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Tide Detergent Pod Containers Make Easy Trick-Or-Treat Baskets, But Is It A Good Idea?

Tide Detergent Pod Containers Make Easy Trick-Or-Treat Baskets, But Is It A Good Idea?

Back in 2012, Procter & Gamble changed the packaging of Tide Pods to look less like candy in a jar after children showed an affinity for putting the colorful, shiny, toxic detergent packets in their mouths. While the move – and constant reminders to keep the detergent far, far away from kids – was meant to deter children from snacking on the poisonous packets, consumers are apparently finding a new use for the bright orange opaque container, a use that some say might not dissuade youngsters from thinking the contents are edible: Halloween candy buckets. [More]