Child-Safe Packaging: Nicotine Poisoning Surge Highlights Market Need.
The sharp rise in child nicotine pouch poisonings, even with so-called "tamper-proof" designs, underscores a pressing need for truly effective child-resistant packaging. Drawing on the historical precedent of safety-driven packaging overhauls in the pharmaceutical industry, this situation presents significant opportunities:
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Next-Generation Child-Resistant Packaging Solutions: There's an immediate and substantial market demand for companies specializing in advanced packaging technologies to innovate and develop superior, next-generation child-resistant designs for nicotine pouches. These solutions need to go beyond current "tamper-proof" lids, incorporating more complex, multi-step opening mechanisms or novel materials that effectively prevent access by young children. Opportunities exist for patenting these designs and marketing them directly to nicotine pouch manufacturers who are under intense scrutiny and facing impending stricter regulations.
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Collaborative Public Health & Industry Initiatives: The growing public health crisis creates an opportunity for nicotine pouch manufacturers to proactively partner with public health organizations, child safety advocates, and packaging experts. This collaboration can lead to the co-development and promotion of enhanced industry safety standards for packaging, along with comprehensive consumer education campaigns focused on safe product storage and disposal. Such initiatives not only address regulatory pressures but also foster positive brand perception through a demonstrated commitment to child safety.
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Child nicotine pouch poisonings surged 763% in 3 years, study finds. Young kids face higher risk of serious harm from pouches than other nicotine products. Experts call for stricter rules, fl
Posted by u/-Mystica-•07/15/2025
Top Comments
u/patricksaurus
Yeah, that’s what I said and that’s what a reasonable person would take from it.
u/ddx-me
"The ingestion rate for liquid nicotine increased by 450% from 2010 to 2015 and then decreased by 45% by 2023. This abrupt change in the rate trend corresponded temporally with passage of bot
u/patricksaurus
You are very confused at this point. You seem to think I’m advocating a policy position. I’m merely trying to accurately reflect what the article is saying. If you’re not going to discuss t
u/patricksaurus
I compared laws regulating both of them. Same with taxes. What did you read that you didn’t understand that?
u/19v97
That's not even true. The entire argument against certain flavors is that simply by having certain flavors they are inherently marketing towards kids.
u/igotadillpickle
Are we going to stop selling flavored alcohol too then? I never got this argument....
u/Neandertholocaust
So I'm assuming you're also intent on banning cotton candy vodka and hard lemonade? Since adults don't need yummy flavors.
u/Johnnys_an_American
This is 2025. We prefer to ban things that save people's lives instead (looking at you Texas).
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
If the concern is child safety, there are much more dangerous things out there than nicotine pouches.
From the article:
Most nicotine ingestions (81.3%) did not receive treatment at a healt
u/EatAtGrizzlebees
I was reading a BBC article where a woman was talking about vapes being targeted towards kids because some of them come with stickers and she said, "What adult wants to decorate their vape wi
u/patricksaurus
Are you seriously saying this and not realizing that I’m referring to the argument about flavor band that issues from this article?
u/ilikedonuts42
And fast food, processed foods, refined sugar, alcohol, guns, fireworks and swimming pools while we're at it.
u/str85
Wait, you guys can't handle snus?
u/BTMG2
did you just compare an automatic weapon with flavored nicotine pouch ?
lmfaooooooooooooo nah thats hilarious, appreciate the laugh.
u/MicroGamer
The only flavors I've seen are mint, spearmint, coffee, and citrus. It's not like they're selling bubblegum flavored nic pouches.
u/MicroGamer
The only flavors I've seen are mint, spearmint, coffee, and citrus. It's not like they're selling bubblegum flavored nic pouches.
u/patricksaurus
The flavor bans are meant to make them less pleasant for kids who happen upon them, so they won’t keep them in their mouths.
Adults who can’t deal without yummy flavors can make their choice
u/TopSloth
So flavored alcohol is out too right?
u/patricksaurus
I compared laws regulating both of them. Same with taxes. What did you read that you didn’t understand that?
u/igotadillpickle
Are we going to stop selling flavored alcohol too then? I never got this argument....
u/Petrichordates
They are, but this should moreso be applied to vaping since that reduces harms. Not pouches, which worsen them.
u/patricksaurus
You are very confused at this point. You seem to think I’m advocating a policy position. I’m merely trying to accurately reflect what the article is saying. If you’re not going to discuss t
u/RidiculousNicholas55
Parents may be seeking nicotine patches for relief from their long haul fatigue and accidentally leaving them around
u/patricksaurus
The flavor bans are meant to make them less pleasant for kids who happen upon them, so they won’t keep them in their mouths.
Adults who can’t deal without yummy flavors can make their choice
u/CutsAPromo
Why don't we ban cars as well if you're so concerned about kids? Don't you care about the -flattened- children?!?!
u/str85
Wait, you guys can't handle snus?
u/pattperin
I like getting a branded sticker to help me represent the brand I enjoy the most, in all sorts of avenues of life. Does anybody say that Yeti water bottles are marketed towards kids because t
u/Gorge_Lorge
Flavor bans are silly. What adults don’t like things that taste good?
Zyn in America already have a more tamper proof lid, takes some knowledge to get it open and would prevent a kid from ea
u/MicroGamer
So am I? "Experts call for stricter rules, flavor bans, and safer home storage." "The findings of this study support the need for ongoing surveillance and increased public policy and other ef
u/Mynsare
You seem to conveniently be ignoring all the poisoned children.
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
So we should just ban everything that poses a risk of an accident?
u/GetsBetterAfterAFew
Its interesting, in the 80a 7 people died from aspirin being laced with cyanide, which led to an industry wide change on aspirin bottles having sealed tops, the world freaked out. Here we are
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
So we should just ban everything that poses a risk of an accident?
u/patricksaurus
No, but if a group of researchers wrote a paper and that was their argument, I would be able to read it accurately.
u/MicroGamer
There's more to this issue than flavoring. There are only a handful of flavors available, none of which are "kid-friendly". The packaging is already child-resistant. With those two things alr
u/hughbiffingmock
[Nicotine isn't all that harmful.](https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/nicotine--no-more-harmful-to-health-than-caffeine-.html) Like most things, if you take too much, it's bad. The moral o
u/Designer-Ad-6053
Natural selection at work baby
u/LegAutomatic1847
See all the kids are confused. Youre supposed to spit not swallow
u/LucasRuby
Why do any time we find a better and less harmful nicotine product there's some busybody calling for bans. People need to learn how to mind their own business, if you don't like it don't buy
u/Eruionmel
Then buy the stickers separately. Water bottles don't kill people. Quit making bad-faith arguments. Adults making choices that inconvenience themselves (calling "not packaging stickers with d
u/Rkruegz
I’m all about NRT, and while I succumb to the throes of vaping at times, the pouches are better. Most people using the pouches go for the tobacco free ones.
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
So we should just ban everything that poses a risk of an accident?
u/TopSloth
So flavored alcohol is out too right?
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
Cool, I don’t have kids. Why can’t I have flavoured nicotine?
u/patricksaurus
You are very confused at this point. You seem to think I’m advocating a policy position. I’m merely trying to accurately reflect what the article is saying. If you’re not going to discuss t
u/Eruionmel
So you would buy stickers separately as well, right? Or are you just doing the thing that's packaged with the product because it's there, and "why not?" You're an adult, so you already know h
u/patricksaurus
What are you leading to with this observation? A kid who is accidentally exposed to a product or container isn’t going to think, “well, I don’t know what this tasty thing is, but there could
u/deletable666
Nictotine does not kill 2000 people a day. Please include a source on that claim, because I’m struggling to see how you figured that. Studies show the risk factors are about the same as caffe
u/JunkyardAnimations
Ummm… why are kids having nicotine in the first place ????!??
u/Petrichordates
They are, but this should moreso be applied to vaping since that reduces harms. Not pouches, which worsen them.
u/patricksaurus
The flavor bans are meant to make them less pleasant for kids who happen upon them, so they won’t keep them in their mouths.
Adults who can’t deal without yummy flavors can make their choice
u/RidiculousNicholas55
Parents may be seeking nicotine patches for relief from their long haul fatigue and accidentally leaving them around
u/john_117
Such an insincere argument. Make fun of adults who want flavor, and then when he addresses the flavor issue you call him out?
Take the L dude.
u/ilikedonuts42
And fast food, processed foods, refined sugar, alcohol, guns, fireworks and swimming pools while we're at it.
u/hughbiffingmock
[Nicotine isn't all that harmful.](https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/nicotine--no-more-harmful-to-health-than-caffeine-.html) Like most things, if you take too much, it's bad. The moral o
u/patricksaurus
For the same reason you can’t, say, have an automatic weapon. Because the risk of having them available to the community at all increases the risk of something accidental or awful happening.
u/JunkyardAnimations
Ummm… why are kids having nicotine in the first place ????!??
u/patricksaurus
What are you leading to with this observation? A kid who is accidentally exposed to a product or container isn’t going to think, “well, I don’t know what this tasty thing is, but there could
u/ilikedonuts42
And fast food, processed foods, refined sugar, alcohol, guns, fireworks and swimming pools while we're at it.
u/HamHockShortDock
Do we have the stats on how many kids had previously OD'ed on chew? and then maybe went on a carnival ride and puked their guts out
u/This-Nightwing
Are you a bot or did you just not read what you linked? Holy hell.
"Nicotine has also been found to be carcinogenic in several studies."
u/ddx-me
"The ingestion rate for liquid nicotine increased by 450% from 2010 to 2015 and then decreased by 45% by 2023. This abrupt change in the rate trend corresponded temporally with passage of bot
u/Rkruegz
I’m all about NRT, and while I succumb to the throes of vaping at times, the pouches are better. Most people using the pouches go for the tobacco free ones.
u/Timmy_germany
Your arguments are so stupid...
u/LegAutomatic1847
See all the kids are confused. Youre supposed to spit not swallow
u/patricksaurus
For the same reason you can’t, say, have an automatic weapon. Because the risk of having them available to the community at all increases the risk of something accidental or awful happening.
u/shoeperson
Bro read your links. Your first article has info that nicotine has been shown to make several cancers resistant to chemo and traditional treatments.
Nicotine is dangerous. People just don't
u/AllToadsLeadToGnome
Can you cite anything that suggests products like Zyn are more harmful?
u/CutsAPromo
Why don't we ban cars as well if you're so concerned about kids? Don't you care about the -flattened- children?!?!
u/Limp_Estimate_2375
Profits over people in the good ‘ole US of A!!!
u/patricksaurus
No, but if a group of researchers wrote a paper and that was their argument, I would be able to read it accurately.
u/Johnnys_an_American
This is 2025. We prefer to ban things that save people's lives instead (looking at you Texas).
u/patricksaurus
Yeah, that’s what I said and that’s what a reasonable person would take from it.
u/john_117
Such an insincere argument. Make fun of adults who want flavor, and then when he addresses the flavor issue you call him out?
Take the L dude.
u/patricksaurus
Can you decide which point you want to make?
I’m saying that flavored is preferential to flavorless to someone six or younger. Do you have a serious issue with this?
u/EatAtGrizzlebees
I was reading a BBC article where a woman was talking about vapes being targeted towards kids because some of them come with stickers and she said, "What adult wants to decorate their vape wi
u/Mynsare
You seem to conveniently be ignoring all the poisoned children.
u/Johnnys_an_American
This is 2025. We prefer to ban things that save people's lives instead (looking at you Texas).
u/pattperin
I like getting a branded sticker to help me represent the brand I enjoy the most, in all sorts of avenues of life. Does anybody say that Yeti water bottles are marketed towards kids because t
u/deletable666
Nictotine does not kill 2000 people a day. Please include a source on that claim, because I’m struggling to see how you figured that. Studies show the risk factors are about the same as caffe
u/Eruionmel
Then buy the stickers separately. Water bottles don't kill people. Quit making bad-faith arguments. Adults making choices that inconvenience themselves (calling "not packaging stickers with d
u/ddx-me
"The ingestion rate for liquid nicotine increased by 450% from 2010 to 2015 and then decreased by 45% by 2023. This abrupt change in the rate trend corresponded temporally with passage of bot
u/Neandertholocaust
So I'm assuming you're also intent on banning cotton candy vodka and hard lemonade? Since adults don't need yummy flavors.
u/Rkruegz
I’m all about NRT, and while I succumb to the throes of vaping at times, the pouches are better. Most people using the pouches go for the tobacco free ones.
u/Timmy_germany
Your arguments are so stupid...
u/MicroGamer
The flavors available aren't geared towards kids. The package is already child-resistant; it's much more difficult to open a can of Zyn or On pouches than a pill bottle. You can't legislate p
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
Cool, I don’t have kids. Why can’t I have flavoured nicotine?
u/MicroGamer
The only flavors I've seen are mint, spearmint, coffee, and citrus. It's not like they're selling bubblegum flavored nic pouches.
u/MicroGamer
There's more to this issue than flavoring. There are only a handful of flavors available, none of which are "kid-friendly". The packaging is already child-resistant. With those two things alr
u/AllToadsLeadToGnome
Can you cite anything that suggests products like Zyn are more harmful?
u/BTMG2
did you just compare an automatic weapon with flavored nicotine pouch ?
lmfaooooooooooooo nah thats hilarious, appreciate the laugh.
u/patricksaurus
Can you decide which point you want to make?
I’m saying that flavored is preferential to flavorless to someone six or younger. Do you have a serious issue with this?
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
If the concern is child safety, there are much more dangerous things out there than nicotine pouches.
From the article:
Most nicotine ingestions (81.3%) did not receive treatment at a healt
u/john_117
Such an insincere argument. Make fun of adults who want flavor, and then when he addresses the flavor issue you call him out?
Take the L dude.
u/BTMG2
did you just compare an automatic weapon with flavored nicotine pouch ?
lmfaooooooooooooo nah thats hilarious, appreciate the laugh.
u/Designer-Ad-6053
Natural selection at work baby
u/Zealotstim
Wow, that's a huge impact!
u/thecloudkingdom
[safer, except for the heavy metals that vapes expose people to](https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/2022/2/feature/3-feature-e-cigarettes-and-toxic-metals)
u/Concussive_Blows
Nah you’d just be a prick about it
u/Eruionmel
So you would buy stickers separately as well, right? Or are you just doing the thing that's packaged with the product because it's there, and "why not?" You're an adult, so you already know h
u/19v97
That's not even true. The entire argument against certain flavors is that simply by having certain flavors they are inherently marketing towards kids.
u/Zealotstim
Wow, that's a huge impact!
u/LucasRuby
Why do any time we find a better and less harmful nicotine product there's some busybody calling for bans. People need to learn how to mind their own business, if you don't like it don't buy
u/Zealotstim
Wow, that's a huge impact!
u/EatAtGrizzlebees
I was reading a BBC article where a woman was talking about vapes being targeted towards kids because some of them come with stickers and she said, "What adult wants to decorate their vape wi
u/Limp_Estimate_2375
Profits over people in the good ‘ole US of A!!!
u/patricksaurus
> Flavor options have proliferated, and many oral nicotine products resemble common food items, allowing them to be easily mistaken for food or candy by young children.15,17
See the othe
u/pattperin
I like getting a branded sticker to help me represent the brand I enjoy the most, in all sorts of avenues of life. Does anybody say that Yeti water bottles are marketed towards kids because t
u/Gorge_Lorge
Flavor bans are silly. What adults don’t like things that taste good?
Zyn in America already have a more tamper proof lid, takes some knowledge to get it open and would prevent a kid from ea
u/19v97
You were talking about why they are banning flavors. Idc about the article.
u/Timmy_germany
Your arguments are so stupid...
u/patricksaurus
> Flavor options have proliferated, and many oral nicotine products resemble common food items, allowing them to be easily mistaken for food or candy by young children.15,17
See the othe
u/RidiculousNicholas55
Parents may be seeking nicotine patches for relief from their long haul fatigue and accidentally leaving them around
u/str85
Wait, you guys can't handle snus?
u/LegAutomatic1847
See all the kids are confused. Youre supposed to spit not swallow
u/Concussive_Blows
Nah you’d just be a prick about it
u/patricksaurus
Are you seriously saying this and not realizing that I’m referring to the argument about flavor band that issues from this article?
u/Mac-Swan
The logic behind flavor bans has never made sense to me. Can someone explain why it makes sense to ban flavored vape juice while leaving flavored alcohol untouched? At least vapes have actual
u/Eruionmel
Then buy the stickers separately. Water bottles don't kill people. Quit making bad-faith arguments. Adults making choices that inconvenience themselves (calling "not packaging stickers with d
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
Cool, I don’t have kids. Why can’t I have flavoured nicotine?
u/HamHockShortDock
Do we have the stats on how many kids had previously OD'ed on chew? and then maybe went on a carnival ride and puked their guts out
u/AllToadsLeadToGnome
Can you cite anything that suggests products like Zyn are more harmful?
u/Designer-Ad-6053
How about we just let adults be adults and stop making arbitrary laws for random plants. I can never understand grown adults fascination with letting others tell them what they can and can’t
u/t_bug_
Even the flavors are pretty unpleasant for new user adults, let alone a kid
u/patricksaurus
What are you leading to with this observation? A kid who is accidentally exposed to a product or container isn’t going to think, “well, I don’t know what this tasty thing is, but there could
u/Designer-Ad-6053
How about we just let adults be adults and stop making arbitrary laws for random plants. I can never understand grown adults fascination with letting others tell them what they can and can’t
u/TopSloth
So flavored alcohol is out too right?
u/HamHockShortDock
Do we have the stats on how many kids had previously OD'ed on chew? and then maybe went on a carnival ride and puked their guts out
u/[deleted]
Profits over people in the good ‘ole US of A!!!
u/patricksaurus
Are you seriously saying this and not realizing that I’m referring to the argument about flavor band that issues from this article?
u/GetsBetterAfterAFew
Its interesting, in the 80a 7 people died from aspirin being laced with cyanide, which led to an industry wide change on aspirin bottles having sealed tops, the world freaked out. Here we are
u/Neandertholocaust
So I'm assuming you're also intent on banning cotton candy vodka and hard lemonade? Since adults don't need yummy flavors.
u/JunkyardAnimations
Ummm… why are kids having nicotine in the first place ????!??
u/This-Nightwing
Are you a bot or did you just not read what you linked? Holy hell.
"Nicotine has also been found to be carcinogenic in several studies."
u/GetsBetterAfterAFew
Its interesting, in the 80a 7 people died from aspirin being laced with cyanide, which led to an industry wide change on aspirin bottles having sealed tops, the world freaked out. Here we are
u/ddx-me
"The ingestion rate for liquid nicotine increased by 450% from 2010 to 2015 and then decreased by 45% by 2023. This abrupt change in the rate trend corresponded temporally with passage of bot
u/patricksaurus
For the same reason you can’t, say, have an automatic weapon. Because the risk of having them available to the community at all increases the risk of something accidental or awful happening.
u/patricksaurus
Yeah, that’s what I said and that’s what a reasonable person would take from it.
u/patricksaurus
That’s a factually false claim. I can certainly point out a mistaken reading of a portion of the paper without discussing every other aspect of it. You can’t stay on topic because you decid
u/Gorge_Lorge
Flavor bans are silly. What adults don’t like things that taste good?
Zyn in America already have a more tamper proof lid, takes some knowledge to get it open and would prevent a kid from ea
u/patricksaurus
No, but if a group of researchers wrote a paper and that was their argument, I would be able to read it accurately.
u/Remarkable_Hawk2683
If the concern is child safety, there are much more dangerous things out there than nicotine pouches.
From the article:
Most nicotine ingestions (81.3%) did not receive treatment at a healt
u/Designer-Ad-6053
How about we just let adults be adults and stop making arbitrary laws for random plants. I can never understand grown adults fascination with letting others tell them what they can and can’t
u/19v97
You were talking about why they are banning flavors. Idc about the article.
u/deletable666
Nictotine does not kill 2000 people a day. Please include a source on that claim, because I’m struggling to see how you figured that. Studies show the risk factors are about the same as caffe
u/MicroGamer
So am I? "Experts call for stricter rules, flavor bans, and safer home storage." "The findings of this study support the need for ongoing surveillance and increased public policy and other ef
u/CutsAPromo
Why don't we ban cars as well if you're so concerned about kids? Don't you care about the -flattened- children?!?!
u/shoeperson
Bro read your links. Your first article has info that nicotine has been shown to make several cancers resistant to chemo and traditional treatments.
Nicotine is dangerous. People just don't
u/Designer-Ad-6053
Natural selection at work baby
u/MicroGamer
The flavors available aren't geared towards kids. The package is already child-resistant; it's much more difficult to open a can of Zyn or On pouches than a pill bottle. You can't legislate p
u/t_bug_
Even the flavors are pretty unpleasant for new user adults, let alone a kid
u/patricksaurus
Can you decide which point you want to make?
I’m saying that flavored is preferential to flavorless to someone six or younger. Do you have a serious issue with this?
u/MicroGamer
There's more to this issue than flavoring. There are only a handful of flavors available, none of which are "kid-friendly". The packaging is already child-resistant. With those two things alr
u/patricksaurus
> Flavor options have proliferated, and many oral nicotine products resemble common food items, allowing them to be easily mistaken for food or candy by young children.15,17
See the othe
u/Mynsare
You seem to conveniently be ignoring all the poisoned children.
u/igotadillpickle
Are we going to stop selling flavored alcohol too then? I never got this argument....
u/19v97
You were talking about why they are banning flavors. Idc about the article.
u/shoeperson
Bro read your links. Your first article has info that nicotine has been shown to make several cancers resistant to chemo and traditional treatments.
Nicotine is dangerous. People just don't
u/patricksaurus
That’s a factually false claim. I can certainly point out a mistaken reading of a portion of the paper without discussing every other aspect of it. You can’t stay on topic because you decid
u/LucasRuby
Why do any time we find a better and less harmful nicotine product there's some busybody calling for bans. People need to learn how to mind their own business, if you don't like it don't buy
u/thecloudkingdom
flavorings for nicotine products have been criticized for decades as ways for nicotine companies to get underaged and barely legal young adults hooked, tf are you talking about? first it was
u/19v97
That's not even true. The entire argument against certain flavors is that simply by having certain flavors they are inherently marketing towards kids.
u/patricksaurus
I compared laws regulating both of them. Same with taxes. What did you read that you didn’t understand that?
u/MyBallsWeighTooMuch
What? There are nicotine pouches for children.
u/Eruionmel
So you would buy stickers separately as well, right? Or are you just doing the thing that's packaged with the product because it's there, and "why not?" You're an adult, so you already know h
u/This-Nightwing
Are you a bot or did you just not read what you linked? Holy hell.
"Nicotine has also been found to be carcinogenic in several studies."
u/MyBallsWeighTooMuch
What? There are nicotine pouches for children.
u/patricksaurus
That’s a factually false claim. I can certainly point out a mistaken reading of a portion of the paper without discussing every other aspect of it. You can’t stay on topic because you decid
u/MicroGamer
The flavors available aren't geared towards kids. The package is already child-resistant; it's much more difficult to open a can of Zyn or On pouches than a pill bottle. You can't legislate p
u/Gorge_Lorge
Flavor bans are silly. What adults don’t like things that taste good?
Zyn in America already have a more tamper proof lid, takes some knowledge to get it open and would prevent a kid from ea
u/hughbiffingmock
[Nicotine isn't all that harmful.](https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/nicotine--no-more-harmful-to-health-than-caffeine-.html) Like most things, if you take too much, it's bad. The moral o
u/Mac-Swan
The logic behind flavor bans has never made sense to me. Can someone explain why it makes sense to ban flavored vape juice while leaving flavored alcohol untouched? At least vapes have actual
u/Petrichordates
They are, but this should moreso be applied to vaping since that reduces harms. Not pouches, which worsen them.
u/t_bug_
Even the flavors are pretty unpleasant for new user adults, let alone a kid
u/MicroGamer
So am I? "Experts call for stricter rules, flavor bans, and safer home storage." "The findings of this study support the need for ongoing surveillance and increased public policy and other ef
u/GetsBetterAfterAFew
Its interesting, in the 80a 7 people died from aspirin being laced with cyanide, which led to an industry wide change on aspirin bottles having sealed tops, the world freaked out. Here we are
u/Concussive_Blows
Nah you’d just be a prick about it