Checkout display at RiteAid. Asked the sales clerk if he'd tried it. "Nah," he said. "Better ways to get that kind of rush." He laughed. I can't argue the point. I didn't check the price. It's the packaging that caught my eye first. The color and shape, like rows of mouths pouted for a kiss. Then that shiny text, advertising some sort of magic concoction. You can chew and soar, pop one in your mouth and boing! you're awake! ALERT I think is the brand name. There's something on there about fruit, which I guess is the flavor? Fruit flavor? Which fruit? This is a lot of packaging for a pack of gum, assuming it's a pack of slices and not some sort of nuggety things. Wonder if there's a warning on the back. Maybe next time I'll take a closer look. And yet, there's a part of me that thinks ALERT CAFFEINE GUM is dangerous and ought to be avoided at any cost.
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