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Lunchables advert! Are you maaaaad???!!!!

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Nbg · 23/04/2007 11:41

I know its all money to help the site but

Dairylea Lunchables

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Chocolateface · 24/04/2007 23:28

It depens what you make your home made sandwhich from. White sliced bread, and precessed ham. Probably the same nutritional value.

Chocolateface · 24/04/2007 23:26

Exactly. I don't have a problem with most baby milk manufactureres, but I do with Neste. Still eat chunky kitkats, though

harman · 24/04/2007 21:45

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Cazee · 24/04/2007 21:44

Dairylea lunchables are trash, yet my son's school listed them as an idea to try for healthy lunch week at school , so people do believe their claim that they are like a ham and cheese sandwich. I don't personally think MN should give them space to peddle this rubbish.

Chocolateface · 24/04/2007 14:55

I'm sitting here trying to think..... what wouldn't you need? And don't say Alcohol as I often neeeed a G&T once the DC'S are in bed!

suejonez · 24/04/2007 13:41

what would be on that list I wonder?

Chocolateface · 24/04/2007 13:18

Yes, I think that should be a general rule for the whole country. Only neccessary items to be advertised.

suejonez · 24/04/2007 13:10

No-one needs lunchables? Is that the new guidleine then - you can only advertise things people need (rather than want)? I agree with the earlier post - this is an adult site no problem advertising crap to adults only to children.

suejonez · 24/04/2007 13:09

why not porn sites Justine? Would brighten up my working day no end (and might get thorugh our filters being on MN{grin])

Chocolateface · 24/04/2007 13:04

There are babies who really need formula. No one need Luchables.
Who owns KitKat?

moondog · 24/04/2007 13:02

As long as it's not an ad for formula i don't care.

Chocolateface · 24/04/2007 12:57

And I find Derren Brown starring at me quite disturbing.

oliveoil · 24/04/2007 11:33

I don't give a monkeys what ads you take

but that man tapping on my screen will be shot soon

lemonaid · 24/04/2007 11:30

I want the gin-filled sweets.

MNHQ
JustineMumsnet · 24/04/2007 11:22

Yes you're right Notanotter - it was the Sun one that led to new policy and the Macdonalds one was an error (essentially our agency fills our spare space with run of site ads and Macdonalds inadvertently crept into the mix - they have the banned list - was an error)

Cheers
MT

NotanOtter · 24/04/2007 10:03

i am sure i have seen The Sun and mcDonalds on here ..have i or was it just a bad dream?

Chocolateface · 23/04/2007 23:11

I'm much more annoyed with the peanut kitkat ad, as I think it's aimed at me (personaly) and now I really want one.

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Nbg · 23/04/2007 18:29

I know
its utter outrage!

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Chocolateface · 23/04/2007 18:28

But I have 3DC's. How will I be able to afford Sunday lunch now?

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Nbg · 23/04/2007 18:14

Happy Meals have gone up to £2.49.

Its scandalous!

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Twiglett · 23/04/2007 18:03

I'd like to see a ronald mcdonald ad

can you imagine the debates .. and the flounces .. oo we could run books on who would flounce first

it would be fab

do it do it do it

(me? cynical?)

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Nbg · 23/04/2007 17:59

I bet you'd get a fortune off Maccy D's though Justine

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JustineMumsnet · 23/04/2007 17:58

Twiglett such cynicism in one so young.

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JustineMumsnet · 23/04/2007 17:57

Well the truth is we ask because a) we don't want to upset or alienate folks b) though we are a business and hoping to be a profitable one, we also genuinely wish to be an "ethical" business and sometimes we are genuinely in two minds about advertisers. A good debate often clarifies both of these issues for us as it has in the past with formula milk.

Currently we don't allow ads for formula milk, Nestle, Macdonalds, plastic surgery types, political parties, porn sites and a few red-top newspapers. If you think there's any we should add to that list let us know who and why.

Best,
MNHQ

Twiglett · 23/04/2007 17:54

ahh but hana that's the 'lets make them think they have a say' approach that makes us lurve 'em so much

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