You've probably all seen it somewhere perusing the low carb web ... the carbsmart affiliate logo, or even that yellow and blue CS. Carbsmart is ... err was ... an online retailer of low carb foodstuffs -- mostly the stuff we'd call junk foods. For over a decade low carbers could order up their favorite goods from this outfit. As many low carbers do still depend on some of these "frankenfoods", I actually have no problem with outfits like the former CS filling their needs. In my opinion this is "honest business" whether the founder and CEO weighs 180 lbs or 380 lbs. CS was a "middle man" in such potential low carb frauds as Dreamfields pasta and similar products, and I hold DF's makers responsible for that fiasco. I also have no problem with CS advertising on websites and blogs with subject matter likely to attract potential customers. I'm a bit more critical of same-said bloggers and website owners, especially more recently when these folks are making $$ off these affiliations, posting reviews that at least infer endorsement, but having long since altered their personal diets to avoid the very "candy cigarettes" they make money from. It's a step up from making money from Google Ads for Medifast and Jillian Michaels, but not a large step in my book.Thursday, April 26, 2012
carbsmart??
You've probably all seen it somewhere perusing the low carb web ... the carbsmart affiliate logo, or even that yellow and blue CS. Carbsmart is ... err was ... an online retailer of low carb foodstuffs -- mostly the stuff we'd call junk foods. For over a decade low carbers could order up their favorite goods from this outfit. As many low carbers do still depend on some of these "frankenfoods", I actually have no problem with outfits like the former CS filling their needs. In my opinion this is "honest business" whether the founder and CEO weighs 180 lbs or 380 lbs. CS was a "middle man" in such potential low carb frauds as Dreamfields pasta and similar products, and I hold DF's makers responsible for that fiasco. I also have no problem with CS advertising on websites and blogs with subject matter likely to attract potential customers. I'm a bit more critical of same-said bloggers and website owners, especially more recently when these folks are making $$ off these affiliations, posting reviews that at least infer endorsement, but having long since altered their personal diets to avoid the very "candy cigarettes" they make money from. It's a step up from making money from Google Ads for Medifast and Jillian Michaels, but not a large step in my book.
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