Bayer takes on BC Powders

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When Der Bingle was in Georgia, he introduced me to BC Powder – a pain reliever that came in powdered form (obviously) inside a package that resembled a stick of gum. For some reason, it tickled my fancy – made me think of Driving Miss Daisy, perhaps. Besides the package looked so retro and bland, it gave you a feeling of being young and having your grandma take care of an ache for you. And being powdered, it had a head start on working, especially when I washed it down with half-Coke, half-Diet Coke.

Included on the BC Powder website are interesting little links:

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And then they pose the question: How do you take your BC Powder –  Straight Shooter, Tough Guy, Mixer.

Last night, after a long, trying day for me, Der Bingle called to let me know about a commercial he had just seen about Bayer Aspirin going crystal, so I took myself over to CVS and looked to see if Kendallville was up on the times. YES!!! So I bought a package.

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And I came home and opened it up and took out one of the little gum-like stick things and poured it in my mouth and it didn’t taste bad, It was a little hard to get into, though. The instructions said to pinch at the arrow and tear. I wound up ripping it open with my teeth.

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It tasted not bad at all. But it’s expensive and it is kind of a challenge to BC Powder myself.