Guys,
I don't know where to start,I tried to write this up before but I didn't get around to it.
Let's start. Basic story begins as I am zoning the aisle in Pharmacy that has Toothbrushes/Toothpaste/ Denture cream, pain relief (toothache) on one side; and Mouthwash / deodorant on the other side.
Actually, you know what. I'm just going to put the story that I wrote to THE COMPANY, on here. It explains it better than I could a second time.
I recall the Gentleman from the Pharmacy as strictly "TOM'S OF MAINE" because that is what he wanted. (imagine the phrase in a slow harsh voice)...
So, here it is:
Dear Tom of Maine’s Company,
I want to share with you a personal experience I have had with one of your loyal customers. It was a normal day, like so many before it, and I was causally working alongside your product at my workplace. It was the Toothpaste aisle; and on the opposite side the Deodorant aisle. Then HE appeared. Gathering what little memory I have of that night after a terrible headache. I can recall that he said he was an ex-soldier, or something related to the Military scene.
I greet him, asked if he needed help finding anything, he says no, and all was well. Suddenly, he angers, and starts looking frantically for Tom’s Of Maine Fluoride Free Toothpaste. I show him the box, he is delighted, and now he wants deodorant. All we had at the time was Fresh Apricot, Wild Lavender, and Unscented. This set him off, as he didn’t want the unscented or the women varieties! Finely, he grabbed the unscented because he had no alternative, but due to this absence he decided to “educate” me in the ways of the world that I did not understand.
Nor want to.
He goes back to the Toothpaste, “You know Fluoride can kill you! *(They)* shouldn’t be allowed to sell toothpaste with fluoride in it! It should be against the law!”
(why is it always They, Tom’s of Maine?)
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It caught me off guard at the time, I have only recently looked back and found out that:
A.) The minimum dose of fluoride that can kill a human being is currently estimated to be 5 mg/kg (5 milligrams of fluoride for each kilogram of body weight).
B.) A majority of toothpastes on the market contain about 0.15% fluoride ion, which comes out to 1500 ppm (parts per million.) In 1.5 ml of toothpaste (about half the tube give or take) you would find 2.25 mg of fluoride. In a pea sized amount of toothpaste, you would only find 0.3 mg of fluoride.
C.) Since 1962, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) suggested that public tap water contain between 0.7 and 1.2 milligrams of fluoride per liter. The department said now it's recommending that the level not exceed 0.7 milligrams per liter (which is the same as 0.7 parts per million, or ppm).Apr 27, 2015.
And D.) There is no scientifically valid evidence to show that fluoride causes cancer, kidney disease, or other disorders.
…..This pretty much points out that this guy has issues. Only I knew from the beginning when he started going on about how the Government wants us dead, yada, yada, or money off taxes and everything.
So, I’m already back-peddling out of there as fast as I can when he starts to enlighten me on errors from the Bible, now I’m not much of a Christian, Hell I don’t even attend church, so you can imagine how hard it was to decide if I should keep my job or tell this guy to leave me be. He started blabbering about some people… Cain and Abel? Doing something in Hell or whatnot, then it shifted to Angels coming down from Heaven having (relations) crazy sex with animals on Earth THUS CREATING Centaurs, and other creatures, beings, things… I don’t know Greek mythology maybe but that’s not right I think?
Anyway, one thing leads to another. I left with the worst headache of my life, I get to the back of my store to escape from the vast collection of information my brain was struggling to not decrypt, I wanted to forget about the black void of knowledge that was bestowed upon me unwillingly. I didn’t want to even attempt to question his ideals or beliefs. The only thing I could think about was “That guy is (expletive) nuts!” and, “Water has fluoride in it! Jesus!”
It would have been different Tom’s Of Maine, if I had started up a spontaneous conversation about the possible negative side effects of Fluoride in Toothpaste (and water), or if he said something nonchalant like “Huh, they make Toothpaste without Fluoride? Neat.” But all I said was “Hello, Can I help you find anything today?” It’s like asking someone if they know of a good restaurant to eat at then getting a detailed list of all the reasons Islamic people wish to kill you, or how the restaurant was invented by a man who had an affair with livestock and then sacrificed the animals to worship an ancient demon….
I was afraid to go back to my aisle Tom’s Of Maine, my break only lasts so long. I scouted around aisles to see if was still there and thankfully he was heading for the checkout. I haven’t seen him for a while now Tom’s Of Maine.
I actually stared in horror as a customer asked me where the Tom’s of Maine Toothpaste was the other day (Fluoride Free), I just figured he’d go on about something about how our Government secretly makes money off of the amount of grass we mow in some never-ending biological-solar grass growing scheme. But he smiled and said “thank you” as he placed the carton in his basket and walked away into the night.
This is 100% true. I fear your customers since the day I met “Fluoride Free Man”.
Thank you for your time,
Eddy
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That is what I mailed to Tom's of Maine Corporation.... and I recieved a package just the other day in the mail. --> They sent me the "Fluoride" version of the Toothpaste and apologized for what I had to go through, (it was freaking hilarious and professional.)
They thanked me for attempting to research their product and explained how they use a safe version of fluoride to some effect.
Bottom line: I encountered a crazy associated with a product belonging to a company, and they apologized for me experience with their/my customer.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. Should we just mailing companies stories of our experiences to get free stuff?
First one to receive a free TV wins!
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