if you were able to take advantage (and you still can!) i could predict several scenes ahead what was going to happen. control goes back to the calling program as soon as the first return statement is reached. i have to express thanks to the writer for bailing me out of such a scenario. after 2 weeks use, teeth appeared brighter and whiter by about 1-2 shades! we are watching starbucks from a customer’s perspective to see what kind of difference the changes are making (or not) to the customer experience. 