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In a message dated 7/26/2007 7:27:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Sorry for my bad english. Iam a german mother living in Austria.

Anja


Your English is not bad at all!
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In a message dated 7/28/2007 11:23:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
meredith@... writes:

The cake, by the way, is nearly fudge. Its glorious. I'm getting
another piece.



You have such neat kids and they have such a neat mom...wish you were
near..or, are you...? ;)

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In a message dated 7/29/2007 5:23:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Specific products are pushed, but sometimes
the whole story line revolves around promoting a product or a
corporate image: most notably in the film "Castaway" with Tom Hanks.



really? i have seen that movie tons of times, but i don't know what product
was pushed...lol...i'm not being snarky, i really don't know. would someone
tell me?

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Federal Express -the courier company. Their conventions for their
sales reps are equally emotionally intense. But they do deliver those
packages reliably and on time -if there are no plane crashes :-) .
Tom Hanks character personifies how Fed Ex wants you to feel about
their company.

Emilie

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>In a message dated 7/29/2007 5:23:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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>
>Specific products are pushed, but sometimes
>the whole story line revolves around promoting a product or a
>corporate image: most notably in the film "Castaway" with Tom Hanks.
>
>really? i have seen that movie tons of times, but i don't know what product
>was pushed...lol...i'm not being snarky, i really don't know. would someone
>tell me?
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Debra Rossing

>"Castaway" with Tom Hanks.
>really? i have seen that movie tons of times, but i don't know what
product was pushed...lol...i'm not being snarky, i really don't know.
would someone
>tell me?

I believe it was Fed Ex, wasn't it? And maybe Voit (or whoever it was
that makes volleyballs?)

Deb

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Laura Beaudin

RIght on for the FedEx, but for the volleyball, I have no clue. I'll
never forget the FedEx..I have a blind friend who works for her and
her life there is hell. She does a great job but they like to run
their call center like the military.

Laura

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> product was pushed...lol...i'm not being snarky, i really don't know.
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RIght on for the FedEx, but for the volleyball, I have no clue. I'll
never forget the FedEx..I have a blind friend who works for her and
her life there is hell. She does a great job but they like to run
their call center like the military.

Laura

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And as with all things, mileage may vary. My bil has been with FedEx for several years now, working in their tech-help center (where the delivery guys call in for tech support). FedEx relocated them to Memphis rather abruptly 2 yrs ago, but other than that, my sis & bil have no complaints. The pay is good, benefits are more generous than any job he's had -- certainly more than my dh has at his job.

I suspect that it's the nature of call centers to be a tough work environment -- or so I've heard from virtually everyone who's ever done that kind of work.

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On 7/30/07, Debra Rossing <debra.rossing@...> wrote:
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> And maybe Voit (or whoever it was
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It was the Wilson volleyball makers, hence the name of his buddy :)

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Melissa

Okay, so now I just have to see the movie again (It's been a while) because I have no idea
what you guys are talking about. Perhaps I am one of those clueless people who just don't
pick up advertising unless it IS blatent, such Wayne and Garth. :-)

Odd, i don't FEEL like purchasing a volleyball....
Melissa
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> xoxoxoxo
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Yeah---that advertising works like a charm!

I thought it was UPS. <bwg>

And the volleyball or basketball was Spaulding or Wilson---can't
remember.

I guess they need to throw a few more bucks at it! <g> Maybe I'll get
it next time!

~Kelly

Kelly Lovejoy
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From: Emilie <erugard@...>

Federal Express -the courier company. Their conventions for their
sales reps are equally emotionally intense. But they do deliver those
packages reliably and on time -if there are no plane crashes :-) .
Tom Hanks character personifies how Fed Ex wants you to feel about
their company.

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In a message dated 7/30/2007 6:13:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
debra.rossing@... writes:

>"Castaway" with Tom Hanks.
>really? i have seen that movie tons of times, but i don't know what
product was pushed...lol...i'm not being snarky, i really don't know.
would someone
>tell me?

I believe it was Fed Ex, wasn't it? And maybe Voit (or whoever it was
that makes volleyballs?)

Deb


Oh! Duh, lol ;) I really didn't remember that!

Oh, well...thanks, Deb!!!

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In a message dated 7/30/2007 6:43:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
erugard@... writes:

Federal Express -the courier company. Their conventions for their
sales reps are equally emotionally intense. But they do deliver those
packages reliably and on time -if there are no plane crashes :-) .
Tom Hanks character personifies how Fed Ex wants you to feel about
their company.

Emilie



Well, perhaps so. Color me vapid, but I like to see real companies in a
realistic type movie. Real people use those products, so why NOT use the real
item? I guess to me, it's not a big deal. I guess actually that a truth for me,
since I didn't even remember that it was Fed. Express, nor have I ever used
the company (I prefer DHL, lol).

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In a message dated 7/30/2007 11:18:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
autismhelp@... writes:

Perhaps I am one of those clueless people who just don't
pick up advertising unless it IS blatent, such Wayne and Garth. :-)



Well, that's me, too! lol! I saw those movies once or twice and don't know
what the product was either. I either forgot, or it didn't stick...

Maybe I fell asleep though, lol!

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Ren Allen

~~Odd, i don't FEEL like purchasing a volleyball....~~

Yeah, but just WAIT! Next time you're at the store, you will walk past
the volleyballs and have this inexplicable urge to play volleyball
right NOW. You'll buy one, get home and sit there scratching your head
until you remember.....

you watched that damn movie, with all it's insidious advertising. They
turned you into an automaton before you realized it!! BWAHAHAHAHAHHAAaaa

Ren, feeling like purchasing some ad time, strangely enough (I COULD
take over the world...I just know it)

learninginfreedom.com

Deb Lewis

--- In [email protected], kbcdlovejo@... wrote:
>
> Yeah---that advertising works like a charm!
>
> I thought it was UPS. <bwg>



I like advertising and I'm always a little surprised when folks act
like advertising is the horrible monster creation of an evil, greedy
madman.

Trees and plants that flower are advertising. Flowers with sweet
fragrance are advertising. Birds that gain colorful spring plumage
are advertising. Plants that make bright tasty berries are
advertising.

Humans have been advertising and responding to advertising since
long before there were evil corporate plots to take over the world,
one dryer sheet at a time. We have painted our hair and faces,
tattooed our bodies, pierced our parts and sucked in our guts since
the first hairy chick laid eyes on the Neanderthal of her dreams.
We have made jewelry to adorn ourselves with and twirled up our hair
and grown spectacular mustaches (you should see mine!) since before
there was MTV or Vogue.

We looked for animal tracks or droppings as a sign of potential
tasty dinner as surely as we look for a Subway sign today. We
salivated over ripe fruit or a clutch of eggs or a juicy grasshopper
even before Olive Garden showed us fettuccini alfredo. We respond
to advertising and always have. It was in our best interest to do
so and still is. Some people want to be scared (of anything)
because it makes them feel more alert and in a world where most of
us ( at least on this list) are pretty darn safe, I guess we create
our boogie men where we can.

I have indeed purchased items because I was impressed with the
advertising claims. But like Joyce, I would not and have not
continued to purchase or use a product that I didn't like or that
didn't work the way I wanted it to work. I'm glad for advertising
because it lets me know which baking powders are aluminum free,
which lettuce is organic, which corn is non gmo and which laundry
soap smells like the old lady at the antique store.

I'm forty four years old and I've seen lots of advertisements for
make up and nail polish and hair goo and I have not purchased makeup
or nail polish since I was thirteen. I buy whatever shampoo is on
sale and is free of critter squeezin's (and I know because of
advertising) and I have a ninety nine cent bottle of something or
other in the shower right now. I don't remember what brand I
bought, but I remember the price.
And I knew it was ninety nine cents because it was advertised. I
have heard Mr. Clean will do wonders for my house and I still
scrubbed my tub with baking soda last night. I have heard Pledge
will shine my piano but I still wiped it off with a dry dish towel.

There are things that can really hurt our kids. Yelling, slapping,
spanking, yanking, shaming, pressure, coercion, meanness, neglect.
There are real dangers in the world. One real danger might be
feeling so helpless and weak minded so as to be at the mercy of
madmen, or, er, ad men. ; )



Deb Lewis

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In a message dated 7/30/2007 12:30:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
d.lewis@... writes:

We looked for animal tracks or droppings as a sign of potential
tasty dinner as surely as we look for a Subway sign today.


Hee, hee, and equally as yummy! ;)

I too have few issues with advertising. Some, yes. Usually, not really.

I'd like to think on that. I'm glad this came up.

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On 7/30/07, Kidgie@... <Kidgie@...> wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/30/2007 12:30:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> d.lewis@... <d.lewis%40bresnan.net> writes:
>
> We looked for animal tracks or droppings as a sign of potential
> tasty dinner as surely as we look for a Subway sign today.
>
> Hee, hee, and equally as yummy! ;)
>
> I too have few issues with advertising. Some, yes. Usually, not really.
>
> I'd like to think on that. I'm glad this came up.
>














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> I've had many conversations with the kids over the years about advertising
and the job of adverts. Once, when they were about 6 & 8, we spent some time
(I want to say a month, but I don't think I could've gone that long without
a coke!) only buying products we had *not* seen advertised on TV. It was fun
to explore the shelves at the grocer filled with products by companies we'd
never ever heard of!! We had lots of talks about the things we love -- do we
love them because a commercial told us to or did we make up our own minds?
This was completely voluntary on all our parts and we did it just for the
fun of it. We've also compared the cost of advertising on our grocery bill--
are the heaviest advertised products jacked up to pay for the commercials? A
fun project for my boy who loves all things related to cash!!
I also love grocery shopping and spewing advert pieces from my childhood --
I won't buy margarine anymore, but the "It's not nice to fool Mother
Nature<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrTPrp-fW8>"
commercial and the
Parkay/Butter<http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/2342/>ones
still stick in my head and they're a lot of fun. Besides, what fun is
Easter, really, without the "Thanks Easter Bunny; Bawk, Bawk"
M&M<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rovjqLVzM94>commercial???
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In a message dated 7/30/2007 1:26:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
hahamommy@... writes:

We had lots of talks about the things we love -- do we
love them because a commercial told us to or did we make up our own minds?
This was completely voluntary on all our parts and we did it just for the
fun of it. We've also compared the cost of advertising on our grocery bill--
are the heaviest advertised products jacked up to pay for the commercials? A
fun project for my boy who loves all things related to cash!!


What a totally cool idea! I love it! Now we shop at Trader Joe's and they
sell few products I've ever seen advertised, but when we hit Target, I may take
that idea into account!

I am a child of the 70's..I remember those commercials and yes, love them!
Not that *I* buy "oleo" either ;)

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In a message dated 8/12/2007 6:20:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
kellitraas@... writes:

But I know I've never known a 4 year old who would spend hours of doing any
one thing. Especially playing a video game. I can see them picking up the
controller and checking it out, but hours?


I must say, Julian, who will be 5 in Sept. can and does spend HOURS at a
time playing a game on Addictinggames.com that is called "Territory Wars" lol.
However, this is how he does ALL things. He will spend hours upon hours
watching, then hours upon hours playing...then he moves on to something else a few
days/weeks later...and we start anew.

But he plays and sees some violence! But - ok, he loves Burn Out. The goal
is to smash into as many cars as possible and cause major damage in accidents.
But when we saw a REAL accident, he was full of concern for the people in the
car (that was upside down) and was truly worried and upset that someone
could get hurt.

I know he knows the difference. I talked to him and he also really seems to
just KNOW.

It's interesting. And it's been a BIG part of my learning to trust him and
the process, the experience.

The hours at a time have amazed me!

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-=-=But I know I've never known a 4 year old who would spend hours of doing any
one thing. Especially playing a video game. I can see them picking up the
controller and checking it out, but hours? -=-=

***I must say, Julian, who will be 5 in Sept. can and does spend HOURS at a
time playing a game on Addictinggames.com that is called "Territory Wars" lol.***
Well, cool! The attention he can give something at 4! :)

I do have a son who will do things for hours, but at 4, I'm not sure he would have or not. We were in an entirely different place, as far as parenting, so he was never really able to. I was just thinking about other 4 year olds I know and my daughter, (who have been radically unschooled) and they tend/tended to bounce around to different things at that age.

What's cool with unschooling is that he can do that. Our kids are free to pursue what ever interests come to their mind. Gotta love it.





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In a message dated 8/12/2007 2:28:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
kellitraas@... writes:

I do have a son who will do things for hours, but at 4, I'm not sure he
would have or not. We were in an entirely different place, as far as
parenting, so he was never really able to. I was just thinking about other 4 year
olds I know and my daughter, (who have been radically unschooled) and they
tend/tended to bounce around to different things at that age.

What's cool with unschooling is that he can do that. Our kids are free to
pursue what ever interests come to their mind. Gotta love it.


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Yup - it's the choice! He learns all things that way, and he is learning
that he does also - recognizing it, actually :) He, with all things, will watch
and watch and watch and watch...for months sometimes..and then suddenly - he
DOES for hours and hours and hours, lol...then, on to something new :)

And yeah! Gotta love it!



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