David, I agree 100%! Sorry, I didn't see your email. I pickded up about 25 free
Coke pedometers at a health conference and handed them out to our Weight
Watchers group and they all either broke down or were totally dysfunctional in
their readigns. Yes, you get what you pay for!!!
Joe
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Quoting "M. Petzoldt" <[log in to unmask]>:
> I am here in Ontario and I have purchased two boxes of cereal to obtain the
> pedometers. Upon trying both of them, the are junk...They turn over while
> even sitting on the counter. I am in health promotion and was hoping that
> these would provide incentive to people to get moving, but instead the
> pedometers of are such cheap quality that they are a big dissappointment.
> Go to the store and purchase a decent one. As the expression goes, "You get
> what you pay for". I passed them on to someone else who used them in
> factory work to see how much he travelled, he put both on and they jumped on
> and down in numbers, neither one registered the same amount of travel. A
> lesson learned, dollars wasted.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Mercer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: Special K Pedometers
>
>
> > My wife and I were specifically looking for them as well, but so far, no
> > luck in Dartmouth...
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > David F. Mercer
> > Research & Statistical Officer
> > Nova Scotia Provincial Health Council
> > 1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 301
> > Halifax, NS B3J 3P7
> > Phone: (902) 424-0183
> >
> > >>> [log in to unmask] 01/23/04 12:27PM >>>
> > A client of mine has been actively searching to purchase a box of
> > Special K with the free Pedometer. Has anyone else in NS (or
> > elsewhere for curiosity's sake) see them?
> >
> > Thanks for helping to cure our curiosity!
> >
> > Melissa Outhouse- Coordinator
> > Health Promotion Clearinghouse
> > c/o Community Health and Epidemiology
> > 4th Floor, Centre for Clinical Research
> > 5790 University Ave.,
> > Halifax, NS B3H 1V7
> > (902) 494-1917 (1-877-890-5094)
> > (902) 494-1597 (fax)
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.hpclearinghouse.ca
> >
> > The HPC website has moved!
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