Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, was Re: Welch's grape juice with fiber

[Guest guest]

At 08:26 AM 12/8/2007, you wrote:

>When I was at the grocery store last night I

>noticed bottles of Welch's grape juice that said

> " fiber " on them. I looked at the ingredients and

>it had maltodextrin listed. I couldn't imagine

>why they would want to add that to it. All the

>Welch's 64 oz bottles were on sale. The legal

>stuff was gone and none of the " fiber " stuff was

>sold. You guys might be aware of this already

>since you buy it and I don't. Just in case I

>thought I would mention it just in case. People

>should know to stay away from it.

To contact Welch's about this abomination:

Welch Foods Inc.

3 Concord Farms

575 Virginia Road

Concord, MA 01742

(978)371-1000

OR

http://www.welchs.com/company/contact_us.html

To contact Tyson about the recent discussion

about the starch and sugar laden " broth " they

inject our meat with (and just incidentally, this

allows them to charge us meat prices for water,

because the meat is weighed AFTER it is injected!):

2210 W. Oaklawn Dr.

Springdale, AR 72762-6999

Phone:

OR

http://www.tyson.com/Corporate/Contact.aspx

One of the things which you, as parents, possess,

is far more economic clout than you may realize.

About twenty years ago, a very dear friend of

mine, Judy Voros of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I

were discussing the fact that a another friend,

, was one of the most huggable people we

knew. played role-playing games; one of his

characters was a pacifist werewolf.

Judy and I decided we wanted to give a

Dakin stuffed wolf. As I'm sure you know, Dakin

plush toys are some of the cutest and most

huggable, and I'm equally sure you can see the connection.

So we started... I was doing a good bit of

traveling around the SouthEast US then, and any

time I got to a toy store, I would ask about a

Dakin wolf. They never had one, but always wrote

down the suggestion. Judy also hit toy stores in

Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, etc. etc. -- all over the US Midwest.

About a year later, Dakin announced, with great

fanfare, that they were bringing out their " Wolf

in Sheep's Clothing " , a Dakin wolf with a faux

sheep skin cloak. Well, that thing was so

terminally CUTE that they literally could not

keep it on the shelves for almost six months.

(Judy and I *did* manage to get one and surprised

the heck out of for his birthday.)

Know what we were told?

Dakin designed and brought out the " Wolf in

Sheep's Clothing " because they were getting

requests for a wolf from ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!

But it was only two determined women, wanting a fun gift for a friend.

If we could do this, how much more impact can you

have on marketing decisions (like potato starch

in hot dogs or maltodextrin in juice) as dedicated and loving parents?

One recommendation is to get a physical address

and WRITE the company. A physical letter has even

more impact in these days of quick telephone calls and emails.

Moreover, according to a survey I saw back when

the Coca-Cola Company was going through their

furore over Old Coke / New Coke, a business

counts each physical letter to represent

approximately 300 customers who felt the same

way, but 299 didn't care enough to write.

Keep letters simple, to the point, typed in a

basic business format. You are, after all, as

much professionals as the people you are writing

to: you are professional parents, and I don't

know of a more important job in the world.

There are nearly 3000 people on this list: that

means that this group has the clout of something

like 900,000 people. Yeah, REALLY! Nine Hundred

Thousand People! Darn near One Million. Thassalottapeople!

So the next time you want a business to do something -- write!

<grin> And may your situation turn out like a Dakin Wolf In Sheep's Clothing!

— Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

I thought it was funny that all but 1 of the regular juice was gone. ALL the

welch's with fiber were still there.

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, was Re: Welch's grape juice

with " fiber "

At 08:26 AM 12/8/2007, you wrote:

>When I was at the grocery store last night I

>noticed bottles of Welch's grape juice that said

> " fiber " on them. I looked at the ingredients and

>it had maltodextrin listed. I couldn't imagine

>why they would want to add that to it. All the

>Welch's 64 oz bottles were on sale. The legal

>stuff was gone and none of the " fiber " stuff was

>sold. You guys might be aware of this already

>since you buy it and I don't. Just in case I

>thought I would mention it just in case. People

>should know to stay away from it.

To contact Welch's about this abomination:

Welch Foods Inc.

3 Concord Farms

575 Virginia Road

Concord, MA 01742

(978)371-1000

OR

http://www.welchs.com/company/contact_us.html

To contact Tyson about the recent discussion

about the starch and sugar laden " broth " they

inject our meat with (and just incidentally, this

allows them to charge us meat prices for water,

because the meat is weighed AFTER it is injected!):

2210 W. Oaklawn Dr.

Springdale, AR 72762-6999

Phone:

OR

http://www.tyson.com/Corporate/Contact.aspx

One of the things which you, as parents, possess,

is far more economic clout than you may realize.

About twenty years ago, a very dear friend of

mine, Judy Voros of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I

were discussing the fact that a another friend,

, was one of the most huggable people we

knew. played role-playing games; one of his

characters was a pacifist werewolf.

Judy and I decided we wanted to give a

Dakin stuffed wolf. As I'm sure you know, Dakin

plush toys are some of the cutest and most

huggable, and I'm equally sure you can see the connection.

So we started... I was doing a good bit of

traveling around the SouthEast US then, and any

time I got to a toy store, I would ask about a

Dakin wolf. They never had one, but always wrote

down the suggestion. Judy also hit toy stores in

Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, etc. etc. -- all over the US Midwest.

About a year later, Dakin announced, with great

fanfare, that they were bringing out their " Wolf

in Sheep's Clothing " , a Dakin wolf with a faux

sheep skin cloak. Well, that thing was so

terminally CUTE that they literally could not

keep it on the shelves for almost six months.

(Judy and I *did* manage to get one and surprised

the heck out of for his birthday.)

Know what we were told?

Dakin designed and brought out the " Wolf in

Sheep's Clothing " because they were getting

requests for a wolf from ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!

But it was only two determined women, wanting a fun gift for a friend.

If we could do this, how much more impact can you

have on marketing decisions (like potato starch

in hot dogs or maltodextrin in juice) as dedicated and loving parents?

One recommendation is to get a physical address

and WRITE the company. A physical letter has even

more impact in these days of quick telephone calls and emails.

Moreover, according to a survey I saw back when

the Coca-Cola Company was going through their

furore over Old Coke / New Coke, a business

counts each physical letter to represent

approximately 300 customers who felt the same

way, but 299 didn't care enough to write.

Keep letters simple, to the point, typed in a

basic business format. You are, after all, as

much professionals as the people you are writing

to: you are professional parents, and I don't

know of a more important job in the world.

There are nearly 3000 people on this list: that

means that this group has the clout of something

like 900,000 people. Yeah, REALLY! Nine Hundred

Thousand People! Darn near One Million. Thassalottapeople!

So the next time you want a business to do something -- write!

<grin> And may your situation turn out like a Dakin Wolf In Sheep's Clothing!

- Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund