According to some industry insiders I've spoken
with in New York City...

Even Farrell is taking a huge hit with the economy the
way it is, and is quietly being forced to close up a few
of their hair centers ...

Farrell does a great service INDIRECTLY to the hair
replacement community as does the other hair
replacement centers

They (Farrell, HCM, etc) are the ones who spend the
money on advertising and keep what is possible for
balding men ....in the public eyes ....

That brings more people into this market who are
searching for hair replacement options... eventually ..
Some of people might find toplace ..

and their added monies help Toplace and the factories stay
afloat and provide pieces for the rest of us at the obscenely
low prices we are paying here ... for Quality pieces ...

As a hypnotist, there was a nationwide chain of hypnosis
centers called Positive Changes. They took out huge,
full page space ads in the papers ...

They spent an obscene amount ..and also charged an
obscene amount to new clients in the
form of contracts .. just like the hair centers do ...

My fellow hypnotists all were all upset by the major
chain coming to their towns ...
("Oh .. they're going to take away our business!")

but those of us who are RUN a business and have
to shell out fixed costs every month...

understand .. how all the publicity and advertising
this chain spent .. increased the public's awareness
about hypnosis/hypnotherapy and had MORE PEOPLE
understanding what a powerful
modality of changework this is ...

and the side effect of their intense spending
and public relations ... it had a ripple effect ..
which generated business 'business-wide' for
all of us ...

Darn ... I wish this chain was still around ....
Think about this .. when you look at HCM, Farrell
or JA Alternatives ... They are generating business
for everyone ....

and the volume of business allow us to benefit from
BA's ability to negotiate, slightly above wholesale
prices for quality hair pieces ...

Just my opinion .....
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