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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 24, 2001 - C 5 Click your complaints with consumer based sites These top websites on consum er advocacy w ill give you all the inform ation you need to get your opinions and com plaints heard.as well as make you aw are o f your purchase before you buy. A sk A n O w n er: gives con su m ers the opportunity to ask direct questions to users and ow ners o f various products, services, and more. C om m en ts.com : give com m ents, com plaints, and suggestions as well as ask questions about products and services. Com plaint Book - serves as a third party in m anaging com plaints by consum ers. C om plaint Station. The - provides discus sion groups relating to em ploym ent, services, and products. C om plaints.com - allow s consum ers to post com plaints about products and services. C orporation Hall o f Sham e. 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There will be refreshments and live demonstrations as well as a special Laser Promotion: receive three laser treatments for the price o f two when booked at the open house. Other services offered at the Blair Laser & Cosmetic Centre: · Complete varicose vein diagnosis and treatment · Laser hair removal, facial veins, leg veins · Glycolic acid peels, facial rejuvenation · Removal o f brown spots due to sun and aging All services are performed by fully trained and qualified female professionals (estheticians, nurses and physician). Complete comfort and confidentiality are assured. Dr. Cynthia Blair has been practising in Oakville for 17 years. In that time, she has delivered over 2,000 babies and has concentrat ed her time in women's health care. The Open House will be held at the Blair Laser & Cosmetic Centre, 1060 Speers Road in the Oakville Health Centre or phone 905-8425533 for more information. The One Stop Store · For All Your Travel Needs www.travelchoicecanada.com * Oakville Oakville Burlington Stoney Creek 146 Lakeshore Road E (at Navy St) 905-842-9999 511 Maple Grove Drive (at Cornwall) 9 0 5 - 8 4 9 -7 0 1 3 V 5420 North Service Road (Burloak & QEW) 905-336-8855 975 Queenston Road (across from Fortino's) 905-662-1550 Independently (5$iwd & Operated By Tara Travel (1996) Ltd. 0 k - " - 'I f/n(i/o/c/ua/ r Je/Yj/ce ^ li ceec/i/uj J/o f//' iSaftectcitio/is "W e w ould like to reco m m en d E lizabeth Bilbija o f Royal L ePage Real E state to anyone in terested in selling his o r h e r house quickly and effi ciently... As a final com m ent: I f you w ant an ethical professional to sell your hom e you cannot miss by using E lizabeth Bilbija". M. Mannell "She m anaged the sale o f m y hom e in a very professional m anner and she is very know ledgeable about th e legal, financial and m arketing aspects o f the real estate business. She provides you w ith status updates on a regu lar basis by phone or in person. She is respectful o f your family and work com m itm ents and is very sensitive to th e special needs o f h er clients. W hen selling your hom e, I think it is im portant that you and your sales representative share th e sam e values and goals - fair value for your hom e, high ethical standards, and trustworthy. I w ould highly recom m end h e r to anyone seeking these qualities in th eir sales representative." s BLAI R lA S E R & C O S M E T I C C E N T R E LOOK GOOD! FEEL GREAT! y o u i ° ffearm ^ e f r e s h in e n ls ! Live Demonstrations. October 25 6-9 p.mDear Cynthia, I I w ould like to take this opportunity to thank you so m uch I for the services th at you provided to m e. I am m ore than pleased I w ith the results from th e Liposuction th at you d id to m y abdom en area, an d definitely notice a difference in the appearance o f m y o ld "stom ach bulge". T h e results from m ultiple operations involving incisions through m y abdom en I left m e w ith n o t the nicest o f looking abdom ens because o f sagging, an d fat accum ulation above the old incisions. I have been 1 very self conscious about how m y abdom en looked in the past, and have w anted to have the appearance im proved. W hen you took the initial pictures o f m y abdom en from a side angle, an d we discussed w hat m y expectations for the liposuction surgery were, and then discussed w hat your expectations from the liposuction were, I was amazed. I rem em ber thinking "C ould I really look th at good?"W hen I look a t m y abdom en now I notice th e difference and am happy. T he service th at you provided m e was friendly, efficient, an d m ore im portantly to m e, respectful to m y sense o f privacy. I felt em barrassed and guilty about seeking cosm etic surgery for w hat I felt to be an "eye sore" th at is considered "cosm etic", because I equate cosm etic im provem ents to being nonessential. However, in H . the sam e breath I am extrem ely happy and glad th at I sought o u t H your expertise in this area. I deserve to look a t m y body an d be H happy w ith how it appears to m e. T he staff in th e clinic at the O akville H ealth C entre was friendly, efficient, an d m ade m e very com fortable physically and em otionally. T he clinic is easily accessible, the parking is handy and the environm ent in the clinic, along w ith being friendly, appears very clean and professional. I suffered no ill effect o r infections. In conclusion, I just w ant to take a m om ent to thank you once again for helping m e. I know th at you are a physician w ho cares about the quality o f service th at you provide to your patients/clients. I am also confident in your skills, know ing th at you only undertake procedures th at you feel confident and proficient at perform ing. I w ould never hesitate to recom m end you to people w ho require your services and w ould be w illing to bring m y business back to you any tim e! T hank you. , M. Donnelly "W e w ere very pleased w ith th e results and feel you m et o u r expecta tions w ith a difficult task as well. It was evident to us th a t you p u t a lot o f tim e and effort into this p u rch ase and sale. T he late night negotiation for o u r hom e was especially ap p reciated ". N. Morrison & A. Raudzus W e w ere very im pressed w ith the speed in which our hom e was listed, as well as the excellent marketing o f our home, both in the local real estate paper as well as die wonderful feature sheet that Elizabeth prepared. All of these activities contributed to th e speedy and successful sale o f our home. J. 6- G. Addington .it m ade us feel good knowing that ten p ercen t o f your commission goes to charity. Very generous!". J. ir S. Snnnak "Elizabeths m arketing strategy provided good exposure, and h er remarkable negotiation skills led to a quick sale at a very good price. Furtherm ore, Elizabeth kept us inform ed at till times o f any new developm ent that required our attention. We would not hesitate to recom m ended h er as a highly professional real estate agent." B. Boiilet 10% OF MY GROSS COMMISSION DONATED TO CUENT'S CHOICE OF CHARITY!! *$107,423.13 DONATED! 'Some cooditiiras appty President's Special Laser Promotion 3 Laser Treatments for the Price of Two when booked at the Open House K.W. k Awaul GOLD D aii/N C E A , ro yal Lepage office DIRECT 849-3312 .......... OAKVILLE HEALTH CENTRE 1 0 6 0 SPEERS R O A D , OAKVILLE Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Broker 338-3737 9 0 5 -8 4 2 -5 5 3 3 DR. CYNTHIA BLAIR E-MAIL ebilbija@ oakvillespecialist.com