Well let me wipe the egg off my face! LOL
Seriously, Magda raises some important issues
The Smarties were chosen to give the message in a humorous way, that the
participants were *clever* and the fact that they are made by Nestle did not
even enter into my head.
Secondly the pens were sent to me by the rep after I had requested some
written info on the pumps. I chose how to distribute them. I do not "shill"
(which means: one who poses as a satisfied customer... to dupe bystanders
into participating in a swindle.) for any company.
My intention was to create a fun way of presenting facts, which was a
success. There was no comments made to me from the participants regarding
the choice of prizes. In fact there was a lot of hilarity!
I will think twice next time about my choice of prizes.

Karen Clements
IBCLC
melb Aust



Magda Sachs writes:
 I am not challenging the idea of the game or giving prizes, but I want to
> say that I find it completely astonishing that *these* prizes were given.
> Medela pens?  What message does this send -- its ok to shill for companies
> as long as their products are not covered by the WHO/UNICEF code
> SPECIFICALLY?  Smarties????  In the UK, Rowntree, the maker of Smarties,
was
> bought by Nestle a decade or more ago.  My children have grown up knowing
> that they should never buy smarties -- though allowed to eat those given
to
> them in party bags -- because (as they put it) Nestle kills babies.
>
> Mind you, on the pump issue, knowing that the JHL is full of astonishing
and
> offensive advertising of pumps, it does tend to encourage this lax
attitude
> to using their promotional products as if it were something acceptable.

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