I don't know if this will actually work or not, but it looks like you can submit a claim to have all the money paid for Airborne from 2001 until 2007 to be refunded. If you have proof of purchases you can get full refunds for everything, but if not you can still submit a claim that you bought 6 packs of the $10.50 Seasonal Airborne.

More details at http://www.airbornehealthsettlement.com/

3/6/2008 12:53:04 PM

did this like 2 days ago.

or yesterday.

but i didnt put the full $63. my family actually did buy airborne, i know ive see at least 3 packs around the house in the past few years.

so i just put 3 packs of $10.50 and a $6 pack

3/6/2008 12:55:18 PM

I've easily spend way more than $63 on the stuff over the years. I don't feel bad at all fibbing to get the maximum amount back.

3/6/2008 12:59:43 PM

i hear that.

there is an option to click for not having a receipt.

3/6/2008 1:01:27 PM

Yeah, you just fill out the form and then say you don't have one at the end. I don't know what they would do if you put more than 6 items though.

3/6/2008 1:04:54 PM

what is this stuff?

3/6/2008 1:11:53 PM

i really want to be dishonest and get some free money...but i won't...i've never used the stuff

3/6/2008 1:19:32 PM

My girlfriend tried to make me take that stuff once, man it tasted horrible. She still swears by it though. I'm definitely emailing this to her haha

3/6/2008 1:44:17 PM

Quote :

"man it tasted horrible."

If you put one tab in about .5 oz of water in a bottle and don't let the fizz escape, it actually tastes pretty damn good.

But yeah, 1 tab in a full bottle makes it taste pretty rotten.

3/6/2008 1:49:29 PM

Quote :

"i really want to be dishonest and get some free money...but i won't...i've never used the stuff"

3/6/2008 1:51:34 PM

Nasty shit.

When is this supposed to actually pay out?

Er, seems there is a final settlement hearing in june. I guess after that.

[Edited on March 6, 2008 at 1:52 PM. Reason : aa]

3/6/2008 1:51:46 PM

3/6/2008 2:02:04 PM

this ranks right up there with the fucker suing mcdonalds for hot coffee. are companies going to have to clarify everything for these dumb fucks?

3/6/2008 2:04:53 PM

^ uh...not quite the same thing

3/6/2008 2:20:26 PM

I'm pretty sure McDonalds didn't make illegitimate claims about their coffee. No one went around saying "this coffee surely wont burn you."

3/6/2008 2:22:26 PM

so its not even remotely effective? is that why they have to pay out? whats happening?

3/6/2008 2:31:03 PM

they claimed it would "cure" or "prevent" colds, and/or that it would make you immune to colds as early as 1 hour after you take it...it's really just a compound of vitamins, i think

i suspect it works in the same way zinc/vitC/echinacea lozenges work...maybe if you take it in time, it bolsters your immune system, but that's it

[Edited on March 6, 2008 at 2:32 PM. Reason : .]

3/6/2008 2:32:04 PM

Yeah, I almost feel bad about claiming the money. Cause I used to get sick twice a year at a minimum and I haven't been sick in the past 2+ years cause I take the stuff every day(during cold season at least).

But then again when I think that I've been paying $7 for a 10 pack of vitamins that dissolve in water, I don't feel too bad about getting part of my money back.

3/6/2008 2:38:23 PM

rocks i tell, some of you are just like them

[Edited on March 6, 2008 at 3:04 PM. Reason : s]

3/6/2008 3:04:17 PM

You know, I've filled out settlements like this before and I've never received a penny from any of them

3/6/2008 3:07:15 PM

i've taken the airborne things a few times. i've the correlation that when i do just as i'm starting to feel sick that i haven't gotten sick. i don't know if that means they've actually worked, probably not, but still when i'm starting to feel sick i like feeling like there is something i can do about it... even if its only the placebo effect. so for whats it worth, i wont be asking for my money back.

3/6/2008 3:18:36 PM

Do you think that the settlement is for a certain amount of money, and there will be a good number of people that apply? If this happens wont they just split the money up, so everyone gets a small amount like less than a dollar?

3/6/2008 3:35:17 PM

I enjoy the taste of a nice airborne lemon-lime flavored beverage.

3/6/2008 3:45:47 PM

what stores sold this stuff again?

3/6/2008 4:38:25 PM

^almost any where.

I remember in 2005 I was dating this chick and she tried to convince me to get some of that stuff. When i asked her why on earth she thought it would work her response was that it had to because "it was designed by a teacher." comments like that are a solid part of the reason why we're not together any more.

3/6/2008 4:43:58 PM

if some bitch tried to get me to take that i'd be like if its not orange juice i dont want it

3/6/2008 4:44:28 PM

Quote :

"Do you think that the settlement is for a certain amount of money, and there will be a good number of people that apply? If this happens wont they just split the money up, so everyone gets a small amount like less than a dollar?"

From the website:

Quote :

"If the total Claims made by Class Members is more than the amount of the balance of the Settlement Fund after the deduction of any award of attorneys’ fees and expenses and any incentive award approved by the Court, the total dollar value of each Class Member’s claim will be reduced proportionately. That is, if the Settlement Fund (after deduction of attorneys’ fees and other expenses) is $18 Million and the claims total $20 Million, then each class member’s claim will be reduced by 10% (because, in this example, $18 Million is 10% less than $20 Million."

3/6/2008 4:51:29 PM

I did the smokelesstobacco settlement and just got a bunch of vouchers for more dip.

3/6/2008 4:54:35 PM

I thought this was about Airborne Express, the shipping company

i have no fucking clue what the Airborne in this thread refers to

3/6/2008 5:02:32 PM

my mom bought some of this stuff.

i got my $12 from the riaa, and i'll get this, too.

3/6/2008 5:02:38 PM

3/6/2008 5:10:26 PM

oh ok

meh, doesnt have FDA approval...that shouldve been warning number 1

warning #2 is where teh packaging says "not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."

but oh well

3/6/2008 5:12:52 PM

^thats what ive been wondering also.

it also mentions its made from herbal stuff,

what is the lawsuit against? because to me it looks as if airborne has some outs. but i guess not.

i thought disclaimers were valid

Quote :

"First, he says, Airbone entered the market claiming that its formula — a result of research by second-grade teacher Victoria Knight-McDowell — could ward off colds. Airborne later backed off, reworking its campaign to say the supplement "boosts your immune system." The problem, Schardt says, is that Airborne didn't have a single shred of evidence to back up either claim. And that's why Schardt was so passionate about leading a class-action lawsuit against the company. "

ok well i guess thats a legit claim to file a suit

[Edited on March 6, 2008 at 5:29 PM. Reason : ]

3/6/2008 5:22:31 PM

I'm still impressed you can possibly get $60 instead of $5 after the lawyer got their cut.

3/6/2008 5:54:29 PM

i got denied wtf

5/8/2008 10:40:02 PM

how do you find out?

5/8/2008 10:41:53 PM

i got a letter in the mail

Quote :

"you have made a claim fo rthe airborne product seasonal at a time and/or place that the product was not offered for sale"

5/8/2008 10:44:02 PM

^same here

5/8/2008 11:11:28 PM

the time and place aren't required fields...

5/8/2008 11:12:50 PM

denied as well

5/8/2008 11:17:20 PM

any IT idiot can look at the logs and see the 400 referrals from tDub and block us all via IP address...

5/9/2008 12:57:02 AM

Quote :

"When i asked her why on earth she thought it would work her response was that it had to because "it was designed by a teacher.""

That reminds me of the Poultry Science idiot student I saw at the State Fair a few years ago. She was trying to argue with some hippies at an anti-genetically modified food booth that there is nothing wrong with the stuff. When the hippie asked her what proof she has she replied, "Well my professor said so."

Imagine what the world would be like if it operated solely on what professors said

5/9/2008 3:38:53 AM

^Well, whats the hippies argument that it is bad?

5/9/2008 4:06:01 AM

Get rich or catch a cold tryin!

5/9/2008 4:22:35 AM

i got mine. i'm rich! it was like $40. my ex gf had bought some of that stuff. wonder if she made a claim too, haha.

5/9/2008 4:47:38 AM

^^^ heh honestly I don't remember but I think basically what they were saying is more testing needs to be done on the stuff before we label it fit for human consumption.

5/9/2008 5:07:13 AM

i had better get mine... i definitely bought that shit, but if they deny it because i chose the wrong specific product (like i'm supposed to remember that) I'm going to be pissed.

I'M ENTITLED TO THAT MONEY.

5/9/2008 5:41:21 AM

I started to buy some one time. As soon as I saw that it was "Created by a School Teacher" I knew there was nothing to it.

5/9/2008 6:54:12 AM

This thread represents everything that is wrong with people today.

5/9/2008 6:55:46 AM

I have bought some of that junk

and filed a claim to reflect this

5/9/2008 8:00:41 AM