# Some things definitely should not be bought used **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500 "2012-10-12T10:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/1 "2012-10-12T10:35:08Z")
Cribs, child car seats, a mattress… these are frequent items that show up on periodic reports of things you should not buy used. Some people have even been tacky enough to return a used item of clothing after a special event. One Florida man has taken this to a new low and is under arrest for his role in returning a used item as new. The details are icky so don’t say you were not warned. Police in Jacksonville, Fl have [arrested a man](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/returned-used-enemas-indictment-576341) who returned used enemas to a CVS Pharmacy. The items were resold to unsuspecting customers. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/2 "2012-10-12T10:44:45Z")
Dare I ask why exactly someone would need apparently dozens of enemas? Filming some kind of fetish porn? > [@](#): > > When the suspicious McDonald decided to “check the box of enemas to be sure that they were not tampered with,” he “observed that all the enemas were used.” The worker also noticed that, “the unknown white male…re-glued the bottom of the box so that it appeared that it had not been opened.” > > McDonald then opened three other six-pack enema boxes on the store’s shelves and found that “all the enemas in each of the 3 boxes were previously used,” deputies noted. An analysis of the used products revealed that, “fecal matter was located on some of the returned enema bottles.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/3 "2012-10-12T10:45:30Z")
Why? That’s all I want to know. Why? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/4 "2012-10-12T11:37:50Z")
Dentures. Tooth brushes. Neti pots. Syringes. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/5 "2012-10-12T11:48:47Z")
Vibrators Toilet paper ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/6 "2012-10-12T13:25:18Z")
Condoms ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/7 "2012-10-12T15:33:29Z")
Sanitary napkins ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/8 "2012-10-12T15:46:12Z")
fleshlight. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/9 "2012-10-12T22:23:21Z")
Underwear. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/10 "2012-10-12T22:42:07Z")
Gerbils? ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/11 "2012-10-12T23:08:06Z")
Anything that could be associated with bedbugs, such as mattresses (already mentioned), comforters, pillows, etc. Call me paranoid, I don’t care. Used shoes or glasses don’t really work out. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/12 "2012-10-12T23:11:19Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > fleshlight. Especially one that’s already been accidentally ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/13 "2012-10-13T00:05:48Z")
According to the report, he has twice bought & returned a box in roughly 12 hrs. I’m wondering if he has a spare box at home & he’s swapping out or if he’s really using one every 2 hrs? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/14 "2012-10-13T00:15:57Z")
pregnancy test kits ---
**Author:** ![Cold\_Dish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/15 "2012-10-14T02:41:08Z")
Jigsaw puzzles. You just know that last piece is missing. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/16 "2012-10-14T04:13:31Z")
I saw a Super Kegel in a garage sale a couple of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/17 "2012-10-15T15:52:38Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > Cribs, Hey, what is wrong with used cribs? A good sturdy crib should last many a little people. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/18 "2012-10-15T16:25:37Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > Hey, what is wrong with used cribs? A good sturdy crib should last many a little people. It may have been [recalled](http://babyproducts.about.com/od/sleepbedding/bb/used_cribs.htm), and there are new standards in regards to crib safety. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/19 "2012-10-15T16:27:10Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > Hey, what is wrong with used cribs? A good sturdy crib should last many a little people. > [@kimera](#): > > It may have been [recalled](http://babyproducts.about.com/od/sleepbedding/bb/used_cribs.htm), and there are new standards in regards to crib safety. My cousin lost a baby to a second-hand crib. Not a good scene. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-definitely-should-not-be-bought-used/637500/20 "2012-10-15T21:45:21Z")
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