Below you can find my conversation with the publisher of Costco Connection.
I already emailed everyone on the list the letter I first sent her. John Altounji One size does not fit all. Social promotion ruined Education. From: John Altounji [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:30 PM To: 'Ginnie Roeglin' Subject: RE: International System Great. Thank you very much. If interested, feel free to visit www.metric.org <http://www.metric.org> John Altounji One size does not fit all. Social promotion ruined Education. From: Ginnie Roeglin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:18 PM To: John Altounji Subject: Re: International System Thanks for your reply. After I sent my initial response, I found your attachment on your original message and now understand what you are requesting. I'll forward your suggestion to our executive team and will also consider running a debate on the topic. Best wishes, Ginnie Roeglin Senior Vice President Ecommerce, Publishing, Costco Travel On Mar 27, 2014, at 2:09 PM, John Altounji <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I hope that Costco, being such an important business nationally and internationally, can ask its suppliers to progressively pack in metric as I tried to mention it in the attachment. I understand that legally labels should still have ounces and pounds; the suppliers can put them in parenthesis as the chefs did nicely in the recipes on the last Costco Connection. In fact, I don’t even know your opinion on Metric America, nor your say on Costco administrative board. At the US metric Association we are trying to make a positive change in the way The US uses measurements and talk the same international language, SI. As the government is too slow to make the move, people in important positions in the private sector can accelerate the process. I could suggest that you publish a debate on the subject. I love these debates in Costco Connection that I read from cover to cover. I appreciate that you replied to my email. Sincerely, John Altounji Adjunct Assistant Professor Los Angeles Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096 From: Ginnie Roeglin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 1:42 PM To: John Altounji Subject: Re: International System I received your message but do not know what you want me to do with it beyond reading it? Ginnie Roeglin Senior Vice President Ecommerce, Publishing, Costco Travel On Mar 27, 2014, at 1:12 PM, John Altounji <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: This is a follow up to my previous email. I hope you will find the following article interesting: http://science.howstuffworks.com/why-us-not-on-metric-system.htm John Altounji One size does not fit all. Social promotion ruined Education. From: John Altounji [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:40 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: International System Dear Ms. Roeglin, I hope you will give the desired attention to the attached document. Thank you, John Altounji Adjunct Assistant Professor Los Angeles Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096 <metric costco to publisher.docx>
