Ethics regarding Instamums and huns

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Homeisthecalm here, I think it's suitable to start a new ethics thread.

Since clearly, the one from yesterday isn't really about ethics but Clemmie.

Thanks all,

Keep it as nice or as stingy as you like

I'll start off by saying things should be clearly marked 'ad' or 'gifted'

Although the term gifted gives me the rage

Thank you so much Laminlodge! BUT is that a picture of erm, Jesus, on April 1st on pink peonies?

WeareLocal it is a print by a home decorations company reflections of Christ. They only make art about one person, can you guess who?! Maybe you could buy Pink Poenie’s large picture for yourself? Hee her ok maybe not. I must confess I have a small picture of Our Lord over my bed. He is the only man I want to look at first thing in the morning.
Yes by the way you are very astute to sense my [anger] for the deadbeat ex. Not sure I am brave enough for AIBU. I worry I will lose my shit and tell them all to f*uck off.

Ah Laminlodge I am not religious, so it rather surprised me.

Lol re DBH. I suspect everyone on MN would be supportive of any ex complaints

Aesop products are ace! (I totally love their poo drops ).

Re the Meldrums - I’m a bit hmmmm about them all being ill - tge baby was sick the night before they flew so it’s no surprise they’ve all been ill.

Where can we read ASA rulings btw?

They are here

www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html

If you filter by social networking you can see the informally resolved cases (but you don't get a full description). There are a few familiar names in there including a TOWIE person, ASOS, Office shoes, etc and lots of names I don't recognise as well. Social networking seems to be one of the biggest categories of complaints.

CAP code 2.1 "Marketing communications must be obviously identifiable as such." is probably the one most IGers struggle with. If you filter on that one it looks like RVK Loves (mentioned earlier by a PP) also got into trouble recently for sneaky ads too.

@KittyMcKitty lady you need to stop being lazy and GOOGLE !!!! Oh my days,some people expect shit delivered on a golden plate. Not even a please I hope you will be thanking ConfidentialWaste for doing the fingerework for you.

it looks like RVK Loves (mentioned earlier by a PP) also got into trouble recently for sneaky ads too

Twice!

I was too distracted by the concept of poo drops to notice Kitty hadn't prefaced her request with any niceties. I'm always up for a bit of industrious fingerwork too

Confidential Mr Deadbeat ex was always up for a bit of industrious fingerwork too. On Sharon next door’s 19 year old daughter [anger]

Oh my

You are well rid.

Where are you seeing these RVK Loves rulings? I am on iPhone and I can only see one weeks worth - do I need to use a different browser? Not being lazy and don't expect anyone to do the work for me - I could scroll through this stuff for hours!

The Lingcars ruling is insane - they advertised something using the term "BMW bum boys" which was ruled as offensive so they offered to change it to "BMW batty boys"!!

I couldn't see it on my phone, only on a desktop browser. New ones get published every Wednesday.

@TireSwing There's a filter to search for a longer time period, you can filter up to a year rather than just the week.

Jesus, just read that Lingcars one

LaminLodge apologies I am duly chastised I was adopting the age old internet policy of why Google when you could just ask someone. (Actually the truth is that it didn’t occur to me to Google- it’s been a hard week at work if I can use that in mitigation).

ConfidentialWaste thank you for the link I promise to be less lazy next time.

Here’s the link for tge poo drops

www.aesop.com/uk/p/home/home/post-poo-drops/

I hate air fresheners and artificial smells but these add a lovely discrete fragrance to a bathroom/ loo. Ok I’ve read that back and it sounds mega pretentious but trust me they’re good!

No problem at all Kitty, enjoy browsing . I have just (against my better judgment) googled "Aesop Poo Drops" and found them to be a real thing. I'm feeling influenced to buy some as well now.

Ha! Cross post. I hope that's an affiliate link Kitty, lol. #poodropsforthewin

Confidential,thank you yes I am well rid.It was a difficult time and Sharon and I still find it hard to look each other in the eye.
I feel sorry for “RVK Loves” who is such a lady,a true English Rose,but is being discussed here amongst industrious fingering. Please forgive me for my crude language. My emotions got the better of me.

@KittyMcCatty thank you my dear.

Sadly no #affiliate link, also no #gift or #paid partnership- I bought them with my own hard earned money.

Aesop stuff is fab though and they always send lots of samples when you buy things.

Yes, Lamin, poor old RVK. I suspect she may need a holiday to recover from the horrors of the poo drops/industrious fingering discussions, should she ever happenchance upon her name on this thread