I think I'm in trouble.
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I think I might be in trouble.
A few months ago I found a website that sold dental and medical supplies. I filled out my name and address for some free samples, not expecting anything to come of it. I started getting toothpaste and mouthwash sent to my home address, but it's started getting out of hand now. At least twice a week now I'm being sent toothpaste, rubber gloves and various things that I don't even know what they are for.
The thing is, when I filled out the online form, I put "Dr" as my title. It asked for some medical license number, and I just put in 12345678. I never expected anything to happen, and now I'm scared.
Can I get into big trouble for this? What if they start sending sales reps round to my house? They might think it is a surgery. I'm scared every time the doorbell goes now, and I have over 20 boxes of Colgate hidden in a drawer. I know it's funny in a way, but I'm really worried about making up a fake title and medical license number or whatever. I really never expected anything to happen, and now I'm really scared.
What should I do?
A few months ago I found a website that sold dental and medical supplies. I filled out my name and address for some free samples, not expecting anything to come of it. I started getting toothpaste and mouthwash sent to my home address, but it's started getting out of hand now. At least twice a week now I'm being sent toothpaste, rubber gloves and various things that I don't even know what they are for.
The thing is, when I filled out the online form, I put "Dr" as my title. It asked for some medical license number, and I just put in 12345678. I never expected anything to happen, and now I'm scared.
Can I get into big trouble for this? What if they start sending sales reps round to my house? They might think it is a surgery. I'm scared every time the doorbell goes now, and I have over 20 boxes of Colgate hidden in a drawer. I know it's funny in a way, but I'm really worried about making up a fake title and medical license number or whatever. I really never expected anything to happen, and now I'm really scared.
What should I do?
Working class said:
Op, please put a link to this in the lounge!
On a serious note, I'd act daft. Contact the company and ask why they are sending you all this stuff. Claim you know nothing about the goods and even offer to return them.
I bet they won't even want the stuff back.
I can't post in the lounge yet, but if a mod wants to move this, it's fine with me.On a serious note, I'd act daft. Contact the company and ask why they are sending you all this stuff. Claim you know nothing about the goods and even offer to return them.
I bet they won't even want the stuff back.
I considered phoning them, but wouldn't they want to know why I've not said anything for a few months? Normally I wouldn't care about this sort of thing, but I'm just worried about legal issues from putting in that fake title and medical license number.
So far, I've been able to get to the post each day before my flatmate, so he's not asking awkward questions. He did ask about a cool little model skull I was sent, and I had to make up some stuff about a university project. He has no idea about my drawer full of toothpaste though.
Listen carefully...YOU MUST NOT LET ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THE TOOTHPASTE DRAWER.
There are heavy fines for impersonating a member of the medical profession,even a dentist.If they find out you've been hoarding toothpaste and rubber gloves
they'll put 2+2 together and think you've been trying to do fillings,root canal work etc on members of the public and you'll be sent to prison.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO - keep taking in the toothpaste until the drawer is full,then take a picture and post it here.By then some of the fine legal minds on PH
will have worked out what to do.
There are heavy fines for impersonating a member of the medical profession,even a dentist.If they find out you've been hoarding toothpaste and rubber gloves
they'll put 2+2 together and think you've been trying to do fillings,root canal work etc on members of the public and you'll be sent to prison.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO - keep taking in the toothpaste until the drawer is full,then take a picture and post it here.By then some of the fine legal minds on PH
will have worked out what to do.
goldblum said:
Listen carefully...YOU MUST NOT LET ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THE TOOTHPASTE DRAWER.
There are heavy fines for impersonating a member of the medical profession,even a dentist.If they find out you've been hoarding toothpaste and rubber gloves
they'll put 2+2 together and think you've been trying to do fillings,root canal work etc on members of the public and you'll be sent to prison.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO - keep taking in the toothpaste until the drawer is full,then take a picture and post it here.By then some of the fine legal minds on PH
will have worked out what to do.
Jeff speaks the truth; be on the lookout for this guy, he's an investigator for the British Dental Association.There are heavy fines for impersonating a member of the medical profession,even a dentist.If they find out you've been hoarding toothpaste and rubber gloves
they'll put 2+2 together and think you've been trying to do fillings,root canal work etc on members of the public and you'll be sent to prison.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO - keep taking in the toothpaste until the drawer is full,then take a picture and post it here.By then some of the fine legal minds on PH
will have worked out what to do.
I agree with WorkingClass and Funk, plead ignorance and suggest you can return any or all of the gear and suggest someone is having fun at your expense.
I'd suggest the company is unlikely to do anything other than want to keep quiet about their dubious IT systems not checking to make sure folk are real doctors.
I wouldn't be worried.
I'd suggest the company is unlikely to do anything other than want to keep quiet about their dubious IT systems not checking to make sure folk are real doctors.
I wouldn't be worried.
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