October 1st, have YOU emailed resmed today?

GoofyUT · Post by **GoofyUT** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:47 pm

Snoredog, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PREDICTABILITY!!!!

You betray yourself.

Chuck

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:27 pm

Just so you don't think you're all alone on this, Chuck, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Let Resmed run their business the way they feel best and let the marketplace decide whether their approach is tenable or not. If you don't like it, don't buy their equipment. But find something else to carp about.

dllfo · Post by **dllfo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:49 am

Maybe I have done this, I hope not.

But if I went into another member of this forum's posting and told everyone to grow up or if I told them they should find something else to carp about, I would hope I would have enough class to realize my mistake and apologize to the group.

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:07 am

dllfo, you have every right to voice your displeasure with Resmed. But we keep beating this same dead horse day after day with multiple postings all saying the same thing. I understand everyone's frustration, but there reaches a point in time when we need to move on.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:59 am

As long as Resmed is selling product, the time has not come yet! Jim

Point is they haven't learned anything, in this country, that's what allows evil processes to grow. Americans have been reduced for the most part to 15 second attention spans, but the media.

The Government or any group can do anything and get by with it, Americans are becoming doormats, you can do anything to us, and after a vocal outcry, we hunker down and accept the crisis as the way things are going to be.

Point in fact, when gas hit $1.50 we were outraged, so they raised it to $2.00, we grumbled a little more, but not as loud. So they went to $3.00, the outrage from $2.50 to $3.00 was less than a whimper. Americans went along with their lives as always, families taking two cars, to run here and their, giving no mind to whether the trips were needed, or could combined to save money.

Outrage is useless, as long as we have short memory spans, everyday we have new people here that aren't aware of Resmed's attempt to fix market prices. The end user has the right to know, But if we all bury out heads in the sand, how will they find the facts? The facts will be forgotten in a few months, unless someone keeps them alive. Jim

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:06 pm

Jim --- RIGHT ON MAN!!! Unfortunately I'm in construction and it's almost impossible for me to cut back on my gas expenses (but I can boycott resmed). It's pretty hard to haul plywood in a VW. So consequently gas has just been taking progressively larger chunks of my income, which hasn't been going up, until now it is one of my biggest expense. The kid's and I seem to be doing more and more without while I seem to be working myself to the grave. Unfortunately we are being controlled by large corporations that are lacking in moral fiber. They are controlling and fixing prices (like resmed), farming out our jobs, and importing labor that takes much of the work away from us and our children. The thing that really ticks me off is that their come back is that it is all for our own good (resmed) - like minimum wage being as low as it is for as long as it has been - it's just for our own good. That's like spitting in our faces after they have already knocked us down. What happened to the good old values - like playing FAIR! It's unfortunate for us all that people don't seem to be able to group together efficiently enough to put a stop to all the bull going on these days. --- BT

NyNurse33 · Post by **NyNurse33** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:52 pm

From experience...all I can say is how I have grown more and more disappointed with the whole healthcare system. Its a business to most and they only care about $$ (short term) and not people (long term). What ever drug rep gave the MD office a party, money, free stuff is the one drug you will see the MD writing scripts for. I remember when everyone was taking Advair @ the same time or Z-pack was the drug of the year. It is what it is, unfortunately. But that does not mean that we as consumers, patients, have to support it. The choice is ours. No different in why a few years ago, I stopped buying my dogs, big named, highly commercialized dog food. That company was putting all of its money in advertising and not into their food. Ok, I'm stepping off my soap box now. FYI, I was not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone on this post. (don't you love how I try to stay neutral)

NyNurse33 · Post by **NyNurse33** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:55 pm

BTW, what happened to the set of keys that were sitting next to my machine in the picture below? They disappeared on 10/1. I thought they were a set of Lexus keys Resmed was giving to all of us using that machine......to escape!!! LOL

dllfo · Post by **dllfo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:36 pm

Paul B...as respectfully as I can say it, why don't YOU move on. None of us called you up, asking you to post here. That is what I am politely trying to tell you. You are derailing the thread with your un-welcome comments.

You have contributed nothing positive here and since it is my thread, I am asking you to move on, tell some other people how they should think. I agree with you that some items do get beat to death, but if you count the number of posts here, other people ARE interested. Just because YOU are not interested, that doesn't mean other people aren't.

Please go to another post that will not upset you and where your comments are welcomed. I totally agree with Jim.

One more thing, we may be five percent of that companies business, but FEW companies can afford to run off five percent of their business. NO smart CEO would do that. Some stupid ones HAVE done it and paid for it by being fired.

GoofyUT · Post by **GoofyUT** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:10 pm

Dilfo, your comments are entirely uncalled for. This is a PUBLIC forum. You don't own it or sponsor it. In fact, a RETAILER WITH A VESTED INTEREST does. Paul B. and I, and anyone esle who damn well pleases has EVERY right to post what they wish to. So please, get over yourself.

As they say, if you don't like it, CHANGE THE DAMN CHANNEL.

chuck

dllfo · Post by **dllfo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:54 pm

My nurse 33, I agree. The medical system is a mess, but it is still the best in the world. World leaders have flown here for medical care.

What I don't understand is how these companies send jobs overseas, then expect us to pay 2 or 3 ttimes as much for medical care.

I wonder if resmed is totally within the United States or did they move their jobs overseas? I only have one product of theirs, so if it comes to boycotting them it won't hurt me. Hopefully anyone around here using their products has real good insurance.

False savings in the system can cost them more in the long run. My formulary stopped buying my acid reflux meds. Said to try another one. I did. Then, when that didn't work, try this other cheap one. OK. My GERD has returned with a vengence. They now get to pay for an EGD and maybe surgery. Saving the formulary a few hundred a year (at most) may cost them mega bucks for all the tests they have already ran and the ones they will have to run in the future. Oh well, we just live and work here.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:04 am

GoofyUT wrote:I'm simply weary of the faux and immature "How could theys????"" that I kept on seeing here.

Chuck-First you complain you are weary of seeing comments about the Resmed price increase. You even call the comments "faux and immature" and tell the people who keep making these comments to, "GROW UP, I'm begging you."

Then you take the reverse course and say anyone who damn well pleases has EVERY right to post what they wish to.

Which is it? Are you saying its O.K. to post whatever they wish to as long as its not about a subject you've grown weary of? Or are you saying they can post whatever they want- even about a subject you've grown weary of- but this then gives you license to ridicule them?

You could benefit from your own mature and thoughtful advice:

"Please, get over yourself."

"If you don't like it, CHANGE THE DAMN CHANNEL."

John B, Madison WI · Post by **John B, Madison WI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:34 am

I have never owned any ResMed products and are hardly familiar with them. What I am getting from the "complaining" and "let's boycott" posts is that they must have very good products. If not you would just move on and forget ResMed. Correct?

Since osa is threatening to totally destroy the quality of my remaining years, I am willing to start spending my kid's inheritance to live some decent days! So I will start looking at some ResMed products for help.

MandoJohnny · Post by **MandoJohnny** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:07 am

Yeah, I emailed them to request a prospectus so I can evaluate their stock. If it looks good, I may buy a bunch of it.

I figure any company that makes good products for which there is a solid market, is not afraid to charge a high price for those products and controls its channels to market, is making good business decisions and will succeed.

The fact that they have generated a lot of nonsensical whining and a little impotent "boycott" on an internet message board does not deter that conclusion in the least.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:53 pm

Wulfman wrote: Figuratively speaking, I want to go poking my fingers in the eyes of all the "bullies" that I can.

I wrote and sent them my e-mail on the 27th.
I don't care if they don't like it, don't care about it, want to ignore it, or whatever. As a user of one of their products, I've got a right to speak my mind to them. After all, they did set up a "My ResMed" site on their main website.....which I've never signed up for.
They also don't know whether or not I'm a stockholder.

I figure telling them how I feel may not help, but it won't hurt.

Just my 3 1/2 cents worth.....

Den

I like your attitude Wulfman! Taking on the bullies in any way we can makes sense to me. Those who do nothing are not part of the solution, they are part of the problem. Our silence will be judged as acceptance and approval- and that's not the message I want Resmed to get.
You're spot on. Telling them how we feel may not help, but it won't hurt.

October 1st, have YOU emailed resmed today?

Thank you!!!

Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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