@:-) Excellent idea. Electronic payment from bank to AMEX initiated.

:eek:

I didn't even consider money. I negotiated hard for that oxen... :rolleyes:

Oxen gets you more than Canuck money. :-:

I would start with a modest amount first - make sure it goes through without getting stuck in limbo until the first statement closes.

You forgot to mention heavy drinking with me on Wednesday night. :D

How did the meetings go??

Yeah, I only sent $10 for now.

Day 2 of the Alli diet - my lunch was lame. Noodle soup, two small rounds of sausage I cooked last night but couldn't eat (due to same diet), and water.

Well played.

The original dowry offer involved a Seal. I asked if Heidi Klum was attached to the Seal.

:rolleyes:

Now does the pill actually do anything or is it really the diet that does it?

They cannot do such per the merchant agreement, but they do. Many establishments in DC, for example, have $5 or $10 credit card minimums.

Well, I have a Chase Platinum MC that starts with four numbers, and have had it for about five years, and it has always been a Chase card. It is some sort of preferred platinum with a few added benefits, but otherwise is a typical platinum MC.

Alli is the only FDA-approved OTC weight loss product - the pill causes less fat (~25% less) to be absorbed from the foods eaten. As a result, it's shown to cause (on average) 50% more weight-loss than diet and exercise alone.

Original reason for asking is that my local gun shop has a cash/credit split on all of the price tags, no matter if it's rifle, handgun, shotgun. It's a disincentive to buy from there, obviously. The range/shop combination down the street from my fiancee does not do this. Who is the appropriate body to report such a thing to?

Directly to VS, MC, or AX - I've reported businesses to MC in the past and they generally have a form available online.

... and.

Based on information submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order for Alli to be approved, the following side effects were commonly reported in clinical studies:


* Abdominal pain (stomach pain) -- in up to 20.1 percent of people
* Fecal urgency (an urgent but controlled need to have a bowel movement) -- up to 18.8 percent
* Gas -- up to 18.6 percent
* Oily spotting (uncontrolled anal oil seepage) -- up to 17.7 percent
* Gas with a small amount of oil or stool -- up to 17.2 percent
* Fatty or oily stool -- up to 17.2 percent
* Diarrhea -- up to 11.9 percent
* Oily evacuation (bowel movements of just oil, without stool) -- up to 11.6 percent
* Sinus infection -- up to 10.6 percent
* Soft stool -- up to 10.1 percent.


Other common side effects of Alli (occurring in 3 to 10 percent of people) included:


* Increased frequency of bowel movements
* Uncontrolled, spontaneous bowel movements (known as fecal incontinence)
* Back pain.