Saturday, November 05, 2005




Baldy gets his money back: "A Melbourne man with thinning hair has scored a major victory over hair regrowth company Ashley and Martin. Edward Burke, 29, of Prahran, was awarded a full refund of $1900 yesterday after a tribunal found the hair regrowth giant had deceived him. Mr Burke was induced into signing an eight-month contract with Ashley and Martin in May, after being promised results within three months, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found. Mr Burke gave evidence that during his initial meeting consultant David Booth used high-pressure, hard-sell tactics. "He said it was a severe case and I needed to be treated immediately or I would end up bald," he said. "He said if I didn't sign up on the day it would cost me an extra $800." Mr Burke told the tribunal he applied lotions and swallowed pills religiously for three months but saw no difference".

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