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In thinking this is f*cking cheeky?

59 replies

nikki1978 · 27/01/2011 22:07

So today I received a load of Phoneix Trading crap through the post (catalogue, sample, orer form etc). As I opened it I thought this is odd as I have never signed up to anything or shown any interest in it but my name and address were handwritten on the envelope.

Anyway I read the compliment slip with it asking if I would like to buy anything and it is from one of the Mums from DD's class. She is the class rep so has all our contact details for the class list. And she has used them to spam us all to try and make money.

I am a bit pissed off to be honest.

Is this an OK thing to do or a blatant piss take?

OP posts:
KalokiMallow · 27/01/2011 22:21

She should be if she is selling items under the name of a company.

JamieLeeCurtis · 27/01/2011 22:24

I don't think the school would be pleased if they knew about it, and it's organised through them .......

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nikki1978 · 27/01/2011 22:26

Well the thing is this is a class list and as a rep she is just nominated by us as parents (well not really I never get asked about it but that is another issue Grin) so it is nothing to do with the school. Not sure this is anything illegal. I mean we all have access to the list as parents in the class so anyone could do it. I think I may have made this sound worse than it is. But I still think it is cheeky. Even if she wasn't a class rep I would have found it cheeky and would have asked the class rep to tell everyone this is not on. Can't do that in this situation obviously!

OP posts:
readywithwellies · 27/01/2011 22:27

Have done Phoenix. Won't be on a database. Rest easy. Plus you will piss her off by cutting up her magazine as you are meant to return them.

Sarsaparilllla · 27/01/2011 22:28

I honestly don't think I'd have given this a second thought

JamieLeeCurtis · 27/01/2011 22:28

it is cheeky at the very least.

Original poster
nikki1978 · 27/01/2011 22:29

"Plus you will piss her off by cutting up her magazine as you are meant to return them."

Erm she can fuck right off Grin it comes through my letterbox and it is my property!

OP posts:
ENormaSnob · 27/01/2011 22:30

Yanbu

readywithwellies · 27/01/2011 22:31

Yes OP she won't be giving you another!! Grin

DollyTwat · 27/01/2011 22:37

yes I'd be pissed off too
but I had this with an nct mum

Everyone in the nct group started getting calls from Olan Mills, you know the photographer set up that you buy so many photo's for a year.

None of us could understand it and a few of us did sign up. We all bought photos.

Then when we met up at her house, we saw the most enormous family photo on her wall which she proudly explained she'd got from her commission from us.

We were not happy!

Appletrees · 27/01/2011 22:38

No you should tell the school. This is very very bad.

aristomache · 27/01/2011 22:43

I had a slight Hmm moment when kidney research rang me up to ask if I'd be interested in fund-raising for them or making a personal contribution.

Probably just a coincidence, but my son is a kidney patient - I do hope they don't have a database of people suffering(or with a loved one suffering) so therefore know they're more likely to raise cash out of them.

Disclaimer: I obvioulsy have NO problem with donating to kidney research(don't have time to fundraise), and I did say slight Hmm, and probably just a coincidence

StewieGriffinsMom · 27/01/2011 22:59

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pollymere · 12/02/2011 12:41

Hi Nikki

I remembered you did TPC. I am also shocked what gets sent out in my DD's book bag in the name of fundraising.

I did an official TPC fundraiser for my DD's class which raised a bit but would never dream of sending out, say, mini-catalogues in everyone's bookbags with 10% going to the school. Maybe it's the way we are trained to be??

Although, looking at the reactions above, it all ends up in the bin anyway!

shewasashowgirl · 12/02/2011 13:07

YANBU

That is so wrong, next she'll be selling the details to database companies

PhoenixTradeMummy · 12/02/2011 15:05

Angry Angry Angry Angry

JimmyChooChoo · 12/02/2011 17:03

She's just trying to make some cash!She probably thought you would be interested in the products.Just give her the catalogue and tell her you won't be interested so could she please stop sending them to you.

Flisspaps · 12/02/2011 17:12

The 'class rep' shouldn't be using personal information from the school as a mailing list from her business. YANBU, it is cheeky.

Out of interest, why does the 'class rep' need everyone's details anyway? Until recently I worked in a school and we weren't allowed to give anyone's details out, let alone make them available to all parents (which is what you say is the case with your school).

yestheyareallmine · 12/02/2011 17:24

Just popping my head in, in all 3 of the schools i have children in we have class lists, so we all have the names of the pearents, siblings names & ages, addresses phone numbers and email addresses for every one in the class (except mine because i dont like it lol)

Firawla · 12/02/2011 19:18

I really wouldn't be bothered by this, its easy enough to chuck in the bin if you are not interested. What an over reaction!!!

oldraver · 12/02/2011 19:25

Yesteryear I'm surprised at that as at Christmas I asked the class TA for a list if pupils for DS's Christmas cards and was told they were not allowed to do that.

She did give me a pen and paper and said I 'could' copy down the names from the work drawers or the lists on the wall

carabos · 12/02/2011 19:26

This action is a clear breach of the Data Protection Act and could be punishable with a fine and / or imprisonment. I suggest she stops immediately. Any collection of personal data is regulated by the Act and any person or business collecting data must obtain a registration number from the authority. This is a serious matter and Data Protection is at the heart of our privacy.

DuelingFanjo · 12/02/2011 19:29

did you do anything about it OP? it's been a couple of weeks since you started the thread.

fedupofnamechanging · 12/02/2011 19:34

The only personal info that she has used though is your name and address. That's not really top secret information. I would let this be, as it isn't going to harm you in any way.

If you want to make the point that she is being cheeky to do it, you could approach her and ask her not to pass your details on to a 3rd party. She might then think that perhaps it isn't entirely appropriate to use what she knows in this way. She probably hasn't given it a moments thought as she is not intending to harm you in any way.

Companies sell this kind of info all the time

northerngirl41 · 12/02/2011 19:36

Actually the Data Protection Act does say that all data should be held only for the purposes that people provided the information for - so if you signed up for class updates you should not be getting spamalot through your mailbox!

Having said that, she's probably completely oblivious to this and a bit clueless. Point it out nicely and say you'd prefer not to receive this and that it's not actually legal to do it - she could get a fine of £5,000 if she continues to do it.

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