Ethics question re: Cereal 'prizes'

RuSsMaN

Ok, so I'm sitting down with my girlfriend's son (6 yr old) for breakfast Saturday morning. We open a fresh box of Apple Jacks, and get the 2% gallon jug out of the fridge.

HE notices the advert for Disney's new Pixar film 'Cars' on the box, and the notation that there is a 'free racer inside!'.

I pour him a bowl, and he immediately asks me if he can dig in the box for the 'prize'. I said hell no. First of all, NO ONE is sticking their dickbeaters in a box of MY cereal for any reason. Second, isn't the rule that whomevers bowl the prize 'falls' in, gets the prize? I mean, that's how it's done, right?

Then to throw another wrench in the deal, I decide, fine - he can have the damn racer - but I GET THE NEXT ONE. Turns out it's not in the CEREAL AT ALL. I dumped 17 some odd ounces of crunchy sweetened three-grain cereal with apple & cinnamon into a mixing bowl AND NO PRIZE. I was about to get really steamed when he told me to check BETWEEN the bag and the box, low and behold - 'Sally', a baby blue Porschesque toy, in a small plastic bag (do not eat btw).

What's happened to society? Am I THAT stuck in the past? Did some kid actually EAT his toy, because he poured it INTO his bowl?

///rant off

Cheers,
Russ

shack

RuSsMaN wrote:

What's happened to society? Am I THAT stuck in the past? Did some kid actually EAT his toy, because he poured it INTO his bowl?

Probably....right after he ate the silica gel packet that was in his tennis shoe box (therefore the need for the "DO NOT EAT" warning right there in bold letters on the packet).

Demiurge

'Dickbeaters'

Thanks for that one!

disneyjoe7

RuSsMaN wrote:

Girlfriend's son (6 yr old) for breakfast.

"Their dickbeaters"

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


Tell me you're are kidding right?

brettw22

RuSsMaN wrote:

What's happened to society? Am I THAT stuck in the past?

If you're having internal (and expecially external) dialogue about the rightful ownership of a cereal toy, I think the answer is undeniably.......YES!!!!!!!!

dorokusai

I would have smacked that rugrat across the table and said "..prizes are for faggots!", but that would have simply been a flashback.

Honestly, I would the grab him by his neck and whisper "...prizes are for girls"...and nod while pointing to picture of an Uncle.

RuSsMaN

Desiccant

Shouldn't that have 2 S's, and 1 C? Ok, so we have to spell out 'throw away' and 'do not eat' for all the waterheads and mouthbreathers in the gene pool, but we also print 'desiccant' on it? I've got a legit IQ in the high 150's, low 160's. I've been to grad school. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DESICCANT IS.

I sure as F know I'm not going to eat it though. I may set fire to it. I may tie it to a bottle rocket and launch it. I may sprinkle it over a fire ant mound, then urinate on it. I have ZERO desire to see what it tastes like, and I don't need a warning to tell me that.

Is this not crazy?

I still say, whoever pours the prize, gets the prize. Imagine a box of Post Toasties with a joint hidden inside at the next Polkfest breakfast. Wrestlemania ain't got **** on us.

organ

RuSsMaN wrote:

I pour him a bowl, and he immediately asks me if he can dig in the box for the 'prize'. I said hell no. First of all, NO ONE is sticking their dickbeaters in a box of MY cereal for any reason. Second, isn't the rule that whomevers bowl the prize 'falls' in, gets the prize? I mean, that's how it's done, right?



Cheers,
Russ

LMFAO:D:D:D!!! Just picturing Russ fighting with a 6 yr old over a cereal prize. "Get your damn dick beater outta my cereal box!"

It is more fun with the prizes inside the bag and whomever gets it, keeps the toy. But it does make sense for them to put it between the bag and box to make sure nobody accidentally swallow a prize. Reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Bart ate the jagged metal "o" prize from his Krusty cereal.

F1nut

Russ, you see the problem is not IQ levels or education, it's pure common sense. Something that is severely lacking these days. Everyone knows whomever ends up with the prize in their bowl, gets it.

danger boy

for legal and safety reasons some kids like to put everything in their mouths.. i dont get it actually. LOL but whatever.

I'm sure Johnny Snotnose's mom and dad have brought many a lawsuits against cereal makers over the years.. why not. they have deep pockets. Just like that one guy that tried to sue McDonalds, because he ate big Macs every day and got fat.. stupid people exist every where. Even ones that eat cereal.

dkg999

Russ - you need to come to my house for the Saturday morning fight over where did Dad hide "his" peanut butter captain crunch so the kids can't get into it. Since when do kids think that every box of cereal is theirs! I'm not even worried about the f'ing prize until we clearly establish which cereal belongs to who Simple rules my kids just don't seem to get .... you don't touch my big comfy leather recliner, the peanut butter captain crunch belongs to me, and if there is frosted flakes in the house don't even look at them because it's not worth it

RuSsMaN

F1nut wrote:

Russ, you see the problem is not IQ levels or education, it's pure common sense. Something that is severely lacking these days. Everyone knows whomever ends up with the prize in their bowl, gets it.

Thank you. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that a few good men (and women) share the same, basic belief system still, that made this country the greatest in the world. Scratch that, the galaxy.

Ok, I'll give 'them' the warning on a cereal box. I mean, it IS a box of food, whatever pours out SHOULD be edible. Then again as Shack mentioned - friggin sneakers? Why on earth would you even consider EATING anything that came out of shoe box. As stated, cereal is food - and assuming the young lad or lass pouring it can read - I can endorse, nay condone the warning. BUT SNEAKERS?

Hell, I've found these little white bags in boxes of SPEAKERS. There is someone out there RIGHT NOW opening a new pair of speakers, thinking 'hey, they threw a bag of sea salt in, I'll season my taters with this tonight'. Does this REALLY happen?

Maybe I have the scenario all wrong. Maybe the adults open the box/package of bed sheets, work boots, shelf speakers....and say 'let the kids have it'. Oh wait honey, don't give them THIS packet of desiccant!!! They might EAT it!!!

I'm not getting ANY sleep tonight.

danger boy

why not instead of silical gel. fill those little pouches with something edible instead? Like pop rocks or gummy bears?

michael_w

Geeze Russ if you really wanted the toy that badly I'm sure you could have overpowered the six year old pretty easily

My brother and I used to just take turns on who gets the toy in the cereal box. Following the old rule of if it lands in your bowl you get it is good but doesn't really work so well with packaging and toys of today's cereal. Sometimes they're buried, sometimes they're outside the bag and sometimes they're attached to the box itself.

If a kid old enough to pour his/her own cereal is dumb enough to eat a prize and hurt him/herself maybe it's for the better...

George Grand

I can't believe you guys put any of that **** in your mouths. The cereal ****.

steveinaz

Russman
I believe if you turn to page 18, paragraph 3 of the manly manual; it does in fact state that "whomever's bowl the prize falls into, shall keep the item."

HBombToo

RuSsMaN wrote:

Desiccant


I sure as F know I'm not going to eat it though. I may set fire to it. I may tie it to a bottle rocket and launch it. I may sprinkle it over a fire ant mound, then urinate on it. I have ZERO desire to see what it tastes like, and I don't need a warning to tell me that.

This proves your IQ is north of 150 you crazy ****!

steveinaz

Kid's are funny..."hey, what the hell is this? Lemme put it in my mouth..." LOL!

Demiurge

steveinaz wrote:

Kid's are funny..."hey, what the hell is this? Lemme put it in my mouth..." LOL!

Sounds like a girl I once knew.

Pablo

I think it's also so kids DON'T stick there dick beaters (or **** pickers, what ever you prefer) into the box of cereal (I can't think of one kid that doesn't want the prize as soon as the box is opened [sometimes they want to open the box as soon as they get back from the store!]).

I just check my box of apple jacks and there is no CARS toy. Just a stupid secret spy spoon! What the hell am I going to do with that!?!

And what the hell happened to the old cereals? Apple jacks used to be just one bland color. Now it's 2 glowing colors with specks. And Trix just got bizarre looking. Weird shapes and color that you can use as a night light for the kids. What happened to the days of "Supper Sugar Smacks"! So sweet they give you a cavity before you finish the bowl!

Ron-P

Cereal has only gone down hill since these.

pmlewis

FYI if anyone cares.

Desiccant is used to absorb moisture. The reason you now find in everything is because of all the products made in Chine. They put these little bags in so stuff won’t rust or mold on ship.

My favorite toys were the subs or divers that I think they came in Cap’N Crunch. You would put baking soda in them, put them in water and they would dive to the bottom and then “magically” float back to the top.

steveinaz

dick beaters=booger hooks

Skynut

The prize belongs to whomevers bowl it falls into however we all know how easy it is to manipulate the cereal and box until the prize is ready to fall out.

So the decision is made to switch who gets the prize with each box of cereal. Then the kids forget who got the last one or the new one is way better and it is not fair.

therefore all the prizes should be divied up by the parent and if the parent wants to keep the toy then the kid needs to get a job and buy his own cereal.

I agree that the dickskinners need to stay out of the box. If you want to fondle the cereal in your bow then have at it but if you want to contaminate my cereal then we are gona have problems.

ND13

Peterpumpers

bobman1235

In my house we always used to dig around for the toy. The "official" rule was whoever's bowl it fell into owned it, but my dad didn't play fair, so I'd have to sneak and get the toy out first. But that requires digging, which as we've determined via colorful euphamisms, is disgusting. Since SOMEONE'S gonna dig for that toy, might as well put it somewhere reasonably sanitary.

Unfortunately, my "adult" cereals don't come with toys. Raisin Bran and Honey Bunches of Oats sure would be more exciting if they did though.

zombie boy 2000

my brother and I grew up hearing our paws referred to as "greasy meathooks"
as in--- get your "damn greasy meathooks out of that cereal box"

Polkersince85

I miss the CrackerJack toys. Didn't need glue because the sticky stuff on your fingers stuck everything together. THOSE were toys to fight over buddy.

Skynut

Polkersince85 wrote:

I miss the CrackerJack toys. Didn't need glue because the sticky stuff on your fingers stuck everything together. THOSE were toys to fight over buddy.

Now cracker jacks come with some lame-**** paper something-or-another that isn't worth opening the box for.

We used to get something you could actually choke on if you were one of "those" people.

Drumingman

They really should not put a warning on the Silica packet telling people not to eat it, it thins out the herd.

schwarcw

ROTFLMAO! You guys are out of control! Keep it coming:D