yellowdogmom
02-11-2004, 02:35 PM
Hi Everyone,
So recently I must have signed up for something, because I have been receiving mailings now from all sorts of baby product companies. The latest one was Enfamil formula. I got a small mailer Monday advertising a $25,000 college scholarship. I was completely shocked to read that in order to be eligible the baby has to be a U.S. resident as of the date of birth. Complete discrimination in my book!
What do you all think? Am I overreacting? My DH is upset by this as well, so we are of course fueling one anothers' fires.
I wrote a letter via their parent company's (Mead Johnson, a division of Bristol-Meyers Squibb) website. I'll attach it below. If you want to check it out, the contest info and rules are posted on the Enfamil site (www.enfamil.com). I, for one, will NEVER be using their products (although, DH said we'll probably end up with our child having some sort of allergy to everything except Enfamil given our luck! LOL!) I'll be interested to see if and what I hear back from them.
-Kristin
Here's my letter:
Dear Sirs,
I received a marketing mailing from you today for Enfamil LIPIL. I
assume I was put on your mailing list because I am an expectant
parent...however, I am not pregnant. My husband and I are adopting
internationally. I was flabbergasted in reading the official rules
of the Enfamil LIPIL Scholarship Sweepstakes finding that "To be
eligible, parents must have a baby or babies who are legal residents
of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia as of the date of
birth, and who are or have been born between November 1, 2002, and
June 30, 2004 (inclusive) ("Eligible Babies")."
To me, this is blatant discrimination against children adopted
internationally who become U.S. citizens after their birth...many of
whom are your customers! I am completely shocked and outraged that
you would discriminate in such a way and I plan to boycott your
products. I also plan to let the adoptive parents communities in
which I am involved know of your discrimination.
Please respond, as I am very interested in an explanation.
Sincerely,
Kristin __________
So recently I must have signed up for something, because I have been receiving mailings now from all sorts of baby product companies. The latest one was Enfamil formula. I got a small mailer Monday advertising a $25,000 college scholarship. I was completely shocked to read that in order to be eligible the baby has to be a U.S. resident as of the date of birth. Complete discrimination in my book!
What do you all think? Am I overreacting? My DH is upset by this as well, so we are of course fueling one anothers' fires.
I wrote a letter via their parent company's (Mead Johnson, a division of Bristol-Meyers Squibb) website. I'll attach it below. If you want to check it out, the contest info and rules are posted on the Enfamil site (www.enfamil.com). I, for one, will NEVER be using their products (although, DH said we'll probably end up with our child having some sort of allergy to everything except Enfamil given our luck! LOL!) I'll be interested to see if and what I hear back from them.
-Kristin
Here's my letter:
Dear Sirs,
I received a marketing mailing from you today for Enfamil LIPIL. I
assume I was put on your mailing list because I am an expectant
parent...however, I am not pregnant. My husband and I are adopting
internationally. I was flabbergasted in reading the official rules
of the Enfamil LIPIL Scholarship Sweepstakes finding that "To be
eligible, parents must have a baby or babies who are legal residents
of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia as of the date of
birth, and who are or have been born between November 1, 2002, and
June 30, 2004 (inclusive) ("Eligible Babies")."
To me, this is blatant discrimination against children adopted
internationally who become U.S. citizens after their birth...many of
whom are your customers! I am completely shocked and outraged that
you would discriminate in such a way and I plan to boycott your
products. I also plan to let the adoptive parents communities in
which I am involved know of your discrimination.
Please respond, as I am very interested in an explanation.
Sincerely,
Kristin __________