Musicman, your way way off, which is evident by your post, and sorry I have no intension of running an errand for you ref the evidence, that’s your job if you choose to argue the issue, I’m quite happy with my own statement thanks, but it makes great reading and you should find it quite interesting. Watch this space!
re-NWNW:
First of all whether we profess to sell or not, if you come onto a forum like this saying all good things about a product as a new thread, then that’s exactly what your doing (which is perfectly ok) and most people will realise that. Lyn says "this is not advertising" well it sure seems that way to me. However Lyn then goes on to say "I’m just a woman that demos" (which or course eliminates her from all areas of sales and advertising, or am I wrong on this).
The one thing I hate is sacrificial selling (this is the act of slagging off each others service or product in favour of your own) If the new service or product is any good in the first place it wouldn’t need these cheap tactics. The only time those comparisons are deemed ethical is in price.
Now the most dangerous tactic is Auto Suggestion used in sales pitches and one the Americans love. (this is the act of suggesting a problem and then offering the cure) although not a problem in itself, until you add the guilt factor, leaving somebody feeling guilty about either who they are or any part of their normal life, all for the sake of profit.
The facts on shortages maybe real, but using them this way its both immoral and unethical . With regards to the so called personal insult, I think you need to read back and see if you can find the clue to the point being made, if you cant I can always re- do the post using smaller words if it helps, however I will apologise for thinking that you were just using it as a mis- quote to bolster your own image (after all that would just be shallow), I can now see where the problem might be.
"No water" products maybe very good and have their uses in their own right, if you already use them then you will know the benefits, if you need the comfort factor of thinking that its saving the world then that’s great. If you need to sell them, well we all have to make a living but why stoop to slagging other products off or using the oh so commercially worn out global issue by trying to make profit from it and then tell everyone how concerned you are, as I said commercial bull.
Always surprises me how people view reality, however for the egotists and self denials I know of another place its great everybody thinks the same because they are all professionals apparently (I must look that word up again).