Comments on: The Pink Patch Needs to Be Patched Up http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:26:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: MN http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-3232 MN Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:32:18 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-3232 Hi, Following your thought provoking article, I wrote to AOL and this was the response I got - great result - too bad the ads were on there for so long. Thanks. MN Thank you for your email of 2 July regarding advertisements for pinkpatch.co.uk which have appeared on AOL services. I apologise for the delay in replying. We have discussed this matter with the advertiser and the Advertising Standards Authority. The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed that it will pre-clear any further advertising from this advertiser. In the meantime further advertisements for this particular client have been withdrawn. We take feedback from our customers very seriously and were concerned to hear your comments. We are reviewing the creative used in the advertisements you referred to carefully with the advertiser. Sent on behalf of the Director of Policy, AOL Europe AOL UK Ltd advertisingenquiries@corp.aol.com Visit http://mediaspace.aol.co.uk/ From: MN Sent: 02 July 2008 10:34 To: enquiries, advertising; enquiries@asa.org.uk Subject: Please remove damaging advertising for Pink patch Dear Sir / Madam, Re: http://micro.thepinkpatch.co.uk/s-Paol300BT10h_V2/lp As a middle aged woman with a young daughter, I have been horrified that you advertising the Pink patch so excessively without much care or responsibility. I have read several articles on the web from other readers equally distressed and I will copy the links to these as they are already so well written and researched. I myself have posed as a customer and subsequently have asked to cancel my subscription in order to test the ethics of the organisation. I look forward to a reply and to the removal of this very unhelpful and damaging advertising. Please read the following for comprehensive outline of why this is damaging and harmful advertising with unsubstantiated benefits and product not regulated. http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273 http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-patch-irresponsible-advertising-on.html Your sincerely, MN- London Hi, Following your thought provoking article, I wrote to AOL and this was the response I got - great result - too bad the ads were on there for so long. Thanks. MN

Thank you for your email of 2 July regarding advertisements for pinkpatch.co.uk which have appeared on AOL services. I apologise for the delay in replying.

We have discussed this matter with the advertiser and the Advertising Standards Authority. The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed that it will pre-clear any further advertising from this advertiser. In the meantime further advertisements for this particular client have been withdrawn.

We take feedback from our customers very seriously and were concerned to hear your comments. We are reviewing the creative used in the advertisements you referred to carefully with the advertiser.

Sent on behalf of the Director of Policy, AOL Europe

AOL UK Ltd

advertisingenquiries@corp.aol.com

Visit http://mediaspace.aol.co.uk/

From: MN
Sent: 02 July 2008 10:34
To: enquiries, advertising; enquiries@asa.org.uk
Subject: Please remove damaging advertising for Pink patch

Dear Sir / Madam,

Re: http://micro.thepinkpatch.co.uk/s-Paol300BT10h_V2/lp

As a middle aged woman with a young daughter, I have been horrified that you advertising the Pink patch so excessively without much care or responsibility. I have read several articles on the web from other readers equally distressed and I will copy the links to these as they are already so well written and researched. I myself have posed as a customer and subsequently have asked to cancel my subscription in order to test the ethics of the organisation. I look forward to a reply and to the removal of this very unhelpful and damaging advertising.

Please read the following for comprehensive outline of why this is damaging and harmful advertising with unsubstantiated benefits and product not regulated.

http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273

http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-patch-irresponsible-advertising-on.html

Your sincerely,

MN- London

]]> By: Vicky http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1536 Vicky Thu, 29 May 2008 10:20:34 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1536 Yes!! its marketing is all wrong, but I have been on the Pink Patch a month now and I have lost nearly a stone!!!!! I am 40, and have been borderline obese for several years! So I decided to try this patch and its worked so wonderfully for me!! My bloodpressure has dropped, my PMS has compleatly gone, and I get no pre-menstral acne anymore!!! I feel better than I have done in years! Please don't nock somthing that could possibly be of benifit to thousands of obese people like myself...would it not be better to give the Pink Patch a try, and let people decided for themselves? It dosen't work for everyone! Also it is NOT hard to cancel the auto ship!! Here in the UK you just call a number and they cancel it with NO HASSLE, and no pressure selling! I cancelled my auto ship simply because they are cheaper off ebay! But I will be using the Pink Patch for a long time to come! Yes!! its marketing is all wrong, but I have been on the Pink Patch a month now and I have lost nearly a stone!!!!!
I am 40, and have been borderline obese for several years! So I decided to try this patch and its worked so wonderfully for me!! My bloodpressure has dropped, my PMS has compleatly gone, and I get no pre-menstral acne anymore!!! I feel better than I have done in years!
Please don’t nock somthing that could possibly be of benifit to thousands of obese people like myself…would it not be better to give the Pink Patch a try, and let people decided for themselves? It dosen’t work for everyone!
Also it is NOT hard to cancel the auto ship!!
Here in the UK you just call a number and they cancel it with NO HASSLE, and no pressure selling! I cancelled my auto ship simply because they are cheaper off ebay!
But I will be using the Pink Patch for a long time to come!

]]> By: Medsec http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1444 Medsec Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:24:35 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1444 Since I need to "lose 5 pesky pounds"---but I'm 70, I guess I'm not a candidate for the Pink Patch. My main reason for writing, Chris, is to suggest that you change the font that you are using. I scrunches the letters together and is difficult to read. It could be a "pitch" issue (10 instead of 12?). Since I need to “lose 5 pesky pounds”—but I’m 70, I guess I’m not a candidate for the Pink Patch. My main
reason for writing, Chris, is to suggest that you change the font that you are using. I scrunches the letters together
and is difficult to read. It could be a “pitch” issue (10 instead of 12?).

]]> By: Jayne http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1440 Jayne Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:51:12 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1440 I have tried this pink patch and i lost half a stone, i feel great and i'm not snapping at anyone anymore. I found it ok, however i have also been reading the reviews and losts of people are saying that it's hard to cancel the transaction. But i will tell you wen my second set comes through as i will probably cancel it after that, i don't need to lose to much. Also i did throw up one day wasn't sure whether it was because of a migraine orr the patch. I didn't want to eat much but i felt better for it, i didnt want any sweets or anything like that. I hope this helps. I have tried this pink patch and i lost half a stone, i feel great and i’m not snapping at anyone anymore. I found it ok, however i have also been reading the reviews and losts of people are saying that it’s hard to cancel the transaction. But i will tell you wen my second set comes through as i will probably cancel it after that, i don’t need to lose to much. Also i did throw up one day wasn’t sure whether it was because of a migraine orr the patch. I didn’t want to eat much but i felt better for it, i didnt want any sweets or anything like that. I hope this helps.

]]> By: megpie http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1415 megpie Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:31:41 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1415 Again, thank you for the information on this and the links. "Sickeningly similar to a Barbie ad"... that's exactly what I was thinking. What is up with the color pink these days? It seems like its everywhere (amongst the sheep) right now. It makes me want to ralph. Do you think it really all starts when we are babies and they tell you pink is for girls and blue is for boys? (and don't you dare try to cross that line or you will be ostracized!) Oh, the constructions of gender... they say that pink means p*ssy; is that a subliminal suggestion/reference to lack of strength or to lack of penis? Hmmmm... or both... I wouldn't be surprised if you also found phallic symbols or abstract castration images within the ad as well. The fact that this ad was on myspace really drives it home and strengthens my belief in limiting, monitoring and filtering your (and especially your kids') media intake. My message to parents and to those in a position to teach (a student, a friend, a lover, anyone) is this: Turn off the TV and turn on public radio. Read more and look at yourself in the mirror less. Make a real and sustained effort to dialogue frequently with your loved ones about the dangers of ignorance and the "buy me buy me!" distractions. Again, thank you for the information on this and the links.

“Sickeningly similar to a Barbie ad”… that’s exactly what I was thinking. What is up with the color pink these days? It seems like its everywhere (amongst the sheep) right now. It makes me want to ralph. Do you think it really all starts when we are babies and they tell you pink is for girls and blue is for boys? (and don’t you dare try to cross that line or you will be ostracized!)

Oh, the constructions of gender… they say that pink means p*ssy; is that a subliminal suggestion/reference to lack of strength or to lack of penis? Hmmmm… or both… I wouldn’t be surprised if you also found phallic symbols or abstract castration images within the ad as well.

The fact that this ad was on myspace really drives it home and strengthens my belief in limiting, monitoring and filtering your (and especially your kids’) media intake.

My message to parents and to those in a position to teach (a student, a friend, a lover, anyone) is this: Turn off the TV and turn on public radio. Read more and look at yourself in the mirror less. Make a real and sustained effort to dialogue frequently with your loved ones about the dangers of ignorance and the “buy me buy me!” distractions.

]]> By: Marian Sadler http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1389 Marian Sadler Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:51:07 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1389 Thanks your responses to this post! I checked out "The Blog that ate Manhattan" (see first comment for link) and she has also written and excellent article on the pink patch! I recommend checking it out, as well. Thanks your responses to this post! I checked out “The Blog that ate Manhattan” (see first comment for link) and she has also written and excellent article on the pink patch! I recommend checking it out, as well.

]]> By: Rachel O http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1388 Rachel O Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:51:25 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1388 I completely agree with what you are saying. I am being driven mad by the amount of spam I keep receiving promoting this silly 'no better than a plaster' gimmick to losing weight. As ever in life, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Hopefully, this will soon go the same way as Atkins and disappear from our screens. I completely agree with what you are saying. I am being driven mad by the amount of spam I keep receiving promoting this silly ‘no better than a plaster’ gimmick to losing weight. As ever in life, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Hopefully, this will soon go the same way as Atkins and disappear from our screens.

]]> By: Chris Campbell http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1383 Chris Campbell Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:32:11 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1383 Mary, I am sorry to hear of your troubles w/Lupus, I am familiar as I do disability claims.Glad to hear you are coping and still working. BTW-after more than 20 yrs, finally got to see, again, Midnight Offerings. You were great!! Saw it when I was 10 (1981). I nicknaed it Little House in Praire vs the Waltons. Ok, could not resist. Anyway, best to you! Mary,

I am sorry to hear of your troubles w/Lupus, I am familiar as I do disability claims.Glad to hear you are coping and still working. BTW-after more than 20 yrs, finally got to see, again, Midnight Offerings. You were great!! Saw it when I was 10 (1981). I nicknaed it Little House in Praire vs the Waltons. Ok, could not resist. Anyway, best to you!

]]> By: TBTAM http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1379 TBTAM Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:28:38 +0000 http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/04/08/the-pink-patch-needs-to-be-patched-up/273#comment-1379 Great post! I've linked to it in my own post on the topic, triggered by finding their ad on MySpace. http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-patch-irresponsible-advertising-on.html Great post! I’ve linked to it in my own post on the topic, triggered by finding their ad on MySpace.

http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/04/pink-patch-irresponsible-advertising-on.html

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