tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post115293133845355249..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: Julia Havey To Coca-Cola: Drop MyCokeRewards Contest 'For Our Children'Jimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-40685600899529531982007-11-20T11:26:00.000-05:002007-11-20T11:26:00.000-05:00i won the american idol red couch from american id...i won the american idol red couch from american idol with 1 entry..jon heitzjon heitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934918328624290069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1153059653617190582006-07-16T10:20:00.000-04:002006-07-16T10:20:00.000-04:00A bushel of "thorns" to you for not doing your hom...A bushel of "thorns" to you for not doing your homework! <BR/><BR/>Springfield, many of you heard me at your Women's Show, you know my passion for helping you get healthy.<BR/><BR/>I am neither a publicity seeking person nor am I someone who wants the government to regulate our personal choices and consumption. <BR/>I do however expect one of the biggest corporations in the World to show more responsiblitity when it comes to marketing to our children.<BR/><BR/>They say that I am doing this to sell more books, the fact is they are doing this entire campaign to sell more soda--MORE soda than anyone or even the typical family could safely consume in a year and they are masking it behind the lure of winning great prizes, when in fact 85% of the prizes are not much better than deals you can get out of local newspapers "buy one bike rental, get on free", "Delta miles"? my kids really wanted that one. "A die cast car" would you 18 year old go nuts for that? But THOSE prizes weren't part of the MILLION dollar ADS during American Idol, they pushed "SING like an IDOL" but that thats 46,000 points and the consumption 49,9000 12 ounce containers @ 7,238,400 CALORIES and a cost of you $10,400. Now, Coca Cola says "throw a party or give the cola away to others, certain they don't expect an individual to consume it all".<BR/><BR/>OK, BUT in the RULES and "individual" must enter all the codes himself, KEEP ALL of the CONTAINER for up to 90 days AFTER claiming his prize. So, it will take all 300+ days to enter the codes at the rate of only 10 allowed per day, and then 3 months after you get your prize (if it isn't gone already because they are in limited numbers remember!) So, you can give the soda away, but you have to get the now salvia & germ filled container back, hopefully rinse it as not to draw ants,etc. and KEEP them in YOUR home for over a year.<BR/><BR/>OK, does your teen or do you have an entertaining budget that would allow you to throw enough parties to give away 49,900 rounds of soft drinks, you may need some chips and dip or my suggestion; a veggie tray to serve your guests, that costs money too.<BR/><BR/>See the failed logic here?<BR/><BR/>Coca Cola says it is unfortunate that I am doing this to sell more books. The reality is, it is unfortunate that they are attempting to mask their attempt to sell RIDICULOUS amounts of soft drinks to the American people and hiding it behind the lure of "reward" prizes.<BR/><BR/>You have two choices with this contest, consume all the beverages that your hard earned money paid for and potenitally incurr some seroius health risks as a result OR "GIVE it all way" thus handing out your hard earned money.<BR/><BR/>And the real bummer is; even if you "win" and get the once in a lifetime experience of "DRINK your way to MOVIE STARdom" you aren't going to be a movie star, it's a walk on role that will likely be cut on the editing floor or even if not, so slight that you might blink and miss it.<BR/><BR/>Or "Sing like an Idol", you get to fly to LA, stay at a cool hotel and take a limo to a recording studio and cut a song with a producter-I am doubtful it's Clive Davis who produces the IDOLS, it's probably a dude working the mixing board and you leave w/ a "demo". OK, then what? Are they going to get it played? Are you going to get a Ford deal? A makeup artist? a tour? That's how Idols sing or atleast will it get played on the show for millions to hear, like Idol hopefuls?<BR/><BR/>They are serving you sugar or Aspartame filled dreams with little real reward at the end of the rainbow, I am serving up the truth.<BR/><BR/>I will now pull the thorn out of my side. I love roses and sometimes to get the best ones, you have to endure a thorn or two.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully, Julia HaveyJulia Haveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222745795505288589noreply@blogger.com