that have no purpose but to murder human beings and inflict maximum damage. Anything more than a 12-round handgun or a shotgun is no longer a tool for self-defense; it's completely unnecessary and ridiculous."
—L-O-S_lupo88
31.
"E-bikes. If you put some kid under 15 in something that does 35 mph, you are a shitty parent who hates their kid."
—Rage_PagesArtist
32.
"Hot take: vapes, cigarettes, and probably weed too. The smell alone is a public disturbance. And they are a completely unnecessary harm to humans. I saw so many kids in middle and high school doing all three, and it hurts me to think about how normalized they are, how 'cool' some people and some advertising make it seem to these kids, and how easy it is for them to get it. It's just not worth the risk to kids and people with asthma/allergies/pulmonary diseases for adults to feel good for a second. I'd really appreciate a valid argument against this, though. I know a lot of people are pro-marijuana, but I've never seen an argument that resonates with me."
—sunnybacillus
33.
And finally, "Alcohol is the most dangerous drug to be addicted to because it can ruin your life and health, and is intensely hard to quit. So bad that the withdrawals alone could kill you. What makes it the most dangerous is that it's so widely available, celebrated, and expected at any gathering, and people will become actively upset if you turn down a shot at a party."
I don't know about you, but I will be browsing the gas station shelves and CVS supplement aisle with a much more discerning eye going forward🤨🤨. Do you have any other super common yet lowkey (or highkey) harmful items to add to this list?? Let us know in the comments.
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