Mark Smitka

Cancer Treatment Centers of America: A Place that Gives you Hope, but Don't Hope to Get Any Results?

So there's Peggy. I'm sure you've all seen her story. Cancer Treatment Centers of America told her she had no "expiration" date, and they fixed her all up (which, of course, is a wonderful thing). She goes on to say, "I felt like I was surrounded by friends and people who really cared and who gave me hope".  They keyword here, being "hope". The problem here is that a banner runs across the top of the TV ads, saying that you shouldn't expect these results.  And a pop-up immediately displays on their web page saying: "Those results may not be typical or expected for the particular disease type described in this testimonial".

So, what exactly are they saying?  It's a place that gives you hope, but don't hope to get any results?  As far as I'm concerned their ads reek of deception.

Peggy Kessler

First Niagara, Harleysville, East Penn, Willow Grove Banks: Enough With The Mergers!

First, it was Willow Grove Bank. A very good bank. Small and friendly. Then, they and East Penn became Harleysville Bank. Now, not long after that merger, Harleysville Bank will become First Niagara.  So now, I've got to deal with a bank that's larger still, new routing numbers, eventually, new checks (again!), and a "home office" that's about as local to me as Uzbekistan. I'm on the brink of moving to a bank that actually keeps it's name for more than 6 months at a time, and would encourage others to consider the same.  This is absurd.