AIBU to think the fashion bloggers should not

[JengaWenga]

Be using their fashion blog to promote/advertise washing machines. I have seen three separate fashion bloggers who are promoting the Miele washing machine under the guise of testing it to wash a capsule wardrobe!! Have they no shame!

Are you serious?!

I do love a Miele washing machine but that is actually ridiculous!

I've seen some promoting Oral B electric toothbrushes! I've also seen some weird posts on here about Oral B, which leads me to believe that the brand has launched some sort of clandestine PR operation.

Which bloggers are doing that? nosey

It's a risky thing to start advertising for random things. You don't sound believable anymore, and you risk losing your readers. It becomes too obvious that they don't actually care about any product, they are just after the money. Of course, you know that bloggers are running a business, the big ones are, but there's a limit!

I could understand if they were reviewing something completely random and unrelated to their blog, but a washing machine is tied to clothes, surely?
So I don't see how the link is so tenuous.

The was a piece on SuperShoppers last night saying Bloggers have to clearly state it is an advert - unless they actually go out and purchase the item - but with a Miele I doubt it.

I've seen this too, it's especially bad on instagram. I think companies using bloggers and you tubers has now got ridiculous. I saw one you tube video recently and it struck me how similar it was to watching qvc.

It works. Even for really dull products like bank accounts and toilet unblockers. People will buy in numbers if a blogger they like tells them too...

Noticed this a couple of evenings ago on one of my favourite blogs and felt a bit disappointed, such a sell out.

Huh? You do realise that all bloggers with any sort of readership make their money through advertising? That's the whole bloody point? Why else do you think they blog?? For fun?

Of course TheSparrowhawk but shoehorning a Miele washing machine into a fashion blog is pushing it a bit I think.