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Mrs hinch

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Rosegoldlilly · 24/08/2018 21:23

Don't get me wrong she seems like a lovely lady and does have some useful tips but AIBU to think she cleans alot and often. As a single mum I don't hardly have anytime during the day to do this amount of cleaning! Now it's making me feel bad that I don't clean this much 😂

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Pamdoo · 06/09/2018 06:41

Luckily I have 109,000 people who do support me and are amazing , and may I add not ONE of those followers have been “bought”!

So you have a responsibility to those followers, by not encouraging them to do dangerous things with cleaning products, encouraging them to buy things they don't need, and making money from them without their knowledge by posting undeclared affiliate links!

QueenOfCatan · 06/09/2018 07:38

Exactly what Pamdoo has said. Start declaring your affiliate links properly and stop encouraging people to mix chemicals. Assuming you're telling the truth and the followers are all genuine, you are being bloody irresponsible and you're risking your own health.

allthemfingbest · 06/09/2018 08:22

right someone hold my cup of tea!

firstly... whether you believe it or not is irrelevant... but that is actually Mrs Hinch...

secondly... what a bunch of salty, nasty, gossiping bitches you lot are... Sophie is genuinely too nice of a person to say that to you, or even think it for that matter, but guess what... i'm not.

you can't just see a woman doing well in life and more importantly doing so much to help others in the process, and bringing so much positivity into a world which is so full of negativity the majority of the time, and congratulate her and wish her well. oh no... your jealous response to her success is to attempt to rip her to shreds and to nit pick at every single aspect of her as a person, and of her life... it honestly makes you pathetic and it makes you incredibly sad.

she's just a girl who enjoys cleaning and interior decor and whilst she chose to put her instagram on public yes, she did not expect for it to blow up like this in the short space of time that it has. yes, if you put yourself in a public space, expect opinion. no one is disputing said fact. but there are ways and means to express yourselves so that you don't come across like complete arseholes. you've made it personal and you've said horrible, nasty things about her. you've ganged up on her in this thread and bullied her and honestly it's disgusting to witness. this is mumsnet for Christ's sake! is this the sort of behaviour you will teach your children? would you want people attacking your kid like this one day? you should honestly be ashamed of yourselves!

stop talking down to her like she is shit on your shoe. she has disclaimered so many of her videos saying that it's how she uses products and that as responsible adults, everyone should be reading labels themselves and using products as per the manufacturers guidelines. just because she doesn't behave in a condescending, patronising manner and force this on people, does not make her irresponsible. also, the point RE affiliate links... educate yourself before you open your mouth... in the UK we are not required to declare them like people are in the US, and she makes absolute pittance off of them anyway so it's somewhat a mute point. so many of her followers have said they wished she was sponsored or was getting something out of this, so i doubt very much they would even bat an eyelid at a few affiliate links.

instead of sitting behind a keyboard and bullying a beautiful girl who is just trying to get by and help whoever she can in the process, why don't you lot go and make your own lives more fulfilling so that you don't feel the need to rip someone else's happiness to feel better about yourselves?

all the best!

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 06/09/2018 08:56

also, the point RE affiliate links... educate yourself before you open your mouth... in the UK we are not required to declare them like people are in the US, and she makes absolute pittance off of them anyway so it's somewhat a mute point.

There are few things that annoy me more than influencers who don't think they ought to declare what they get.

Luckily this is about to change, so may I suggest you educate yourself?

graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/how-much-do-instagram-influencers-get-paid/

Good luck in your endeavours!

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 06/09/2018 08:58

Having said that, if the beautiful girl/MrsH does declare, them of course respect to her, I'm not sure who exactly the person above is, so they might be saying this without knowing what the influencer herself does and thinks.

Skyejuly · 06/09/2018 09:22

Just want to say, im not jealous.

greengrass123 · 06/09/2018 09:24

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greengrass123 · 06/09/2018 09:27

Because this has happened very quickly you might not be properly prepared for it.
You could probably do with some training / education in how to manage such a big solidly media account.
@allthemfingbest you've just flamed the posters on this thread for being 'abusive'. Then you come along and call us all arseholes.
I love to see people do well... I also think it's important to call out bull shit when I see it.
If this is the hinch PR army, you aren't doing a very good job.

greengrass123 · 06/09/2018 09:36

Also... has anyone considered the environmental impact of promoting the use all these harsh chemicals to 100k+ users??

allthemfingbest · 06/09/2018 09:41

i have absolutely 100% behaved like an arsehole myself in my post and i will put my hands up to that, but that's because i felt driven to do it (not an excuse, an explanation). don't get me wrong... i don't know Sophie / Mrs Hinch personally... we've exchanged a few instagram messages as i'm sure she has with thousands of people at this point because i wanted to thank her for the positive impact she's had on my life... but as one of her supporters, i can't stand to see her being picked on and essentially bullied because the same has happened to me in life, and let me tell you, being on the receiving end is absolutely awful, and when it's bad enough drives people to do unspeakable things, and i just wish you lot would be bloody more mindful of your own actions and their effect. there is a person behind her account who sees a lot of the stuff that is being said about her and who is affected by it!

i said what i said about the affiliate links because i myself have my own amazon affiliate account and am subsequently aware of the percentages you make from sales pertaining to the items purchased... affiliate links are very different BTW from sponsored posts where money is exchanged for paid promotion, so please rest assured i am very educated on the subject having my own social media platform. and i am still of the opinion that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being paid to promote something that you genuinely love and use all the time anyway!

greengrass123 · 06/09/2018 09:44

oh no... your jealous response to her success is to attempt to rip her to shreds and to nit pick at every single aspect of her as a person, and of her life... it honestly makes you pathetic and it makes you incredibly sad.

No one tried to rip her to shreds or nit pick at every single aspect of her as a person. I'd safely assume that there is more to her than cleaning and instagram.
We discussed what stood out to us and expressed our view of what she was putting in the public domain.

greengrass123 · 06/09/2018 09:46

I too am not jealous. I've got a well paid job and a stable home life. Sharing my life like that on instagram to so many followers is my idea of fresh he'll

greengrass123 · 06/09/2018 09:47

**hell

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 06/09/2018 09:48

There is nothing wrong being paid for doing something you love as long as you declare your earnings, which I’m sure you are doing.

Pamdoo · 06/09/2018 12:24

but as one of her supporters, i can't stand to see her being picked on and essentially bullied because the same has happened to me in life, and let me tell you, being on the receiving end is absolutely awful, and when it's bad enough drives people to do unspeakable things, and i just wish you lot would be bloody more mindful of your own actions and their effect

All people have said is she's a bit irresponsible, her snarky attitude when pulled up before was just ridiculous, and I'm sure you won't be fighting her corner when one of her followers or their children suffers some sort of chemical injury or worse because they've been spraying flammable zoflora on their mattresses and sofas and shouting #mrshinchmademedoit

Pamdoo · 06/09/2018 12:31

As people have said, no-one has an issue with her earning from it, it's being open and honest about it, I'm sure some of her followers would love her to get paid but some are probably unaware that she is, which is dishonest. I don't see why it's cruel to merely point that out.

itbemay · 06/09/2018 12:45

I followed her recently, and she does make me laugh she seems really down to earth, I would take her tips with a pinch of salt though as I haven't got time for a lot of regular deep cleaning.

One thing that did strike me was that she suddenly gained a LOT of followers in a short space of time and some of the other big accounts (lilandlife, lifethroughemseys, being-robbo etc) were 'promoting' her, do you think she has paid them to do this? seemed a bit odd... not that I care but was just wondering, good on them all if they can make some cash from social media.

Rosegoldlilly · 06/09/2018 13:25

You can pay other large accounts to do a "shout out" to promote your page. It is an actual thing.
Anyway we are not being personal about her Sophie. We are discussing about her cleaning account. Being public you're not going to get 100% good criticism. A lot of us think all the chemicals are dangerous and we have a right to talk about it and say so. We can also say we disagree that she isn't being transparent with AF and sponsored things.
This #hincharmy thing is going a bit far. We are allowed an opinion and it might not be the same as other people's but no need to preach and tell us all off.

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blackvelvetband · 06/09/2018 13:37

She now thinks that Morrison's have 'hinched' their cleaning isle 🤦🏽‍♀️ this is getting very silly

Mrshinchhome · 06/09/2018 13:57

can you please stop the nastiness , it was a joke about Morrisons being hinched. I am just a normal 28 year old girl and this is the only forum that’s had me in tears. I love my home , my dog , my family and friends like everyone else and have never meant for my account to grow so big. I haven’t paid or asked for Any followers in any way at all , hence the shock I am in. Please if any of you wish to carry on making me an anxious mess do it away from an online forum where I’m bound to see it. I would really appreciate that

Mrshinchhome · 06/09/2018 14:01

If you think I’m silly, think I’m crazy or think I’m a “dick” like someone else said on here please don’t watch my stories , it’s that simple. leave me alone and try to remember I’ve not hurt any of you in any way. I appreciate everyone will have different opinions and not necessarily like my home or decor or light switch covers or whatever else you’ve all discussed but a little bit of slack for the hundreds of messages I receive a day saying Thankyou for making me laugh , thank you for making me smile and even thank you for changing my life surely deserves a little recognition. I have nothing else to say

blackvelvetband · 06/09/2018 15:41

This is insane... you can't tell people not to voice their opinions.
Not everyone is going to like or appreciate what you do, and you are in no position to tell people they can't voice that.
It saddens me that you're in tears over this. You're running a business... same as if you were a restaurateur. Not everyone is going to love your food, you will always get critics but that's life.
Continue to do what you are doing... it's working well for you and your followers are loving it. You're going to need a thicker skin than this if you are to embark on this journey.

Mrshinchhome · 06/09/2018 16:07

I understand I may need a thicker skin and I’m really working hard on that, I’m 28 so still have a lot to learn I guess and I appreciate that. But can I just ask .. do you have kids? If so if people called your child a “dick”, mocked them , laughed at them , accused them of buying their success when they just worked hard , pulled their home apart when its their pride and joy , would you turn around and say accept it, get a thicker skin. I don’t think you would. I’m so blessed to have so many amazing followers and literally an army behind me .. but it still doesn’t take away the fact that I’m human , I cry and I have feelings. And this is not my business , I have a job , I am a hairdresser .. this is not what I ever expected to happen to me. People should try and remember that too. Ps: as you’ve mocked my “Morrisons Hinch” story could I ask why you’ve even watched it? Or why you’re following me. Maybe you should unfollow me .. that would be appreciated

blackvelvetband · 06/09/2018 16:31

My daughter is 8 and already I'm teaching her the importance of a thick skin.
No one pulled your house apart either. It's absolutely beautiful. I'm envious that I don't have time to keep mine so pristine.
People said they didn't like your grey colour scheme because in THEIR opinion, grey is boring. They also said the constant sink cleaning is boring... and it is, in my opinion. But that's just my opinion. You don't have to agree with it, it really shouldn't matter to you

YesInamechangedaswell · 06/09/2018 16:33

It's all horribly magnolia....

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