Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 13:41:02 -0500 (EST) From: David Casti Subject: ACTION ALERT: Serving in Silence Scalped From: soc.motss Originally by: LASAGA@UWYO.EDU (Maria Lasaga) Being snowed in today, I decided to search for the addresses of companies that advertised during NBC's "Serving in Silence: the Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer Story." Below are all of the addresses that I could find for the customer relation offices of national advertisers (either from an 800-number for the company or from a directory of businesses that is available on AOL). At the end, I list all of the national advertisers for which I could find no address, in case anyone else might have them. Please write to these companies! When I contacted a Denver-area Burlington Coat Factory store, the manager said that they had been receiving a lot of unfriendly calls from people complaining that they advertised during Serving in Silence. These are calls to a local store! Granted that the store is in Colorado, home of Colorado for Family Values, but my impression from contacting a number of companies is that the far Right is conducting an organized effort to target these advertisers and chastise them, often threatening to boycott their products. Please, please write to the addresses below and thank these companies for not bowing in to the pressures and prejudices of a vocal minority in our country. Please write to them and thank them for advertising during an unusually enlightening and well-made movie. Please write to them and thank them for their sensitivity to issues of oppression and discrimination. And please write to them and tell them that you will be seeking out their products because you appreciate their _inclusive_ advertising policies. Addresses of national advertisers: AT&T advertised their True USA Savings program. Address: AT&T Response Center, 295 N. Maple Ave., Basking Ridge, NJ 67920 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-544-3544) American Isuzu advertised their Isuzu Trooper. Address: American Isuzu Customer Relations, 8727 148th Ave., N.E., Redmond, WA 98052 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-255-6727) Land Rover advertised their Land Rover. Address: Land Rover NA, Inc., Customer Relations, 4390 Parliament Place, Lanham, MD 20706 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-FINE4WD) Burlington Coat Factory advertised their coats. in general. Address: Burlington Coat Factory, Customer Relations, 1250 Rt. 130 North, Burlington, NJ 08016 (address obtained from a Denver-area BCF store) La-Z-Boy advertised their "chairs and more."furniture, in general. Address: La-Z-Boy Customer Service, PO Box 65785, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116-0785 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-MAKE) Miles, Inc. advertised Alka-Setzer Plus Cold Medicine and Alka-Mints. Address: Miles, Inc., Consumer Relations, PO Box 340, Elkhart, Indiana 46515 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-228-0204; customer relations number: 1-800-800-4793) Warner-Lambert Company advertised their Halls Vapor Action tablets, their Trident Sugarless Gum, and their Lubriderm Moisture Recovery Lotion. (They also produce/sell the following products: Listerine mouthwash, Rolaids, Certs, Dentyne, Bromo-Seltzer, Schick and Wilkinson Sword razors, and more) Address: Warner-Lambert Company, Customer Relations, 201 Tabor Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950-2693 (address and info obtained from Hoover's Handbook Database) Honda Corporation advertised their Accord V6 model. Address: Honda North America, Inc., Customer Relations, 1290 Ave. of the Americas, Suite 3330, New York, NY 10104 (address obtained from Hoover's Handbook Database) Pillsbury advertised their products, in general. Address: Pillsbury, Customer Relations, 200 S. 6th St., Minneapolis, MN 55402 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-767-4466) Taco Bell advertised their fast-food service. Address: Taco Bell Consumer Affairs, 17901 Von Karman, Irvine, CA 92714 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-822-6235; customer relations number: 714-863-4500) Philip Morris Companies Inc. is the parent company for Kraft, which advertised the Kraft Catalina dressing; PMC also advertised their Tombstone Pizza (other products made by PMC: Marlboro, Benson & Hedges, Budget Gourmet, Miracle Whip, Parkay, Boboli, Breyers, Maxwell House, Miller Beer, and many more) Address: Philip Morris Companies Inc., 120 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 (address and info from Hoover's Handbook Database) Weight Watchers advertised their diet products. Address: Weight Watchers, Customer Relations, 15501 College Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas 66219 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-651-6000) Saturn advertised their (car) company. Address: Saturn Corp., Customer Relations, Highway 31 South, 100 Saturn Parkway, Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174 (address obtained from their toll-free number: 1-800-522-5000) Sears advertised their company and general products. Address: Sears, Roebuck and Co., Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 60684 (address obtained from Hoover's Handbook Database) L'Oreal advertised their Excellence Creme (protective creme to cover gray hair) Address: L'Oreal, Cosmair Inc., 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 (address obtained from Hoover's Handbook Database) Whirlpool advertised their Whirlpool Quiet Partner, a quiet dishwasher (also produce all sorts of home appliances) Address: Whirlpool Corporation, Public Relations, 2000 M-63, Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692 (address obtained from Hoover's Handbook Database) +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ I couldn't find addresses for the following companies/products: Revlon (advertised Age Defying Makeup) Capzasin-P Arthritis Cream No Yolks Noodles X-14 Soap Scum Remover America's Dairy Farmers (advertised cheese, in general) Alpha Hydrox (advertised their cleansers and moisturizers) Ultra Slim Fast Calvin Klein (advertised their CK-One fragrance for men & women) +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ Maria Lasaga, chairperson United Gays & Lesbians of Wyoming MLasaga@aol.com Lasaga@uwyo.edu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Casti Pager: (800) 980-6227 Information Scientist http://www.casti.com/casti/David.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------