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So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.

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jaggythistle · 11/04/2017 22:05

It's right up the side of my screen squashing text into a narrow strip at the side.

Make it stop please?

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TheBogQueen · 13/05/2017 14:53

It really is rubbish.Confused

Havaianas · 13/05/2017 14:18

I agree, I've just posted in the other thread about this too. I've been a member for many years but this has made me reach the point where I haven't the patience to read mumsnet any more.

EduCated · 13/05/2017 12:38

Seriously? It makes the usable space painfully small. I get the need for ads, but come on.

So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
TTOF · 12/05/2017 17:05

It's still happening. It's still intrusive. It's still taking up way too much of a mobile screen (iphone5s)

And I've had two in a row today. 🙄

So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
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LornaMumsnet · 12/05/2017 09:11

Hi all,

We really appreciate that many MNers are finding some ads on the site intrusive- but as Mumsnet is a free-to-use site, we do rely on advertising revenue to keep the lights on.

That's not to say we don't want to hear from you if an ad is hampering your ability to use the site - we're always striving to get the balance right. If you think there's something awry with how the ads are behaving, please take a screenshot and drop us a line at [email protected] along with details of your browser, device and how it is impacting the usability of the site.

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LornaMumsnet · 10/05/2017 16:33

Hi all,

Thanks for the feedback.

We're taking a look.

TwatteryFlowers · 10/05/2017 08:40

The ad in the photo above isn't even aligned properly which makes it all the more annoying.

I don't mind ads if they're discreet and don't take up to much space but these are so intrusive they're impossible to ignore.

AllTheWittyNamesAreGone · 10/05/2017 04:25

Its ridiculous, how is an ad thats so big it makes the site unusable approved. You must be desperate for cash

So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
EwanWhosearmy · 09/05/2017 12:25

It's back again. Something teethy.

WamBamThankYouMaam · 09/05/2017 00:27

I've had this today and it's bloody annoying. It does make the site unusable as it cuts out most of the text on the page.

TheBogQueen · 07/05/2017 10:07

I've got a really poorly photoshopped electric toothbrush appearing on the right use if my iPhone 5s.
It's dreadful all round - irritating when trying to use the site and you can't even tell what the ad is for.Hmm

SoulAccount · 07/05/2017 10:05

It seems to have stopped again...

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 07/05/2017 10:02

When will you listen
These adds do make the site unpleasant and unuseaable

dangerrabbit · 07/05/2017 09:10

Yeah I had the same thing yesterday on my iPhone 5. Caused me to turn the site off

SoulAccount · 07/05/2017 09:05

Yep, toothbrush ad now making mobile site unreadable.

That's me done until I might do a bit of a catch up on proper 'poorer later.

TwatteryFlowers · 06/05/2017 17:07

I have just had this and it took up about a third of the width of the page on my phone and a quarter off the top. That is a ridiculous amount of space! I agree with bees: I feel forced into looking at an advert that I have no interest in which is incredibly annoying when I'm doing/reading something else. It's making me not want to use the site.

ChasedByBees · 06/05/2017 08:17

I agree it makes the site unusable. When it appears I close the site and leave for a while - perhaps not the desired effect. It also makes me feel irritated by the advertisers that they feel they can just demand my attention when I'm trying to do something else.

BillywigSting · 05/05/2017 20:26

I had one on my alcatel pixi 4 and yeah it definitely makes the site unusable.

It's fine on a tablet but ridiculously intrusive on a phone.

EwanWhosearmy · 05/05/2017 17:46

I had one of these yesterday on a Galaxy 6, not on the app but the mobile site.

It came up on Active Convos and I couldn't get rid of it. It crashed the phone and then I couldn't get back on for the rest of the day.

It does make the site unusable if most of your screen is blocked so you can't read the text Hmm

TTOF · 05/05/2017 16:05

Solidarity! illegitimate

TTOF · 05/05/2017 16:04

These are so annoying!

So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
illegitimateMortificadospawn · 04/05/2017 19:09
illegitimateMortificadospawn · 04/05/2017 19:09

Well Lorna, it makes MN virtually unuseable on my mobile (iphone 5s):

So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
TTOF · 04/05/2017 17:08

I'd say that was pretty useless on an iPhone 5s. Hmm

So the huge Co-op advert is chuffing annoying on a mobile.
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LornaMumsnet · 04/05/2017 09:47

Hi, folks!

Thanks so much for all of the information.

We've spoken to our ads team and this is actually an approved page-edge format that we run on mobile.

There's not much that we'd do in this instance as it's an approved advert that isn't making the site unusable, but the good news is that it's capped at two uses per day.

If you see it pop up more than that, please do flag to us.