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MN have used my quote to promote a product I’ve never bought 🤔

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Wondermoomin · 01/05/2025 20:52

AIBU to expect MN recommendations, where they quote a poster/member, to be genuine?

I like being able to rely on recommendations in MN swears by and other emails. I excitedly opened an email with the subject “Big bargains for our most loyal Mumsnetters” wondering what MN could make me buy this time (I should probably get other hobbies).

Imagine my surprise to see my own username quoted there with a recommendation! Imagine my further surprise when I realised it was a post I wrote almost 8 years ago, and it was being used directly under a specific product to give the impression I was recommending it - and I’ve never even owned that particular thing mine was more expensive.

I don’t like posts being misrepresented as a recommendation for a specific product. It makes me question the credibility of other MN recommendations.

Hoping I’ll manage to attach screenshots.

PS my gazebo broke but I’ve replaced it. Still not with the brand I supposedly recommended according to the MN email.

MN have used my quote to promote a product I’ve never bought 🤔
MN have used my quote to promote a product I’ve never bought 🤔
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Sortofdontwantto · 01/05/2025 21:29

qwertasdfg · 01/05/2025 21:13

Nothing is ever free. Especially on social media.
My guess? It is likely there is a clause in the terms and conditions that your words, the content you created belongs to MN, and you agree that they can use it or sell it as they please.

no-one is saying it’s illegal. But it’s immoral and not how a brand should act

UpJacksArseAndRoundTheCorner · 01/05/2025 21:28

I would be interested in what HQ have to say about this.

JellyNellyKat · 01/05/2025 21:28

That’s shocking

Sortofdontwantto · 01/05/2025 21:27

Wow. That is shocking.

No trusted brand should act like this. I’ll never believe anything MN push again. I can’t believe how stupid they were here

perhaps the daily mail should pick this one up

Iwilladmit · 01/05/2025 21:27

will @mnhq spot this thread?
it’s pretty shocking.

VivienneDelacroix · 01/05/2025 21:27

How deceitful. Shameful MN.

Leafy74 · 01/05/2025 21:25

Not surprised.

I hate the ads deliberately designed to look like genuine threads.

It's a shit website, full of shit posters (today in particular) but the unintended comedy is off the scale- coming to this cesspit is my guilty pleasure.

UndermyShoeJoe · 01/05/2025 21:24

Tut tut. Someone just put pop up gazebo review into their little search and gone yup that will do. Shameful

Then again most review sites and adds on tv where it goes recommended by or our test panel are complete BS they get the product free test it write whatever lots of them lie in the reviews to keep getting products as they feel if they write bad reviews they won’t be given more items.

Blackdow · 01/05/2025 21:24

Thanks for pointing this out. Won’t knowingly be buying anything promoted by mumsnet again.

Goinggold · 01/05/2025 21:23

Poor show, MNHQ. You can quote me on that in 8 years if you like.

Spies · 01/05/2025 21:20

PaintYourAssLikeRembrandt · 01/05/2025 21:16

Looking forward to seeing their explanation.

Me too! That's shocking I genuinely can't think of any reasonable explanation for this and look forward to seeing their justification. 🤔

itsmeits · 01/05/2025 21:17

PaintYourAssLikeRembrandt · 01/05/2025 21:16

Looking forward to seeing their explanation.

me to

GlutesthatSalute · 01/05/2025 21:17

Also. I may be wrong, but using your name to falsely endorse something I THINK is something you can sue for

qwertasdfg · 01/05/2025 21:17

qwertasdfg · 01/05/2025 21:13

Nothing is ever free. Especially on social media.
My guess? It is likely there is a clause in the terms and conditions that your words, the content you created belongs to MN, and you agree that they can use it or sell it as they please.

yep. here it is:

https://www.mumsnet.com/i/terms-of-use
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PaintYourAssLikeRembrandt · 01/05/2025 21:16

Looking forward to seeing their explanation.

GlutesthatSalute · 01/05/2025 21:16

About as cheeky as Justine recently pretending she is some sort of champion of women's rights and freedom of speech, "committed to amplifying women's voices" etc

Yeah, I was one of the ones Mumsnet banned back around 2016 for calling Bruce Jenner a he (when he was still checking into his own gold club as a male) and I am still fucked off about it.

GustyBaloo · 01/05/2025 21:15

Well spotted!

That's MN recommends proven to be a load of bollocks then.

CaptainFuture · 01/05/2025 21:15

Wow, it can't even be an accidental lift, it's jiggerypokery and your name stuck on!

UnctuousUnicorns · 01/05/2025 21:14

I think they sell content in posts to the tabloids too. This has made me even more suspicious.

qwertasdfg · 01/05/2025 21:13

Nothing is ever free. Especially on social media.
My guess? It is likely there is a clause in the terms and conditions that your words, the content you created belongs to MN, and you agree that they can use it or sell it as they please.

KenAdams · 01/05/2025 21:10

Woah, that's outrageous!

whitewineandsun · 01/05/2025 21:10

Put this in Site Stuff. How deceitful of them. You deserve an apology, and I'd like to hear an explanation.

Apillthatmakesyousayalltherightstuff · 01/05/2025 21:10

Runningoutofpatiencefucksandmoney · 01/05/2025 21:08

Wow...MN is the place to come to read about Cfuckery but I'd never have expected them to be in the middle of it. Seconded to either report your own post or post in site stuff. Also look forward to reading their apology

This. Very disappointed.

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 01/05/2025 21:09

Well. At least now we know we can't trust mn reviews

Runningoutofpatiencefucksandmoney · 01/05/2025 21:08

Wow...MN is the place to come to read about Cfuckery but I'd never have expected them to be in the middle of it. Seconded to either report your own post or post in site stuff. Also look forward to reading their apology

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