Article: COMBAT's barrage of contacts brings pressure in case of ab fat- burning belt

Ab Energizer of California gave our COMBAT mediation volunteer a workout when she worked on behalf of Maine consumer, Ms. P of Kenduskeag.

After seeing an ad that promised sleeker, toned abs like those sported by the svelte models on TV, Ms. P's saga began. Rather than picking up the dumbbells, she picked up the telephone and ordered an Ab Energizer Ab Belt. The holidays were coming up and Ms. P meant business, so she quickly sent a check, pledging that by Thanksgiving no one would be likely to mistake her for a stuffed turkey.

The California company quickly cashed the check, but almost two months after Ms. P mailed her money, no ab belt had arrived, so she called the company's customer ...

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