... to say that 'Lush' are an amazing shop?

[SupplychainNpton]

This morning, my DP took my DDs shopping for my birthday gifts.
The smallest is 6, and LOVES Lush. She insisted that I needed something from there so she could play around with the bath bombs.
DP apparently found a few things, and DD trotted over to look at the pretty things. She picked up a bath bomb, and inadvertently knocked the entire display over. Bath bombs rolling all over the place!

DD burst into tears, and was mortified.
The lovely assistant brought her a tissue, laughed and said it was very funny, and not to worry.
She then asked DD which was her favorite. She picked out a bubble bar. The assistant gift wrapped it, and gave it to her for free!

That was such a kind gesture, and my DD was over the moon.
Thank you Lush!

At least some of the women involved supported Lush's campaign according to their open letter to the Guardian

The BBC drama 'Undercover' did a better job of showing the issue of undercover cops running second lives much better than the Lush campaign in my opinion.

Agree. Lush were a bit late to this particular bandwagon. Maybe I live a different life to everyone else but I think the issue of undercover cops was well known as opposed to other issues like period poverty which really could do with a higher profile.

AndhowcouldIeverrefuse
I'm glad it's not just me. I thought the whole deceptive relationships and who authorised what and when was a complex mess brought out years ago (though still not entirely resolved).
Off the back of that drama and other documentaries/ news articles at the time I found myself reading up on how the police were particularly dishonest at the time and then there were parallels to the issues raised by the Stephen Lawrence case. The treatment of women by undercover cops infiltrating black rights movements was appalling.
The entire issue needs proper debate and scrutiny, not some snazzy slogan that over simplifies an issue to shock and grab headlines.

@Havaina several of the women involved have spoken out against the lush campaign, and the way it used their stories.

I thought the main thrust of their campaign was to raise the profile of the public inquiry, which was in danger of going off track. So not raising a new issue as such, just keeping it in the public eye so it couldn't be buried.

I can't spend more than a minute in there as it stinks so much I can't breath and get a headache. Nice to hear how lovely they were to a child though.

From a Victim

in her words they used her story to sell their shit, they didn't ask or tell her, they used her in a very public way.

What those undercover police did was awful and should never have happened, and must not happen again, they deserve to be punished and the women compensated, in as much as they can be. but the campaign was not clear, a quick glance gives you the take away message that police are paid to lie, it doesn't make clear that it was a small number of undercover police out of about 128,000 police officers, the small blocks with the hash tag are not what you see as you walk past, anyone in marketing will know position is key, bottom shelves are the least noticed, they knew what they were doing, there were many ways they could have had clarified their message and cause, they choose not to

SteveMcGarrets

A victim's consent should always be sought. Interestingly, the victim's (Jacqui) son with the undercover cop is mentioned in this Guardian article as being grateful to Lush:

'Bob Lambert, an undercover officer who infiltrated activist groups in the 1980s, had a relationship with a campaigner, known as Jacqui, while concealing his real identity from her. They had a son. Lambert abandoned both of them when he disappeared at the end of his covert deployment. Jacqui and the son only discovered the truth by chance more than two decades later.

The son, who is anonymous, said: “I am really grateful to Lush for bringing undercover policing back to the spotlight. Seeing Sajid Javid try and use it to win favour with the police by calling on Lush to withdraw their campaign has really upset me.”

Ah @deadbutdelicious internet life just isn’t the same as it was in the days of the lush forum, and neither is Lush. I refuse to pay for the products these days, they’re taking the piss.

My DD likes their products but I did pair going in.There are usually 3 people working,at least one us one a break.I usually know what I want quickly but really resent waiting up to 20-30 mind just to get served because the only person serving the floor is doing the unabridged philosophy to some one who may buy and prioritising them over someone who wants to buy.
Luckily last time we went in DD came with me and is also disillusioned by the experience.

Sadly, I used to adore lush products and spent far more there than I wish to think of. However, after their disgusting Anti Police campaign no more.

No, they are not amazing. Since their anti police campaign, I won't set foot in Lush again.... not saved me a shed load of money as I have taken my business elsewhere.

I'm sure they're delightful but I cant walk past one of their shops without having a sneezing fit so only see them from the other side of the road.