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 asia
 
posted on July 23, 2003 10:11:41 PM new
I just purchased something on eBay.

The seller sent the item is some sort of soap powder box. When I opened the box, there were powder substances on the item and in the box. Since it is in a soap box, do you think it is soap? Maybe I worry too much since they are a company with 500+ feedbacks.

Anyway, quite scary though
[ edited by asia on Jul 23, 2003 10:19 PM ]
 
 Roadsmith
 
posted on July 23, 2003 10:28:34 PM new
Yikes. Does it smell like soap? I suppose you could e-mail the seller and inquire--something on the order of "what the hell were you thinking?" Or take the box to the local police station for chemical analysis.

You are probably just fine with this. But if it's going to eat at you, you could take the next step. . . .

 
 CBlev65252
 
posted on July 24, 2003 04:16:41 AM new
It's probably just soap. If it is, it should smell like soap. Even when a soap box appears empty, there's always soap hiding in some crevice somewhere. The seller may not have known there was still some hiding in there. I'd email the seller and ask her. I'd also put it to the nose test.

Cheryl
Power to the people. Power to the people, right on. - John Lennon
 
 NativeAmerican
 
posted on July 24, 2003 09:47:11 AM new
CBlev65252 Did you ever think that if you sniff it to see if it's soap it will be going up your nose. I'd forget about it or maybe email the sender to give them a heads up for next time.


 
 neroter12
 
posted on July 24, 2003 10:16:43 AM new
Anthrax in an ebay transaction?? ::shudder:::

It's probably just soap, but if you find that distasteful email the seller and tell them.

Maybe next time they will at least bag the item up before using a used box. (I make sure I do that if I use a pre-used box.)

 
 CBlev65252
 
posted on July 24, 2003 11:08:14 AM new
nativeamerican

I never told her to put her nose in it!!! You should be able to smell it without going to that extreme. There are so many perfumes in soap. Then again, if you do sniff it and start to feel giddy after say 10 minutes or so OR you get a sudden burst of unexplained energy. . . . the seller may have inadvertently included a very expensive surprise in your box. LOL! Okay now, no "drugs are bad" responses. This was just a joke and only a joke. I don't do drugs and should I start to sound like I am, it's only the soap.

Cheryl
Power to the people. Power to the people, right on. - John Lennon
 
 toasted36
 
posted on July 24, 2003 11:18:53 AM new
I don't do drugs and should I start to sound like I am, it's only the soap. ROFLMAO !! That was funny ...made my day !

 
 mcjane
 
posted on July 24, 2003 11:40:32 AM new
Put a little water in a dish, add the powder.
See any suds.....yes, then it's soap.

 
 Libra63
 
posted on July 24, 2003 12:24:09 PM new
Does pizza box sound familiar....?



 
 
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