Dear Mr Buckley

Alright, alright!  I know I've dragged out this Flu thing long enough.  Time to put the pig out of its misery and start blogging about other useless things again!  And I promise I will, right after I air my grievances with a stalwart cold medication company.

Mr Buckley did us all a tremendous favour when he took his terrible, awful, horrible, no good, really bad syrup in the brown bottle and turned it into cheery yellow pills.  Mr Buckley, I thank you from the bottoms of my toes!  But, why? Why? WHY?!  Did you take a great thing and make it mediocre?

I'm speaking of Buckley's Complete - Cough, Cold & Flu.  48 fun caplets to get you through your day.  Problem is, there are a whopping 36 caplets for daytime use (108hrs of relief), but only 12 nighttime caplets (36hrs of relief).  Now, isn't that a little bit like putting 12 in a package of weiners, but only 8 in a package of buns?  Marketers, I tell ya, they're all evil!

But it doesn't end there, oh no!  Here's the kicker:  The nighttime caplets are like pure gold!  They make you feel 100%!   Fever, aches & pains, headache, cough & sore throat, runny nose & sneezing, sinus & nasal congestion, itchy & watery eyes; they cover it all.  But they also make you sleepy, so it's best not to use them during the day.

The DAYTIME caplets.  Well!  They work alright, and they don't make you sleepy, but they're missing two important things off that list.  They don't stop the runny nose & sneezing, and they don't stop the itchy watery eyes.

Now I'm sure if you ask Mr Buckley why he did that he would either explain to you that it is scientifically proven to be helpful in the recovery process to let your nose run.  OR, he'd tell you that he did it so that you feel alright, but you still look like crap so your boss sends you home early and you can enjoy the rest of your day!

I have another theory though.  See, when I use a decongestant without something to stop the runny nose, my head turns into a snot factory; the ol' schnoz turns on like a regular faucet!  And what's right there beside me to clean up the mess?  Kleenex.

I bet old Mr Buckley there has shares in the Kleenex company!  ...whatajerk