A Possible Idea to send Slim Fast a Message

[romantico]

I was thing about printing out stickers that read "Slim Fast does not believe in free speech & are corporate whores to Bush" & "Slim Fast are racist who support a war crimminal who went AWOL". I was then gonna put stickers on every Slim Fast product I can.After all, I expressing my views as they did theirs.They will learn there is another side as well. Funny thing is,if they just ignored all this it would have blown over after a week!Hopefully Whoopi can sue!

[lovedems]

1. Would it be legal?

That way, people will see the message when they are buying the product.

Would that be illegal? I have all kinds of paper products and print shop programs so I could print out large labels and make a trip to the store right now. I have 4 kids who love to stick stickers on anything and everything. We could do some serious damage in little time! :)

[22181]

2. I just went to their webpage...

I just went to their webpage, filled out their contact form, and told them that I have purchased their products in the past but after what they did to Whoopi for speaking out about * I will not be giving them another dime.

Go here to do the same thing: http://www.slim-fast.com/contact/comments.asp

[lovedems]

5. I sent them a little note too.

I haven't ever bought slim-fast but they don't know that! My mom and my sister have and they won't buy it anymore. Who is their competitor?

[hlthe2b]

3. careful..... Going into a privately-owned store and altering their

product in any way, could be considered vandalism. Playing devil's advocate, the store could make the case that placing the sticker on these cans renders it less "saleable," (which of course, is the point). Unless you want to get arrested, I'd be careful about affixing anything to the product.

[LiberalEsto]

4. Sticker message: I'd Rather Be Fat Than Fascist n/t

[lovedems]

6. Excellent!

[jeff30997]

7. "I'd Rather Be Fat Than Fascist "

ROTFL! Good one!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[fob]

8. That's a great one!

How about just adding stickers that say: New and Improved! Now with more racism!

[displacedtexan]

9. Not just Slim Fast...

Unilever, the parent company, needs to get the message from all of us.

Slim-Fast (see: www.unilever.co.uk/unileverintheuk/slimfast.html)
‘Each Slim.Fast meal contains one third of everything you need to eat in a day - protein, carbohydrate, essential fatty acids, fibre, vitamins and minerals - an ideal food in around only 200 calories’ <14>.

Slim-Fast was bought by Unilever in 2000, and is now one of Unilever’s top-performers. Unilever CEO FitzGerald (obviously suffering from Nutritional Schizophrenia) likes to say he bought the ice-cream company Ben & Jerry's on the same day he bought Slim-Fast because "one makes you fat, and the other makes you thin" <15>.

Hunger evidently is a pre-eminent problem in the South, while obesity is a big problem in the North. Hunger and obesity should be considered as two sides of the same medal. Food corporations can now exploit the opportunities (in this case: fighting overweight) opened up by the culture of over-consumption, which they themselves have created. In addition, advertisements & TV commercials add to pressure (particularly on women) to look slim (if not skinny), and enlarge the growth potential for companies such as Slim-Fast.

Slim-Fast sells shakes (milk- or soy-based), drink powders, and snack bars through retailers in the US and Europe under the Slim-Fast and Ultra Slim-Fast names. As these names suggest, Slim-Fast capitalises on the needs of weight-conscious consumers. It has marketed products aggressively, hiring celebrity endorsers such as former baseball manager Tommy Lasorda and TV's Kathie Lee Gifford; Lauren Hutton is the company's latest spokesperson <16>.

Unilever and Slim-Fast have developed an Internet-based service that offers advice on health management and vitality. You can even join in the Slim-Fast "It Pays to Lose" Instant-Win Game <17>. No purchase necessary to enter or win; just fill in your details (which will be used by the company to sharpen its marketing strategies).

• ‘Avoid embarrassing moments’
You can do your online shopping as well. ‘Avoid those embarrassing moments. Purchase products like Slim-Fast online, from the privacy of your home or office. When you shop online for diet aids, you'll never have to face a clerk again!’ <18>.

Visit Slim-Fast online: http://sweepstakes.yahoo.com/slimfast

• Light-weight citizens
'Slim.Fast has the longest clinical trials running of any slimming programme - in Pound, Wisconsin the population using Slim.Fast for weight control for the past five years is now an average 11.5kg lighter than the population in a nearby town' <19>.

• Safety Alert
On 3 August 2000, Slim-Fast (voluntarily) recalled more than two million milk-based shakes, saying they may present a low risk of temporary gastrointestinal sickness and should not be consumed. The shakes were being pulled off supermarket shelves due to a "manufacturing problem" <20>.

[romantico]

11. well, I suppose your right

afterall, I don't want to break the law.However, I do plan flooding Slim Fast with emails & encourage all here to do the same!Let them know that theres another side they have turned their back on & shame on them for playing politics.Why couldn't they just let it blow over?(which I'm sure it would have after a few days)

[prodigal_green]

10. Write to Grey Advertising

They handle that account.

888 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

[midnight armadillo]

12. I'll send them a message!

I'll pack on 80 lbs by eating Unilever's Ben & Jerry's product. That'll teach 'em!!!


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