Just today I traded with my OB director, I "took" her Enfamil travel mug and
left he in a pretty gift bag a LLL water bottle and a cute bf travel mug !
;-)
Nevermore will that Enfamil mug be seen in my hospital! ;-)
I am with you 100 % ..... this makes me
CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cindy
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Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC
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From: "Glass, Marsha" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 4:31 PM
Subject: formula gifts-again!
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> I just had to let off a little steam amongst friends. I came back from
> Memorial Day time off to the unpleasant discovery of a big box full of
> E*****l travel mugs on our l & d unit! Oh, and the box was almost empty
> because, of course they'd been taken. Then I went out to the pp floor and
> there they were again. Now, everywhere I turn, those cursed mugs (which
are
> really cute and handy. Read that: "curses, foiled again"!) are in every
> hand. Just today I saw the admin. secretary several times in several
> locations and darned if she didn't have that mug in her hand every time!!!
> I explained it to her and another secretary why I didn't like the mugs and
> she was surprised and somewhat sympathetic, because she hadn't thought
about
> how those mugs are paid for at the expense of the health of our babies,
but
> "I'm still gonna use this mug. It's so cute!". And it is, too. Why, I
> myself at one time or another have gotten, mugs, pens, food, measuring
tape,
> highlighter and other stuff from these companies, all gone now of course!
> They solicit with such impunity. And the first to defend them would be
the
> nurses who receive this stuff.
>
> Marsha, who thinks it's cool enough for a bonfire tonight...and I know
just
> what to throw in it!
>
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> Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC
> Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future
generations
> as all other earthly causes combined.
> C. Abbot
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