Bad name, bad placement, bad… bad.

IMAG0005, originally uploaded by toddlyons.

I saw this at the Uniprix pharmacy near my workplace.

I’m not sure what the marketers were thinking when they named the product. I’m not aware of too many runaway best sellers (well, any) where the treatment was named after the disease.  Evidently, someone slept through that semester of university… or bought their sheepskin from a degree mill.

Not much the store can do about the name, but what were the store employees thinking when they placed this in plain view on an open shelf?  Seems like an ideal candidate for an ‘over-the-counter’ product. I’m no prude,  I just can’t imagine anyone plucking this little gem from the shelf, proudly marching it up to the front counter and plopping it down in front of the register to pay for in full view of the lookie-loos.

So, there you have it: one of the best examples I’ve ever seen of a violation of common sense, good taste, and privacy all in one.  Today, anyway.