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Your "Here's to A Great Holiday" Card Arrived Today.

Date: 09 Jan 1995
Length: 21 pages
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Grief-stricken letter to the "Winston team" decrying a holiday card sent to a man who died of lung cancer from smoking. The card thanked the dead man for his loyalty throughout the year. The widow wrote to RJR to protest the card.

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Dear Team,

Your "Here's to a great holiday" card arrived today. It is not appreciated. My husband, a loyal Winston 4 pack a day smoker, died of lung cancer on June 24, 1994 at the age of 47. If he had not taken advantage of your generous coupon offers then he might still be alive today. As it is, thanks to Winston 100s, he will not see his sons graduate from high school, he missed seeing the oldest play ball in the Seattle Kingdome in the Washington state championships. He missed the "Great Holiday Season" you spoke of in your timely card. His doctor told us that the cancer was directly caused by cigarettes. So keep your damned coupons. I tope them so you can send them to anyone else. I hope that none of the team uses this product, because I wouldn't wish our grief on anyone. I hope everyone quits smoking in 1995

Seasons Greetings to you,

Judith Anne Cowper Widow of William Wehmeyer

[Enclosed are 20 pages of coupons and greetings from Winston.]

Author
Per, J.A.
Recipient
Winston Team
Wehmeyer, W.
Named Person
Rjr
Wehmeyer, W.
Type
CONSUMER LETTER
PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy. Winston Ot994P1P J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.
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Happy Hthdayo from everyone here at: `a~i. ~ Winston And thanks for your loyalty throughout the year. We've enclosed special offers just for you!
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~ MANUF~(1UPON EXPIRES 6I30f953 Get $3 Off 4 Packs Any Style. Any i,ength Winoton or Wimton Select 43305 359498127 ~ coupon for $3.00 off a carton of Winston or Winston Select.
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Winstoll TJI99J IL N.J. HEYNOt05 TO8ICCO CO.
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"; FP, . __., ManuncturerCoupon Erplres61SW95 Fnrolope Insert any unexp{red cigarette cartoh~tq3pon from a biand ot3}er than Winston to make it gom for ,, , $3,00 off a pat•wq uf Winston or WinktoR,S e lect. :
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JANUARY 9,1995 THE WINSTON TEAM P.O.BOX 3200 WINSTON-SALEM NC 27102 DEAR TEAM: YOUR "HERE'S TO A GREAT HOLIDAY" CARD ARRIVED TODAY. IT IS NOT APPRECIATED. MY HUSBAND, A LOYAL WINSTON 4PACK A DAY SMOKER, DIED OF LUNG CANCER ON JUNE 24, 1994 AT THE AGE OF 47. IF HE HAD NOT TAbEN ADVANTAGE OF YOUR GENEROUS COUPON OFFERS THEN HE MIGHT STILL BE ALIVE TODAY. AS IT IS, THANKS TO WINSTON l00s, HE WILL NOT SEE HIS SONS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE MISSED SEEING THE OLDEST PLAY BALL IN THE SEATTLE BINGDOME IN THE WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE MISSED THE "GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON" YOU SPOKE OF IN YOUR TIMELY CARD. HIS DOCTOR TOLD US THAT THE CANCER WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY CIGARETTES. SO KEEP YOUR DAMNED COUPONS. I TORE THEM SO YOU CAN'T SEND THEM TO ANYONE ELSE. I HOPE THAT NONE OF THE TEAM USES THIS PRODUCT, BECAUSE I WOULDNT WISH OUR GRIEF ON ANYONE. I HOPE EVERYONE QUITS SMOKING IN 1995. SEASON'S GREETINGS TO YOU 44x~., ~-- 6114, j JUDITH ANNE COWPER WIDOW OF WILLIAM WEHMEYER
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Get $3 Off 4 Packs Or A Carton Any Style, E1ny Length Winaton or'Nin6ton Select . j TERMS OF COUPON OFFER CONSUMER. This coupon is good oniy when brand style(s) spedlled is purchased. Void :/ if wpledd exchanged, or transferred before acceptance by retailer. Consumer must pay any sales tax. PartlopafionTn thls promotlon Is at the discretion of the retailc,. All `tl promot onalcotts paid by manufacturer. Void when used in combination with any other pmmoGonal offer, LIMIT ONE COUPON PER CONSUMER AND TO SMOKERS 21 ~ ~ YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. 'I RETAILER. R.l. Reynolds Tobacco Company will relmburse you the face value of tnis coupon, 8e handhng, and postage, proelded you arrd the consumer hane complled with the terms of this offer and our coupon redemption policy. incorporated by reference 5 12300 13087 ?i (copies analable). Cash value 1/20 of 1 c. Good only in US.A., void where prohibited. p Mail to. Coupon Redemptlon Center, V0. Box 19999, Nogales, AZ 85667-9999. 0
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