Products for older folks with directions printed in 5 point type. Having to put on my readers is bad enough. If I have to get out a magnifying glass, I won’t buy that product again.
Reading the expiration dates is only the first hurdle… next is getting old fingers to discombobulate that #@!$# tamper seal!! I’m probably the only fella/gal who keeps a Gerber multi-tool mainly to prevent starving in my own kitchen!!!
Its just as bad with food labels. Expiration date is so hard to find, and when you do you need a magnifying glass. Why don’t they write it big so we don’t get sick or end up throwing away food. Black ink on a light background, is it to much to ask?
The same with a lot of television shows. Light blue lettering on a white background or white lettering on a light blue background. Can’t they see how hard they are to read??Grrrrr!
They talk about seniors misusing their medications – either too many or too few. But then manufacturers can’t be bothered to at least get exp date in legible, big enough to read print.
I agree 100%. And there is usually no excuse, like not having enough room. They have the pharmacy name and logo in bright colors taking up half the label, but still with plenty of space, with teeny-tiny letters for the rest of the information: Another problem with prescription labels, which I actually e-mailed AARP about when they did an article on improving Rx labels, is making the phone number of the pharmacy too tiny to read. They tell us all the time to not guess, call our pharmacist, etc. etc., and I agree that’s a good idea. But if I can’t read the phone number, and I don’t have the number memorized, I have to go look in the phone book (remember those?) or Google the pharmacy. I’m sure there are people who can’t do those things, or who just get exasperated and don’t call. They (AARP) didn’t print my suggestion, but I still think it is worthy of consideration.
Templo S.U.D. almost 6 years ago
hmmm… this year or two years ago?
wiatr almost 6 years ago
Or sometimes in red on a blue background, guaranteeing I can’t read it.
matjestaet almost 6 years ago
Reason enough, not to buy.
John Wiley Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Products for older folks with directions printed in 5 point type. Having to put on my readers is bad enough. If I have to get out a magnifying glass, I won’t buy that product again.
dsidney49 almost 6 years ago
Reading the expiration dates is only the first hurdle… next is getting old fingers to discombobulate that #@!$# tamper seal!! I’m probably the only fella/gal who keeps a Gerber multi-tool mainly to prevent starving in my own kitchen!!!
animemom50 almost 6 years ago
Its just as bad with food labels. Expiration date is so hard to find, and when you do you need a magnifying glass. Why don’t they write it big so we don’t get sick or end up throwing away food. Black ink on a light background, is it to much to ask?
abesnake almost 6 years ago
The same with a lot of television shows. Light blue lettering on a white background or white lettering on a light blue background. Can’t they see how hard they are to read??Grrrrr!
david_42 almost 6 years ago
Since they aren’t actually expiration dates, why worry?
Ladylagomorph1976 almost 6 years ago
Or the date you can refill your prescription!
Perkycat almost 6 years ago
Depending on the font they use, 6’s and 8’s are the hardest to distinguish.
Rose Madder Premium Member almost 6 years ago
They talk about seniors misusing their medications – either too many or too few. But then manufacturers can’t be bothered to at least get exp date in legible, big enough to read print.
CoffeeBob Premium Member almost 6 years ago
mouse print so you can’t tell if it’s good or bad, just go buy another one – enough people do that and their bottom line goes up!
finnygirl Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I agree 100%. And there is usually no excuse, like not having enough room. They have the pharmacy name and logo in bright colors taking up half the label, but still with plenty of space, with teeny-tiny letters for the rest of the information: Another problem with prescription labels, which I actually e-mailed AARP about when they did an article on improving Rx labels, is making the phone number of the pharmacy too tiny to read. They tell us all the time to not guess, call our pharmacist, etc. etc., and I agree that’s a good idea. But if I can’t read the phone number, and I don’t have the number memorized, I have to go look in the phone book (remember those?) or Google the pharmacy. I’m sure there are people who can’t do those things, or who just get exasperated and don’t call. They (AARP) didn’t print my suggestion, but I still think it is worthy of consideration.