Passing it on

[bethlakshmi]

Posted in a friend's LJ - Johnson and Johnson is getting flak for an ad they posted in a gay magazine:

http://www.afa.net/petitions/images/tylenolpm.jpg

Which actually gave *me* a chuckle.

From a religious group:

http://www.onemillionmoms.com/IssueDetail.asp?id=233


J & J has a customer hotline - the number to call is 1-800-962-5357, option 5. And those of us that liked the ad, or at least thought it was not offensive (esp. for a gay magazine - the Advocate) - are calling in to lend some support.

I just did so - took 5 minutes. And they WERE extremely glad to hear from someone who isn't yelling at them. The lady asked me where I heard of it, and told me she'd note down my positive response. Couldn't tell whether they've had more positive feedback or negative feedback, but at least

As a customer support lady, the woman was mostly, I think, glad to talk someone who wasn't yelling at her.

So... I highly recommend it. If nothing else, you'll feel like a hero for calling in and saying something positive for something you'll believe in. You don't get that kind of perk all the time.

Comments

[madrun.livejournal.com]

I just called and they said they are getting a "mix of positive and negative responses, but they are always glad to get positive phone calls."

Thank you for publicizing this.

*snort*

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for that, it brightened my morning.

If I could dial an 800 number from overseas, I totally would! :)

Stephen in NZ

Re: *snort*

[lakshmi-amman.livejournal.com]

Hi there!

So... do you have an LJ?

[flyinglemurs.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's causing a hubub? I don't see why at all. Am I missing something? I could see phobic people calling if they ran it in newsweek but you said this was in a gay magazine right?

[tafkad.livejournal.com]

I greeted the woman with, "So, I understand you're not getting enough positive phone calls about your Tylenol PM ad." She chuckled and said, "Not many." So, I told her that this was another one and wished her a nice day. She seemed pleased to hear this.