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Disappointed that you are suggesting to empty medicine bottles, which have child proof caps, and clear labels, into easy to open jars.

Given that many pills look like candy, surely this is a completely stupid idea.

Not only does it pose a risk to children/vulnerable adult around, whose to say that an unsuspecting person may mistake it for holiday candy?

As with any number of things on AT (sharp edged coffee tables, lamps stacked on piles of books, expensive ANYTHING), I'd assume that these are for homes without children (or "vulnerable" adults?). As for the candy issue, do you keep holiday candy in the bathroom? You DO? Ew. Just... ew.

A medicine cabinet should do the trick, no?

Of course I don't keep holiday candy in the bathroom. That is ridiculous, and for you to assume such a thing with your post, your wording is verging on rude.

There is a reason why medicine bottles look boring... to make them less attractive looking to youngsters.

What if someone on the tipsy side (as is the way at holiday parties) doesn't stop to think that it isn't sanitary to put candy in the bathroom, and inadvertently grabs a handful to munch on?

What about those people who are already taking other medications, they need to see what is in other medicines and be able to read the warning leaflets? Not exactly practical.

I honestly don't see the need to make medicines look attractive in a pretty bottle. By all means display these bottles, but there are far too many risks involved in taking medicines out of their original container. It's not exactly going to make your headache go away quicker, because it's come out of a pretty container, is it?

@jojomodjo so you're saying I shouldn't keep a pill box in my purse? Or help my grandma put her Tylenol into a jar she can actually open?

Get over it. If you have little kids, obviously you aren't going to do this but adults are on their own. First of all, they are supposed to know better. Second of all, nosing around in MY medicine cabinet is the worst possible manners and I expect my guests not to do it. And finally, taking pills in your host's bathroom without asking is both incredibly stupid AND rude. Between manners and the common sense that has helped one get to adulthood, this shouldn't be a problem.

There is no need to be so rude. I am merely expressing my opinion on the matter, and last time I checked, that was allowed.

And I did not say at any point that you shouldn't put pills in your purse or put your Granny's pills in an easier jar. That is a completely different matter.

jojomodjo, I'm sorry that you've been attacked for making a perfectly valid point (though I doubt many adults would mistake pills for candy). This idea is just plain stupid, whether you have children or not. Yes, the jars are pretty - fill them with cotton balls or q-tips, even flowers. Keep your medications in the medicine cabinet.

Wow, calm down people.

If you have kids, or vulnerable adults, or have parties where strange people are going into your bathroom, then no this idea is not for you.

But it might be a cool idea for someone who doesn't have random people going into their bathroom. No need to freak out. I should hope that people are independently intelligent enough to realize the safety hazard of placing medicine in an easily accessible container unless it is a truly private space.