February 15, 2010

Product Promises??

Johnson & Johnson, what have you done?

I trusted my baby's bottom to you. Your lotions and potions soothed them. Can I ever believe in you again? Ever?

Upliv? Upliv!!! A stress relief product? Aromatherapy for the soul? And it all happens on line? 

Really.

Here's the deal. For a mere $566. (an initial upfront and then monthly fees) you can take an online stress test, proceed to get a "how to reduce your stress levels assessment cha cha cha" and then receive...here's the total disconnect...fragrances that "elicit relaxing and refreshing moods." Two bottles of body wash and one bottle each of body lotion and facial wash.

Yeah, that should do it. If you drink it. 

Pretty obvious to me that if you seek privacy while applying said fragrances, the 15 minutes (being generous in how slowly one anoints oneself) you might simply tune out the " I need you, need you, need you" cries, emanating from the other room. And, after you emerge from your revelry, in 15 minutes or less I imagine your stress level is back to it's normal level of intensity and insanity.

For now, while it is in the testing phase, there are on line chat rooms. But, when the product is introduced this on line interaction isn't happening. Duh. I suspect this is to keep women from chatting along the lines of "what was I thinking?" "Am I insane?" "Where is my Xanax prescription?" Which, not incidentally, probably costs less a year than this product.  

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