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I so wish I was going to be in town for the Weight Watchers meeting this week :)

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Oct 20 '15, 13:09

Oprah damn sure better not backslide this time :)

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do you own the stock ? -- nm - decline Oct 20, 13:10 17
- No, and now I'm wishing I jumped on it yesterday :) *only* up 30% today. -- nm - Meg Oct 20, 13:14 16
  - nothing has changed besides oprah really. maybe some more revenue from her face but aren't their problems brand-related and organizational? - fabulous squad Oct 20, 13:15 15
    - WW cures cancer! -- nm - Dr Oz Oct 20, 13:31
    - They do seem to have moved away from the original concept. I actually asked recently when they would - Meg Oct 20, 13:31 8
      - Information about food and how to eat healthily is easily available, but getting touchy-feely and clubby keeps people in the program -- nm - Roger More Oct 20, 14:07 7
        
        the social/community part, but some of what they've tried has been a turnoff for many - attempts at teaching NLP and other methods by people not - b. Oct 20, 14:27 6
        
        I'm sure plenty of people have been turned off, but maybe those aren't the target customers? (People willing to pay more, and who will stay in the - Roger More Oct 20, 14:48 5
        
        from when I was going regularly and from what I've read online, the changes caused some people who had been going for a long time, sometimes - b. Oct 20, 15:09 4
        
        I hadn't actually read any stories on the Oprah involvement yet, but here is a quickety googled one. it mentions their declines. nm but: -- (link) - b. Oct 20, 15:12 3
        
        Thanks. Interesting to see the problems facing the company in more detail. -- nm - Roger More Oct 20, 15:36
        
        I'm one of the reasons they're tanking. As a lifetime member I don't pay dues, I don't pay for their online tools and I don't buy their products. - Meg Oct 20, 15:20 1
        
        yah, the core program (some notable experimental fails aside) has value*; but they've done -- (edited) - b. Oct 20, 15:26
    - this may be the best bet, unless she is able to bring major changes to the brand (she did get a board seat) -- nm - decline Oct 20, 13:16 4
      - one board seat. I mean, how much change can she impact? I don't see great change besides an uptick in enrollments. -- nm - fabulous squad Oct 20, 13:26 3
        
        After the stock gain the last day or two, she could probably kill a few other board members and the next of kin would be cool - Will Hunting Oct 20, 13:34 2
        
        Depends what they're holding it at. It was trading at close to $30 a year ago. -- nm - Meg Oct 20, 13:45 1
        
        Half a loss is better than 80% a loss. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 20, 13:58

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I so wish I was going to be in town for the Weight Watchers meeting this week :)

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