In a message dated 5/28/2006 11:14:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, GECCAR28  
writes:

I just had to share this story with Lactnet.  Last week a formula  company 
invited nurses, managers, educators in L&D and mother baby from  all our area 
hospitals to dinner.  It was a very fine restaurant, 5 star,  one of THE BEST in 
our town.  A friend who is IBCLC asked her "rep" if  she could bring a friend 
also an IBCLC.  We had no intention of  challenging the speaker we just 
wanted to hear what they were going  to say.  I was granted an invitation as long 
as I didn't mention where I  worked,- WIC.  We decided we would pay for our own 
meals and take  nothing.  Upon arrival we asked (quietly) if we could have 
separate  checks.  They looked at us like we were crazy, It was "free"????   but 
OK as long as we sat together and put it on one credit card.  The  room was 
prepared to seat about 50 to 60 and we think there was about 30  people there.  
There was plenty of wine and shrimp cocktail.(Yum)   we refused and sipped 
water.  They began to take orders, offering from  about 5 entrees.  When he came 
to us we asked for a menu and were refused  because it would be" too conf
using".  We didn't want to order from what  was offered because it would have been 
very expensive, probably over  $30.00 . So we got up and left went down 
stairs and ordered a salad, no  wine, and split a dessert.  Some of the others at 
our table (an IBCLC  included) were at the restroom when we left and we wonder 
what they  thought when they came back and we were gone. 
It makes me sick to think of the money spent that night to  persuade health 
care professionals to pitch their product. 
Geneva 



 

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