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Did You Buy
CortiSlim and/or CortiStress?
You May Be Eligible For
A Refund!
If you bought CortiSlim and/or CortiStress between
August 1,2003, and May 31,2006, you are eligible for a refund. The
amount of your refund will depend on the number of consumers who
request refunds.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that the marketers of
CortiSlim and CortiStress made deceptive claims about CortiSlim s
ability to cause weight loss and CortiStress s ability to prevent or
reduce the risk of disease. The marketers of CortiSlim and CortiStress
denied those charges, but settled with the FTC and provided money for
consumer refunds.
To request a refund, you can download the claim form at
www.CortiSiimsettleinent.com or call 1-800-560-6532 to
have one mailed to you. Your completed and signed claim form
must be MAILED to the Claims Administrator no later than
October 27,2007.
i-.r you r>avt.' questions about tnis aci dr: the refund program,
; .st aSi is. toh tree, at 1-800-560-6532.
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by your computer,” Schulz says.
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long line at the Gap, you can text the code,
and the item is delivered to your house.
It’s scarily easy.”
That’s why Urban Outfitters, which
sells clothing, shoes and furnishings,
launched UO TXT in June to alert regu
lar customers to pre-sales and new items.
Glamour, Lucky and Stuff magazines
have jumped in, too, the last with its
September issue. “Guys will love it,” pre
dicts Stuff publisher John Lumpkin. “You
can shop without getting off your couch.
It’s the least hassle.”
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USA WEEKEND • Sept. 21-23,2007
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instant-message crowd,” says Marie
Kaplan, founder and chief marketing
officer at Shop Text, which, along with
Pay Pal, offers the service. People ages
18 to 34 are four times more likely to carry
a cellphone than cash, and the number
of mobile phones globally is triple that
of PCs.
But the next frontier isn’t far away:
Text messaging has grown seven times
faster for adults ages 45 to 64 than for
teens. “Kids are teaching their parents,”
Kaplan says. “Plus, Blackberrys and Tbeos
are training people with the habit of typ
ing messages into their phone.” ca
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are ages 25 to 34. “It’s not the