to think the 'Mumsnet Swears By' email I just recieved....

[AtYourCervix]

is a little bit of shite and just yet more crap unsolicited advertising cluttering up my inbox.

Sorry.

[PickleSarnie]

Awwwwww. I didn't get it. I'm not even important enough to get unsolicited shite. Sob.

[NeverEvenHeardOfAgentZigzag]

I haven't got one

What have I been doing wrong?

I've been swearing loads (relative to the amount posted) today...

[AtYourCervix]

I thought it would be full of good swearing but nope..

what a disappointment.

[solareclipse]

I really like it.

Anyone who can pull the best bits out of S&B without me having to trawl through all the threads gets a vote of thanks from me.

The stuff I've bought as a result of MNers' recommendations have been the best clothes ever.

And yes, I know that sounds like an ad...

[GilbonzoTheSecretPsychoDuck]

I didn't get one

[Punkatheart]

Mumsnet swears.

That's for sure!

[diabolo]

Me neither. And I pissed off someone amazingly well last week.

Oh well...... [goes back to Things to Do if you have NO FRIENDS magazine]

[fearnelinen]

YANBU, I agree.

There was a thread a while back about what constitutes a mumsy outfit...I think making it the the MUMSNET SWEARS BY standard would do it...

How NOT to get me to purchase a dress...!

[Hassled]

I didn't mind it. MN Spam is Good Spam.

And I liked that dress, except if I were to break with tradition and spend more than £40 on a dress, everyone would look at me and think "Mumsnetter".

[solareclipse]

I'm sure you can opt out if you don't need want it.

[Hulababy]

You can opt out.

[GilbonzoTheSecretPsychoDuck]

I just got the email!!

What a load of crap.

But at least it's popular crap

[culturemulcher]

It's an interesting idea, but it's coming across way too strongly as an advertorial.

If the products were ones that lots and lots of MNers had recommended (as the result of a survey) then I wouldn't have a problem with MNHQ grabbing whatever advertising money they could from the most popular products in return for telling us all about it.

But to recommend a dress/nail varnish just because 2 or 3 MNers have said it's good (and just because those were the products that offered MNHQ sponsorship/advertising money) is, frankly

[solareclipse]

No, but there is someone stylish at MNHQ judging.

[culturemulcher]

Good point solareclipse .

The tone's just wrong it's all a bit handbag.com or whatever that Boots website is/was.

[swanker]

I would like to know whether MN receives any advertising revenue from this email? Otherwise why are they doing it?

[ZXEightyMum]

I didn't get it either but then I swear automatically as soon as I wake up in the morning so probably don't need it.

[ChaoticAngelofLitha]

You can opt out if you don't want to receive it. Personally I just delete if I don't want to read it, it takes about a second to do so.

[needanewname]

If you don;t like it unsubscribe. No ones making you buy the stuff.

[Tigerbomb]

I thought it was an email about a thread........ the sweary macswear one

[solareclipse]

It made me spend £100 this evening, on stuff previously recommended on S&B threads. Sigh.

[MumblingRagDoll]

YANBU it go me all riled for some reason. Too advertisey. I know I can opt out but meh....I trusted MN not to send me crap. I like getting the round-up and things like that...but some promo for Jigsaw? Keep it.

[ZXEightyMum]

Oh I did get this after all.

Jigsaw can fuck off with their ninety eight pound dress.