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"The weigh to a woman's fat is through deception"
I LOST 40 POUNDS IN 28 DAYS WITHOUT DIETINGsays Nancy Lee
Those words appeared on page 32 of the Toronto SUN on June 24, 2001. The product was called Pectin-Slim.
The ad also appeared in the
Calgary SUN, and possibly other papers controlled by Quebecor.
How stupid are the readers of the SUN newspapers anyway?
The Capital Health-Labs company says it does business out
of a mailbox in Finch, Ontario. Fat chance I say of that being the truth. Their operation receives mail there, but their exact location is probably yet another one of those U.S. based operations. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't another Quebec connection.
Special Report from Ron Reinhold
There is an 800 number 1-800-854-0744 which goes to the "order desk", which
is a hired answering service in Montreal (I wasn't able to pin her down more
than that). As they are now trained to do, she would not discuss where the
original company was but said if I had questions - write to the customer
service department c/o the box number in Finch.
There definetly appears to be a set formula now for making money in this
area now - go to Canada, get a post office box number, hire an answering
service, train them the operators on what to say, and offer a refund policy,
(this one has 60 days - it's a good business decision because it makes it
look legitimate, and most people won't ask for a refund), and then see the
$$ start rolling in.
Note that this is not "ordinary" apple pectin, but it's "superactivated
apple pectin-slim".
Boy am I impressed, for a minute here, I thought I was getting ripped
off.
Here are just a few pearls....ALL spelling mistakes are theirs, not
mine.
1. Apple Pectin is an energized enzyme that can ingest up to 900 times
it's (sic) own weight in fat. That's why it's the best fat blocker ever.
2. Apple Pectin attacks thousands of fatty cells 24 hours a day. These
are devoured and channelled by your system, day after day to eliminate
unsightly bulges.
3. The Superactivated Pectin-Slim tablets are 100% natural. Like an
apple in autumn. It's the concentration that makes it so powerful: 2
tablets contain as much active ingredients as what you find in 38 fresh
apples.
4. Forget about prescription. In no way can Pectin-Slim harm your
health: I works on the food you eat, not on your system
5. Superactivated Pectin-Slim tablets eliminate fat for effortless
weight loss.
Same results as:
* Jogging 10 miles a week
* an hour of aerobics per day
* 15 hours of swimming or cycling a week
You get that idea now.
You can write to the company and complain, because the SUN newspaper
chain will do nothing to stop this nonsense.
Capital Health-Labs
Box 178 Finch, ON
K0C 1K0
There is no phone number, except an order desk.
1-800-854-0744
The company wants the public to believe that you could lose 40 pounds in
28 days.
Plus they say that you can do it easily.
There is not one word of fact in the advertisement.
I would like someone to contact the postal inspector in Finch, Ontario
which is northwest of Cornwall to report this scam. Get a copy of the
advertisement and carry it into the post office there and ask to talk to
the postal inspector immediately.
I would also like the Sun newspaper chain to stop taking ads that make
dubious and deceptive claims. They have not responded to a single letter
of complaint over the years. They don't care.
It is obvious that the advertisement originated in the U.S. because they
use miles and pounds in the text. They also include the ridiculous
disclaimer that the FDA has not evaluated stuff. The FDA has NO
jurisdiction in Canada. It is a U.S. based government agency that does
not regulate food products like this. It's the FTC that rules on false claims.
So what's the bottom line? Don't buy this or any other weight loss crap you see advertised anywhere.
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