I have a very strange situation that I believe is no risk but I was nervous enough that I wanted to check with you.

Yesterday I received an order from amazon that included two “blender bottles”. Strangely, one of the blender bottles was not in plastic wrapping. In fact, when we opened it up, the “shaker ball” inside the bottle was also no packaged (it was packaged in the other bottle) and there was liquid (probably two or three ounces of liquid) in the bottom of the bottle. There was also some dark residue throughout the bottle and on the brim of the bottle. I emailed amazon and they apologized and refunded my money and told me I can keep or throw away the bottle.

I worried, what if this liquid was blood (It was dark in the kitchen when we opened and I knew it was liquid but not what kind) or if there was other HIV secretions in the bottle that somehow got on me or my girlfriend. I was especially worried because we had sex after we put the blender bottle into the dishwasher and I worried perhaps HIV secretions got onto one of us. I know that HIV is fragile but I worried that since the bottle was closed it may be a protected environment. Of course the package was shipped to me so it would have probably been at least half a day (and probably a lot more, like two or three days) from the time the blender bottle with the liquid was put into the package and shipped to me and the time we opened it.

If you can’t tell, I have previously been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.  I feel somewhat confident this is no risk but at the same time I am freaked out getting a used, liquid filled blender bottle and I would like your assessment that this is no risk to me or my girlfriend and no need to test.

Also, I assume that after we wash the bottle in the washing machine it would be safe to use.