Tesco selling scented glue for kids !

dickydonkin

Dave_C wrote: »

Thinking about it, a child won't sniff solvent based glue as it "doesn't smell as nice as that glue mummy bought for me"

Dave

And thinking about it - surely the child must sniff the glue to come to that conclusion - which by then may be too late!

Dave_C_2

In reply to my

Thinking about it, a child won't sniff solvent based glue as it "doesn't smell as nice as that glue mummy bought for me"

dickydonkin wrote: »

And thinking about it - surely the child must sniff the glue to come to that conclusion - which by then may be too late!

This argument about it being too late is so wrong on several levels:

• The use of the word "sniff" in this context is highly emotive. There is a huge difference between smelling the Tesco scented glue and deliberately sniffing lungs full of solvent to get high.
• The smell of solvent based glue is enough to put any child off "sniffing". Just being in the same room as an open can of solvent based glue stinks. There is no need for the child to sniff the glue to decide that they don't like the smell.
• Even then I doubt very much of "one sniff" would cause problems other than the child puking.

Dave

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and stick to the topic

dickydonkin

Dave_C wrote: »

In reply to my



This argument about it being too late is so wrong on several levels:

• The use of the word "sniff" in this context is highly emotive. There is a huge difference between smelling the Tesco scented glue and deliberately sniffing lungs full of solvent to get high.
• The smell of solvent based glue is enough to put any child off "sniffing". Just being in the same room as an open can of solvent based glue stinks. There is no need for the child to sniff the glue to decide that they don't like the smell.

Missing the point completely - the same argument can be applied to 'harmless' candy cigarettes that were removed from general sale some time ago.

It is not the action of deliberately sniffing glue to get a high that is the issue - it is what leads up to WHY someone does it. A child seeing an adult smoking a cigarette may determine that is normal behaviour and that is what adults do - sadly potentially leading to addiction.

If a child perceives that 'sniffing' an adhesive is a pleasurable activity - well need I go on - let's face it, just because an addictive substance is distasteful or does not smell nice is irrelevant - cigarette smoke, solvent fumes and alocohol are not exactly pleasurable to the taste buds or nostrils for many - but are addictive nonetheless.

People who smoke cigarretes stink - lets make no bones about this - they do. Maybe they don't realise it but their clothes, breath, cars and houses wreak - that is the reality - but it doesn't stop them from smoking.

• Even then I doubt very much of "one sniff" would cause problems other than the child puking.

Dave

Regarding your last comment - would you have the same mindset if a food outlet poisoned your kid (assuming you had any) with a dodgy burger and they said there was no problem, he only puked?

Dave_C_2

dickydonkin wrote: »

If a child perceives that 'sniffing' an adhesive is a pleasurable activity - well need I go on

May I suggest at this point that if a family has a child that "perceives that 'sniffing' an adhesive is a pleasurable activity" then Tesco selling scented glue is the least of their worries.

Other than that you and others in this thread are over analysing the situation. What Tesco are doing is perfectly legal, the scented glue is safe for children. If you feel it is not for your kids then don't buy it.

Dave

MamaMoo_2

Dave_C wrote: »

If you feel it is not for your kids then don't buy it.

Pfft, but that'd be far too sensible!