If PepsiCo started selling Mountain Dew branded laundry detergent, they would be absolutely reamed for packaing it like this. Think about the lawsuits Tide faced because people thought their pods just resembles candy. Mentos is a well established candy brand, using their branding on non-edible things that resemble candy is irresponsible, bordering on malicious.
It’s such a good thing at least the name of this product isn’t known for a candy in this exact shape, color, and “flavor”. I’m glad you’re here to clarify that the candy doesn’t actually look like anything.
Would you still think it was candy if it were in the cosmetics aisle with all the other soaps though? I feel that’s an important bit of context missing from the post lol
If it’s in your hotel room when you arrive but it’s not in the bathroom? We should probably avoid poisoning people for being illiterate or not knowing the local language.
A single point of failure when it comes to safety is a bad idea. We’re all idiots every once in a while, and layered safety helps reduce the number of dumb mistakes we make, like trying to eat soap.
Yeah when you’re traveling you’re not Google translating every little thing you buy. Some things look innocuous enough that you just trust it. Mentos strawberry yogurt would definitely not raise any red flags for me to bust out my phone for a translation.
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As an example, I didn’t think twice before downing a bottle of “coca cola plus”
Reverse Google image search shows any other reference to this image is from the last 2 weeks. Expiration date on the wrapper is 2025. I’m fairly certain this person had easy access to Google Lens or something similar.
Yeah while at your local supermarket sure, you’re asking for trouble if you are abroad and think you can do the same. Just reading the package (like you should in another country) gave plenty of hints that it’s not food. Even if you don’t understand the language.
Seems entirely reasonable not to assume this was soap on first glance, other country or not. It might as well say Hershey’s Chocolate! on it. OP shouldn’t be considered dumb for this.
Although, biting a big chunk of a Mentos of this scale could fuck up your teeth. And how would you even chew that much solid mentos? So OP either did the comically large bite for the photo, is a child, or maybe not dumb, but not brilliant either.
If only there has been some indication on the wrapper…
If PepsiCo started selling Mountain Dew branded laundry detergent, they would be absolutely reamed for packaing it like this. Think about the lawsuits Tide faced because people thought their pods just resembles candy. Mentos is a well established candy brand, using their branding on non-edible things that resemble candy is irresponsible, bordering on malicious.
Thankfully, Tide’s CEO, David Taylor, released this helpful press release video (parody).
This doesn’t appear to be from the company that owns the mentos brand for candy, and soap bars and candy do not actually look anything alike.
This soap bar looks exactly like a giant mentos candy
It’s such a good thing at least the name of this product isn’t known for a candy in this exact shape, color, and “flavor”. I’m glad you’re here to clarify that the candy doesn’t actually look like anything.
hi, i’m from the same country i also could have mistaken it for candy, who the fuck make soap using candy flavor
Would you still think it was candy if it were in the cosmetics aisle with all the other soaps though? I feel that’s an important bit of context missing from the post lol
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If it’s in your hotel room when you arrive but it’s not in the bathroom? We should probably avoid poisoning people for being illiterate or not knowing the local language.
I guess. That seems like it would be more the fault of the hotel at that point though since they picked out the soap
A single point of failure when it comes to safety is a bad idea. We’re all idiots every once in a while, and layered safety helps reduce the number of dumb mistakes we make, like trying to eat soap.
Well, Google translate isn’t everyone’s first go to, plus I’m pretty sure this didn’t exist when this was originally posted
Yeah when you’re traveling you’re not Google translating every little thing you buy. Some things look innocuous enough that you just trust it. Mentos strawberry yogurt would definitely not raise any red flags for me to bust out my phone for a translation.
EDIT: As an example, I didn’t think twice before downing a bottle of “coca cola plus”
Turns out it has a mild laxative ;)
Coke zero also has one actually, look into sugar alcohols
Reverse Google image search shows any other reference to this image is from the last 2 weeks. Expiration date on the wrapper is 2025. I’m fairly certain this person had easy access to Google Lens or something similar.
Regardless, most people aren’t going around translating every wrapper they see.
It says mentos, and yogurt. Sounds like food at first glance.
Yeah while at your local supermarket sure, you’re asking for trouble if you are abroad and think you can do the same. Just reading the package (like you should in another country) gave plenty of hints that it’s not food. Even if you don’t understand the language.
Seems entirely reasonable not to assume this was soap on first glance, other country or not. It might as well say Hershey’s Chocolate! on it. OP shouldn’t be considered dumb for this.
Although, biting a big chunk of a Mentos of this scale could fuck up your teeth. And how would you even chew that much solid mentos? So OP either did the comically large bite for the photo, is a child, or maybe not dumb, but not brilliant either.
It’s another country, why are you not looking at it with more than a quick first glance?
If that’s something you’re prone to doing, you kinda do deserve to eat soap….
Perfetti (perfume)
Fragrancia (fragrance)
Cosmetica (cosmetic)
Yeah you don’t need to translate anything, just read the packaging.
If someone offered me vegetable soap, I’d assume they spelled “soup” wrong and try using the bar as a bouillon cube.