Allen Carr - not for everyone? (Dr Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking)

Member Name: judemay2

Product:	Dr Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Date:	29/01/01 (827 review reads)
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Advantages: eye-opening and original

Disadvantages: misleading information

Like some of the other smokers here I attended an Allen Carr seminar after seeing a "half-price" offer in my local newspaper. I agree that it is very enlightening and informative, however there are some drawbacks I feel should be mentioned. Firstly, it appears to be a franchise type of business - therefore it is pot luck on the quality of the speaker and follow-up support you receive. For example, the seminar I attended was in a cramped hotel room with a few hard plastic chairs...and as a part of the seminar is hypnosis I found it impossible to relax enough to get any benefit from this. Four hours is a long time when you're trying to concentrate and extremely uncomfortable! I've also found that although various friends and aquaintances have attended these seminars (in different cities at different times) it seems to be on permanent "half-price - for a limited time" offer! A marketing ploy perhaps? Lets face it....we all are attracted to a "bargain" aren't we?
Please dont get the wrong idea, although I wasn't overly impressed with my personal experience I applaud any method that can help smokers overcome their addiction. I am just concerned that desperate smokers could possibly be misled into parting with large amounts of money when all the seminars are of such differing quality. As you can guess, the seminar didn't help me give up (partly down to my own lack of willpower!) but I found the aftercare to be less than adequate. My seminar was in the centre of the city (very easy to get to), but when I phoned and asked for the promised extra help I was told to travel to an address far out of town....which was absolutely impossible to reach if you dont drive. As I couldn't attend extra sessions I know I would have been marked down as part of their 90% success rate!!
In closing I am sure these seminars work wonderfully for some people - but I really think anyone considering attending should ask lots of question
s before they part with their cash!!

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