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AIBU?

To be pissed off with myself re Bounty - help me take action

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WhatWillSantaBring · 28/02/2014 10:43

I knew it was coming! I know my rights! I'm a lawyer, FFS, and I still got conned into giving my bastard details to the bounty woman in hopsital following the birth of my DC2.

However, I was sufficiently lucid to clearly think - "it's ok, I have not been asked to consent to marketing". My sketchy knowledge of the DPA is that they are now therefore in breach of it, as my details have been sold to third parties. Anyone want to help me with how I make a complaint to the ICO? Or maybe this is a campaign for Which? (I'm a member)

Or will a complaint do nothing. These bastards must be stopped!

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ImSoHappyCauseToday · 28/02/2014 10:45

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Wuxiapian · 28/02/2014 10:45

Why didn't you just say "no, thank you"?

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gamerchick · 28/02/2014 10:47

That's the whole point of bounty though.. they want your details so they can send you all sorts of spam and sell your details on.

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Wuxiapian · 28/02/2014 10:48

ImSo, I have had 3 babies. And?!

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ImSoHappyCauseToday · 28/02/2014 10:49

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gamerchick · 28/02/2014 10:52

I learned after my first.. The bounty experience doesn't leave you Grin

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HadABadDay2014 · 28/02/2014 10:59

m.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22854554

Bounty should be banned from hospital wards, I really don't see the need.

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Wuxiapian · 28/02/2014 11:00

They're awful, fake, patronising women.

But, you're not forced into receiving their crap or giving them your details.

Just say no!

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Wantsunshine · 28/02/2014 11:02

I was disappointed that I didn't get a visit from a bounty rep. I was all ready to tell them to fuck off. My consultant just brought me a couple of the bounty bags. Maybe next time!

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Koothrapanties · 28/02/2014 11:06

I had a full on debate with the bounty lady after my dd was born. I told her I didn't want her pack and she was outraged. I told her I didn't agree with their practices and that I felt they should not be allowed to work in hospitals. She tried to tell me I could only get my child benefit with the form she had and I told her it was bollocks. I told her that the timing of their visits was appalling (dd was hours old) and that they should respect a new mothers privacy.

It didnt help that she said "knock knock" then breezed straight into my cubicle while I was trying to bf dd. She was really pushy about the photos and how I would miss out if I didn't take the pack and buy the pics.

Erm nah... Fuck off!

Give 'em both barrels op!

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FrankelInFoal · 28/02/2014 11:13

I'm due to give birth to DC1 any day now and thanks to the MN campaign and various threads about Bounty I've actually written "No Bounty representatives(or other marketing bodies) are to approach me or my husband at any time during our hospital stay" in my birth plan Grin

We won't qualify for child benefit due to DH's wage so we're not even going to bother applying.

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WilsonFrickett · 28/02/2014 11:14

OP you know there's been a MN campaign on this, it might give you some ideas?

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Littlemisstax · 28/02/2014 11:16

I escaped without giving my details for DS. I'd been up all night, the first half whilst the other babies screamed and he slept, then he decided to BF for 4 hours solidly.

The midwife did all her checks in the morning, drew the curtain and told the staff to leave me alone to sleep. I managed to get DS into the goldfish bowl and within minutes the Bounty woman had barged in. She suggested waking him for a photo. The midwife came and removed her. Rapidly.

I can tell when companies have got my details from the Bounty rep from when I had DD. She spelt my surname wrong.

They should be banned.

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RedFocus · 28/02/2014 11:18

I had my babies at home so I just got given the bounty bags by my midwife thankfully! Wink

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WhatWillSantaBring · 28/02/2014 11:18

You see, that's it - I was expecting the CB pitch, but I got the "I'm collecting data for statistics on baby names". Obviously I know that to be utter crap, but at the time, I had just had a traumatic birth, emergency surgery and no sleep for 48 hours. So wasn't thinking clearly.

So does anyone know what to do to make an official complaint?

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FrankelInFoal · 28/02/2014 11:22

ImSoHappy isn't there some palaver involving having to submit a self-assessment tax form if you apply for it, or is that only if you claim and then have to pay it back? I shall look on the HMRC website, but either way the Bounty folk aren't getting to me Grin

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LimeLelloLizard · 28/02/2014 11:23

YANBU.

I've had 4 babies in this country and I've never had the joy of meeting a Bounty rep and telling her to fuck off.

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