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Contents of the Newlywed Kit, as provided to applicants for marriage licenses in DuPage County, Illinois, in conjunction with Proctor & Gamble and The Parenting Group.

• One flyer from Checks Unlimited for discount designer checks.


• One-load sample pouch of Tide with Bleach Alternative, complete with pamphlet that begins, "You're starting a new life together, so we'd like to offer you a new way to get your laundry remarkably clean."


• Cardboard box emblazoned "23 clumsily eaten chicken wings," containing 17 Bounty Napkins.


• Sample pack of Folger's Crystals (Classic Roast), with red plastic scoop, in package labeled "Love at First Sight" with photo of two coffee cups linked at the handles.


• Sample-size tube of Secret Platinum Protection deodorant, powder fresh scent.


• AOL 7.0 disc with 1000 free hours.

Replies: 5 Confessions

I confess, they distribute the exact same "welcome to marriage" kit in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Except it was AOL 5.0 when I got married.

Will @ 05/27/2002 11:26 AM CST

They must think people who get married are remarkably unclean.

amyc @ 05/27/2002 01:07 PM CST

Literature? Marital arts? Self-improvement? Religious propaganda? Advertisements for AOL?

elavil @ 05/27/2002 02:18 PM CST

?! Wow. I hope that they're at least getting compensated by these companies. That's disappointing. I don't recall Portland, OR foisting such a thing on us.

Charlie @ 05/28/2002 12:48 PM CST

But, Charlie, how do you get out those tough stains without a Newlywed Kit?

amyc @ 05/28/2002 02:42 PM CST