<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=3 FAMILY="DECORATIVE" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" LANG="0">In a message dated 11/7/01 9:06:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, cynthiaanncoe@home.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">. I have seen no cereal boxes, ToysRUs promotions,
<BR>McDonalds tie-in, HP-specific Halloween candy, HP slapped all over
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<BR>There has been an ad in my area for ToysRUs, for a potions kit. It was a pretty cheesy ad, and I only saw it a few times. Back in August, there were a few school supplies ads, but those too seem to have subsided. There is a display in the grocery stores fo the Coke contest. Those Coke commercials could be a lot worse than they are. I do like the way they attempt to focus on books and the joys of reading. And i assume they have tried to find a kid who had at least some similarities to Harry, the dark haired kid who looks up, wiht sort of a bemused look.
<BR>We have the power network show coming up Sunday night, ABC I think, on "The Making of..." thing. Wonder if that'll set off a whirlwind of intense marketing?Or, perhaps they know the books have such a following, they don't want to turn off the true devotees, and even more ,those who have been hovering between avoiding and seeing the movie..
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<BR>~Ashleigh, who won a big 5 dollars in Coke "movie cash".</FONT></HTML>