Originally Posted by Robbie

Tia, I can see you feel strongly.

To me...it seems like the whole "testing" is still a pretty new thing. The industry didn't even do it when AIDS was actually an epidemic. It's only been going on the last decade (I started back in the 1990's as male talent...there was NO testing) To me, it's all a scam (I'm jaded)

As for "two companies"...TTS has been around for years. Companies accepted both AIM and TTS for years now.

Only the FSC is trying to shut down the "competition"...even though the FSC is the "rookie" in this whole thing.

Anyway, as I said...Go to your doctor. Have them send in an order to Lab Corp. Go get your blood drawn. The test for HIV, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia is $55

The fact that AIM was charging you more than double was how the owner and "staff" bought themselves nice cars and homes. They didn't DO anything. They were just a middleman profiting off of your fears.
They made you feel "safe" and made a nice living off of that.

That's what I was trying to point out. And then to top it all off...they left their database wide open and ended up with everyone being put in danger.

EDIT: One other thing...I'm betting that AIM and TTS have a "bulk rate" deal with Lab Corp to do the testing and don't even pay the $55 that we just did last month. I'll bet they get a huge discount on testing because of how much business they send and therefore profited even MORE off of performers.
One would think that IF safety was really the issue that AIM would have (and TTS would now) pass on that savings to make it more affordable for talent to get tested and stay safe.
But surprise...their greed was all they cared about.