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[Susan Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

It must be good business to sell to peoples' fears--I recently received
the following ad:

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> 
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> 
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
>       Two stickers, $29.95 total
> 
>       Three stickers: $39.95 total.
> 
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> 
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I wonder how the consumer can test the effectiveness of these stickers? 
Oh well, maybe they work via the famous "placebo" effect [oh yeah, I've
heard of that!].
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Susan L. Gawarecki, Ph.D., Executive Director
Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee, Inc.
136 S Illinois Ave, Ste 208, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Phone (865) 483-1333; Fax (865) 482-6572; E-mail loc@icx.net 
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