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From: spp@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU (Stephen P Pope)
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Subject: re: weight watchers (really, mustelids)
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 19:17:50 EST
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> What is a mustelid??  I can't find it in my dictionary.  Since
> I've been on the program, and that has been for the past year,
> I have never known of the program to have contests.  
> give gifts sometimes for consistent attendance - - last summer
> it was a beach towel and in the winter it was a tote bag.  Neither
> contained a pelt of anything.
> Besides, I need the type of support that the program supplies to
> lose weight and I appreciate the plan they provide - it's balanced,
> varied and meatless.
> 
> Marlaine

Maybe I spelled it wrong, but a mustelid is a mink, weasel,
otter, etc.  Weight Watchers recently had a contest with a
mink coat as one of the big prizes.  I'm sure this promotion
is an isolated event and doesn't reflect on Weight Watchers as
a whole... I've heard lots of good things about them.

But it bothers me a little when fur coats are given away as 
promotions (Mary Kay Cosmetics is one of the big offenders -- they've
been doing it for years).  It sort of implies that there isn't
even a controversy regarding the ethics of wearing furs.  
I wouldn't call Weight Watchers a major offender though...

steve