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Originally Posted by annettemarie
While I wholeheartedly support any efforts to stick it to the formula companies, I would respectfully disagree that this is an effective way to do it. SOMEONE is paying, and it's not them. They are working the cost of those "freebies" into the cost of the formula. In the end, your friend you are trying to help is going to be the one hurt by the rising costs.
Hope this makes sense- just sat through thirty minutes of tuneless children screaming out vacation church school songs.
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Though that is true on a global scale (it is ffeeding mothers who are hurt by increased prices) that is *not* true on an individual basis. Take it to the extreme--- nurses who work in pediatrians offices (and pediatricians) are often given a full year supply of formula free. Now, that "free" formula is counted into the cost of formula, pushing the price up. But, does that specific person actually pay more? No.
Additionally, the more it becomes that the advertising/free samples are not reaching their target audience, the more they waste their $$$. If there was a large enough disconnect, they would eventually stop sending out free samples.
Lastly, I think it is a total crock that prices would go down if advertising went down. It *should* but if you look at how much they are inflated anyway,
can you tell I don't trust "them" at all?
