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Hut of Gl/Doom, part IV - FTC, because that's what we do....

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duchesse · 23/03/2007 12:19

Et voila.

This Hut is more of a Bedouin or desert tent than anything too gloomy. We shall supply our our own gloom.

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BeckleSpeckledEgg · 23/03/2007 18:17

bet it is a diet and positive thoughts thing
maybe we should all club together to buy it and then post the 'secret' on here, myspace and anywhere else we can!

beansprout · 23/03/2007 18:14

You all owe me £10 for the wisdom I have imparted on this thread

sideways · 23/03/2007 18:12

Ah yes, there's a bit about why she charges in the FAQ section (See, I've done my research!!).

Here it is:

I?ve been surprised that a few people have objected to the fact that I am "selling " my experience. They would prefer that I give the knowledge away for free.
Well may be they have a point there. If I did not charge for the book anybody who wanted it would have access to it and more people in need would be helped and happier. On the surface this way of thinking makes sense (a free book to help the masses).
However the reality is not that simple. Firstly, the simple fact is if I did not charge any money for the book no one would get access to the information, as I could not afford the cost of running the website. You may be surprised at what it costs me to run the site. Therefore if I charged no money, I would go broke, the web-site would close, and I would help no-one.
Secondly I have tested and proven that by using the net I can get the information to more people world wide, quicker and cheaper than any other method. Therefore I can help more people. But it costs money to run.
Finally I don?t apologise for profiting out of a fair exchange. As long as I am providing what I promise (and this is backed by a 100% money back guarantee) I would think that $29 is a very small cost for information on how to have a child. I think that most people would feel that this is a fair exchange as well. Most people are not upset when the doctor charges them for a consultation, or when a store owner changes them for food when they are hungry.
I spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours to gather the information in the book. To give all of this for just $29 is surely worth it.

beansprout · 23/03/2007 18:11

It's really touching that she chooses to make money out of this magical experience.

When it comes down to it, it can only be more shagging/10ml syringes. I'm almost intrigued. But not quite.

sideways · 23/03/2007 18:06

beckle and beansprout - just for you.

Don't show that duchesse though!

possibly dodgy book on getting pregnant

BeckleSpeckledEgg · 23/03/2007 18:03

please!
(secretly wondering whether to buy it herself...)

sideways · 23/03/2007 18:00

Thanks for the slap. You're vicious, you are .

Not sure it'll be enough though.

After a year, what do I have to lose?

Would you like a link to the site, so you can laugh for yourselves?

duchesse · 23/03/2007 17:52

Ooh, Beansprout, I can smack, sideways, frontways, any ways at all. Do not buy the book! Step away from the keyboard!

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BeckleSpeckledEgg · 23/03/2007 16:24

Nice new hut! Just came in to drop off some goodies. DH gone away for the weekend, never been away before so it feels a bit wierd!
Your poor colleague Beansprout , I cant't even begin to imagine that. My DS2 has a gland in his neck which won't go down, they tested him last year for leukaemia - the few days wait for the results was horrendous...thankfully he was fine altho glad is still up.
Duchesse - I would be just like you about DS going away - I don't even like mine going out with DH if I'm not there, I worry too much! (which is why I'm going to robot wars, again, soon...fun)

BeckleSpeckledEgg · 23/03/2007 16:15
beansprout · 23/03/2007 14:31

lol at Duchesse smacking sideways! I do want to know the secret though. Am thinking of going halves with sideways if I can get away from D before she slaps me.

re colleague: I know D, it's been going on for a year and after all the chemo, drugs etc, the worst thing is going to happen. It's just so, so grim.

duchesse · 23/03/2007 14:27

And oh god, your poor colleague, Beansprout, and his poor son.

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duchesse · 23/03/2007 14:26

sideways: < smack! > What "secret" ways can there be of getting pregnant? It's a pretty basic process really (if fiendishly complicated). The mind boggles about what they are going to suggest.

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sideways · 23/03/2007 14:12

beansprout - things like that really make me think that my moaning is nothing compared to what some people are going through.

duchesse - no point me saying he will be fine. I have enough trouble letting dd go anywhere without me, even her friends' parents taking her half a mile in their car freaks me out. God knows what I will be like when she'sold enough to go abroad without me.

Please talk some sense into me ladies - I am on the point of paying out money for a book I found on the internet with a "secret" way of getting pregnant.

Is it worth a try or am I completely losing the plot?

duchesse · 23/03/2007 14:11

< Places gorgeous woven beehive type over the ice-machine to keep the decor perfect, but thanks Eclipse for her foresight >

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eclipse · 23/03/2007 13:55

Just shuffling in with the ice-machine - it might look out of place with all the floaty fabrics but I'm sure the G&T girls will make good use of it.

I'm not gloomy enough at the moment so I'm going to hang around here for a bit. Have just caught myself thinking 'This'll be the month'. Slap me someone please, good'n'hard.

beansprout · 23/03/2007 13:46

That's not pathetic, it's maternal instinct and it's not to be f*cked with.
My colleague told me yesterday that his 19yo son has been given a few weeks to live (cancer). I've barely stopped cuddling ds since I got home from work last night.

duchesse · 23/03/2007 13:42

To cap it all, I've just sent off the application form for my oldest to go away for three weeks to a language school in France. I've been being really pathetic as usual, waking up in the night in a cold sweat plagued by whatifs and hows. I just sent it off, so that's it- he's going and that's that. He'll be fine, I'm sure. It's probably all mixed up with this ftc lark- I don't want to lose him because if I do, there won't be any more sons, and I actually quite like this one. As I said, pathetic.

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Sunshinedays · 23/03/2007 13:30

I haven't been given a personal % success rate per se.
I am 37, nearly 38. So the ave for the clinic 23% ish.

lissielouwithbunnyears · 23/03/2007 13:28

like the new hut!

sideways · 23/03/2007 13:23

What percentage success rate did they give you for the IVF?

I was give 10% chance of success (lower than chances of it happening naturally), but then I am ancient!

beansprout · 23/03/2007 13:22

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Sunshinedays · 23/03/2007 13:21

I've been trying to get my head round the possibility it may never happen - at all.

Our stab at IVF coming up in May/June sometimes feels like the final throw of the dice.

duchesse · 23/03/2007 13:16

"go with the flow". Ha! Niagara Falls, more like.

Funny thing is, I probably would have been if I hadn't become embroiled with Mumsnet when I got pregnant last year. Not that I regret in the slightest "meeting" you guys, but after three years of ftc, I'd almost reached a kind of desperate resignation to never having another child. (hmmm, is that quite true? -Ed.)

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Sunshinedays · 23/03/2007 13:06

Watch out for the camels though - their farts stink.