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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. TERRORISM FORCES US TO MAKE A CHOICE. WE CAN BE AFRAID. OR WE CAN BE READY. READY WWW.REAOY.GOV 1-800-BE-READY M r__L» _ rasnion Shopping by text Cellphone messages are starting to replace toll-free calls and the Web as the easy way to buy clothing and more. Tdo the walking” takes on whole fSKT meaning with the latest wjt w and hottest form of shop ping; \ia texting. Already _ - k common in Korea and * .-dk Japan, where people shop JLa; JljPfe'A fl by digits for everything . ij from sodas to cars, text- - JB buying is expected to take J &W* “It’s the natural pro- gression from toll-free or der numbers and websites \ especially for girls, for whom their phone is their \ most important accessory,” . i y says Susan Schulz, who’s k . ' £ y the editor in chief of ■' / Co.wioGIRL! Last sum mer, the magazine offered -M. M ;>•* Jm its readers the chance to text to win, buy or try everything from Sean A John sunglasses to m Gwen Stefani’s Hara- I juku sneakers to Sam- w sung cellphones. “When 1 you are reading a maga- zine, you’re not necessarily by your computer,” Schulz says. “But if you’re in the mall and there’s a 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.” 16 USA WEEKEND • Sept. 21-23,2007 TEXT SHOPPERS ARE AS LIKELY TO BE MEN l AS WOMEN. a 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 Michele Meyer I Interestingly enough, text i shoppers are as likely to be ' men as women and usually are ages 25 to 34. “It’s not the