The Road to Black: Baby Borrowers sponsors: Countdown

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Here is the list of sponsors of The Baby Borrowers as of May 22. Let us see how many of these companies we can harry into dropping their sponsorship. Contact as many as you can, as many ways as you can, as often as you can to express your disapproval. Be firm, but please remain calm, detached, and polite. Rational voices are far more effective than hysterical ones.

COMPANY	PHONE	WEBSITE
~~Ace Hardware Corp.~~	~~630-990-6600~~	~~www.acehardware.com~~
Area	212-924-7084	www.areahome.com
Barbara Cosgrove Lamps	816-221-3461	www.barbaracosgrovelamps.com
Benjamin Moore & Co.	201-573-9600	www.benjaminmoore.com
Born Free, LLC	561-347-8112	www.newbornfree.com
Borup Construction	208-884-1092	www.borupconstruction.com
buybuy Baby	516-507-3410	www.buybuybaby.com
Chicago Cutlery®	800-999-3437	www.chicagocutlery.com
ClubFurniture.com (One Source Plus, Inc.)	888-378-8383	www.ClubFurniture.com
Corelle® Dinnerware	800-999-3436	www.corelle.com
CorningWare® French White®	800-999-3438	www.corningware.com
Finer Frames	208-888-9898	www.finerframes.com
GE Profile^TM Appliances	800-626-2005	www.geappliances.com
Green Dot Corporation	626-775-3400	www.greendotonline.com
Hello Kitty	818-526-0111	www.upp.net
Krups	800-526-5377	www.krups.com
Lamp Works	847-295-7600	www.lampworks.com
Larson Juhl & Artaissance	800-886-6126	www.larsonjuhl.com
Levitz Furniture	212-634-2200	www.levitz.com
Mazda North America	949-341-6195	www.mazdausa.com
MysticMaid®	877-468-0888	www.mysticmaid.com
Playcore-Swing n' Slide	877-888-1232	www.swing-n-slide.com
Pyrex® Glassware	800-999-3440	www.pyrexware.com
Quaker	818-526-0111	www.upp.net
~~Realityworks, Inc.~~	~~715-830-2040~~	~~www.Realityworks.com~~
Revere® Cookware	800-999-3441	www.revereware.com
Rowenta®	781-396-0600	www.rowentausa.com
Simmons Bedding Co.	877-399-9397	www.simmons.com
Smith & Noble	800-248-8888	www.smithandnoble.com/sn/home.jsp
Southwest Airlines	214-792-4000	www.southwest.com
Spinmaster Toys	818-526-0111	www.upp.net
The Stylish Stork	208-336-5655	www.thestylishstork.com
Thumprints	501-225-1542	www.thumprints.com

I will keep track of which companies discontinue their support. And let me reiterate, please, use a rational voice. And it should go without saying that you should not break any laws and should cease communications with a company if they ask you to do so (i.e. no harrassment).

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gail hanson 0p · 875 weeks ago

I posted this information on a message board (family education network), got a defensive response from someone who said they provided a child to NBC. thanks for the list of sponsors. I'm working my way down!

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PunkyPower · 875 weeks ago

I would hardly say the kidnapped the kids. The parents volunteered to have their children partake in this event, and they were next door and could intervene at any time. You clearly did not do your research.

Blu886 · 875 weeks ago

I'm confused, why does on family organization support this and another oppose it?

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Ginkgo100 38p · 874 weeks ago

Which family organization supports the show? The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is the only one I am aware of so far, and that is because they apparently don't have anyone on staff capable of critical thinking.

Lori · 875 weeks ago

Come on folks! Let's not get carried away. Give the show a chance.

Matt · 874 weeks ago

I got a reply from Ace Hardware saying they were never a sponsor for the show and they had asked NBC to remove their name from the sponsorship list.

Thanks for the update! Their name is no longer on the NBC website.

Librarylady · 873 weeks ago

I am writing to all the sponsors right now to tell them thank you for the public service of letting these kids know what having a baby is really like! There are professional nanny's in the houses at all times with the babies. How is this more abusive than say, dropping your baby off at someone's daycare with high school graduates doing the best that they can to take care of the infants?

Someone with a brain · 872 weeks ago

Wow how mature let's boycott the baby borrowers because it has 18 year olds living in the same house oh my god it's like there actual adults living in the same house sleeping in the same bed. How retarded are you? Read up about something before you complain about it. These are legal adults who attend college no less and actually want to "try" out parenting before they do it!!! You should only be so lucky if your kids would even consider doing this. I hope every teen watches this, I dont know about you but I am tired of paying for irrisponsible teen parents welfare. I hope they start airing this in schools!!!

Stopping the stupid · 872 weeks ago

By the way thanks for the list I run a blog with THOUSANDS of users and we are all making our way through your list thanking them for supporting this show and so far they have been please to not only hear praise but also enjoy some new customers. Thanks and hey everyone out there feel free to follow suit.