Why are there child-proof caps on meds, etc but not on liquor bottles?

[flvegan]

[Left Is Write]

1. Because most kids would smell that Jack Daniels and think, "No way!"

[jmm]

6. My parents love telling about once

when my brother was 2 or 3 and drank some Vodka my father left on the counter like it was water.

He's a Jack Daniels fan now so I can only imagine what he would've done if that had been left out ;-).

[Taverner]

25. HAHAHAHAHA So true!

[TZ]

2. its called

Liquor cabinets that lock....:P

[madinmaryland]

8. Damn. Mine are still unlocked!

:P

[Robeson]

3. Because they know that there are people like me who raided their dad's....

...liquor cabinet when they were kids. Got to start them early!

[Pierre.Suave]

4. So the drunks can get the liquor open

If they put child safe tops on, sales would drop.

[flvegan]

7. Yeah, but the hilarity would make a fine hidden camera show.

[Pierre.Suave]

9. yes

it sure would.

[BeachBaby]

5. They don't want to scare away their future consumers.

[applegrove]

10. Cause liquor tastes bad to a kid. Cough medicine? Now that tastes like Candy.

[Jamastiene]

11. Because no sicko ever tampered with liquor and killed people.

I believe that is the serious answer.

The fun answer is: You don't want kids to mix drinking with pills at that age. They don't know which ones will make them rue the day for taking it with alcohol and which ones will just enhance the effects of alcohol. :evilgrin:

[Dangerously Amused]

12. Uhm.

Guessing here... because pills come in pretty colors, look like candy and are easy to pop in the mouth, whereas tots probably aren't going to have the strength or the dexterity to either swig from a liquor bottle or to pour themselves a drink, and even if they do, they will probably decline due to the smell and taste of alcohol.

But you raise a valid point. I'm sure there will be a products liability lawsuit with that issue in the near future, if there hasn't been one (or more) already. And the work-around (safety cap) is easy and cheap. The alcohol lobby will fight it tooth and nail though because "the risk isn't great enough to justify the added cost of producing safety caps" (read: it will make it harder for some people to drink = lost revenue).

Good question though.

[Shell Beau]

22. Been there, done that TWICE.

Child proof caps had nothing on 3 and 4 year old me. My grandfather's Haldol (sp?) looked like Red Hots and the cough syrup I was given tasted too yummy. I ate his whole bottle of pills and drank the whole bottle of cough syrup. I had to get my stomach pumped twice as a kid. Never did get into the liquor and it was more easily accessible if you will. I could climb the highest of cabinets and break through any child proof lock. I was the Houdini kid.

[Dangerously Amused]

23. Yikes, girl!

Keep a sharp eye on that Bella!

(I know you will, but if she turns out as wiley as you were, you will have your hands full!)

[Shell Beau]

24. Freaks me out!!!

[ZombieHorde]

26. You're a parents nightmare! nt

[harmonicon]

13. easy answer:

kid proof = drunk proof. You do not want drunks getting into meds, but they NEED to get into more booze.

[surrealAmerican]

14. Are you implying that some baby ...

... has been drinking all the booze at your house?

[Midlodemocrat]

15. Sweet Jesus. How would I ever get the top off?

I mean, the wine and cock thing is bad enough.

[madinmaryland]

18. You twist the cock thingie?

:wtf:

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. Duhhhh. Who do you think mixes the cocktails? It ain't me.

[sniffa]

17. In Massachusetts the liquor bottles come with sippy nozzles

We start 'em young.

[tigereye]

19. that's actually a good question...

[old mark]

20. Kids wouldn't drink liquor if you told 'em not to. nt

[Shell Beau]

21. If you get too drunk you can't open them!?!?!?

:shrug:

Interesting question.

[KamaAina]

27. Shhhhh! Don't give our Lt. Gov. (R) any ideas!

I was actually at the Legislature last year when Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona (R-Much, Much Worse Than Lingle) testified in favor of a measure that a) would make serving a minor carry jail time, and b) would leave you liable to such a charge if your 15-year-old snuck a beer out of your fridge (because you're supposed to keep it locked up, like everyone else does :rofl: ). :scared:

[Kali]

28. isn't that what those stupid bubbler inserts are?

I hate those things - they don't have those in the bottles I get at the duty free or across the border. (not to mention full liter bottles vs chintzy 750 ml here)