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To think mum instagramers giving festival advice should be honest about hiring a festival nanny?

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089ville · 27/07/2019 06:18

A very big Instagram family are playing music at a family festival and sharing it all along with their tips for going to a festival as a family.

However they were unmasked on tattle (a gossip website) that during the daytime the kids are a few ft away and looked after by a nanny.

I don't mind the nanny but aibu to think they should at least be honest about it and not hide it?

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Eaudear · 27/07/2019 09:45

Stop trying to make Tattle happen over here, it's not going to happen! Hideous website.

gingerginger2 · 27/07/2019 09:46

I looked st their instagrams and I can only see a photo each, that’s not particularly braggy or anything? Where are they blogging about this?

converseandjeans · 27/07/2019 09:48

Who is the blogger you are talking about? I don't follow anyone like that. Surely everyone knows it's all exaggerated rubbish?

gingerginger2 · 27/07/2019 09:52

She’s posted about it.

I fail to see the issue to be honest. I take my kids to loads of festivals and a festival nanny sounds a bloody brilliantly idea if you can afford it!

To think mum instagramers giving festival advice should be honest about hiring a festival nanny?
LillithsFamiliar · 27/07/2019 10:15

It's odd - the compulsion to follow people so you can knock them down or find them out. It makes me feel old.

prettywhiteguitar · 27/07/2019 10:17

I don’t think it’s too bad, not like they’ve laid it on thick. She’s even advertised their services in the comments

gingerginger2 · 27/07/2019 10:30

I know a fair few folks who Dj or are in bands and the festival usually gives them an extra ticket to bring a friend along for childcare.

No big deal!

hibbledibble · 27/07/2019 10:50

I've not long ago turned 30, but feel really old.

I don't even know how to use Twitter or Instagram.

I have no idea why anyone would "follow" someone they don't know. It's all advertising anyway.

I don't see that the family have lied here, just omitted to mention.

Really, when cares though!

IsobelRae23 · 27/07/2019 10:54

I can’t believe the people who run out to by a ‘product’ because someone says how amazing it is, when it clearly states the post is a promotion- therefore they are being paid to advertise it. Yet sheep will still do it 🤦‍♀️ But I guess you can’t educate stupid.

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089ville · 27/07/2019 11:00

She posted about it because she was outted unlikely she would have done otherwise.

I get most of you are so smart and can't be fooled by adverts, but other mediums have strict controls and Instagram is a wild west. There's nothing wrong with having a nanny, but they've been presenting themselves as festival gurus and this nanny never featured in any of their tips they've been dishing out.

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hibbledibble · 27/07/2019 11:03

But op, none of this 'influencer' bollocks is real. It's all a fantasy, depicted to try advertise and make money. I don't get the anger at this specific family. It's best to get off Instagram if this annoys you.

Eaudear · 27/07/2019 11:03

They never ever show their nannies though? Neither do any other Instagrammers? So what?

The whole 'Instagram is a wild west for advertising' is a bit old now isn't it? Yes, a few years ago people were being fooled left right and centre, but there has been so much stuff about ad transparency now that surely no one can still believe its all genuine can they?

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089ville · 27/07/2019 11:06

I know it's not real now but lots don't, it's very different to normal ads as they present it as real life. And lots still don't even declare ads properly, like the hooper's with all their posts for bestival that should say ad like better more honest instagramers are .

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hibbledibble · 27/07/2019 11:07

Then op, you have an issue with the genre of influencers, not with this family in particular. Making a big deal about this family's nanny seems rather disingenuous.

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089ville · 27/07/2019 11:09

No I don't, I have an issue with dishonest influencers that breach the guidelines like the hooper's

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Eaudear · 27/07/2019 11:11

This has soooooo been done on MN! Take it back to Tattle.

SD1978 · 27/07/2019 11:12

@089ville - missing the point- but can you explain the dj thing since you seem more up on it than I am- do either of them have a musical background, or is this a z list wanna be celeb attempt and 'doing' music? I agree with you- I doubt the nanny would have been mentioned, and it should have been right at the beginning- tips away with kids to survive festivals should have tip number 1- secure a nanny at £30 an hour to save effort and stress. But as others have said- the whole IG thing is a farce, and most of them sell a lie. It's whether you choose to buy into that lie.

applepieicecream · 27/07/2019 11:13

I don’t think she generally has a nanny, she uses her mum and nursery. Bringing childcare for a pair of 3 year olds makes perfect sense.

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089ville · 27/07/2019 11:13

If this thread has been done here, just don't reply rather than being a knob 🤷‍♀️

No musical background, they're just influencers hired to click play and dance around on stage

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hibbledibble · 27/07/2019 11:36

It's all fantasy op..

Chocolatedaim · 27/07/2019 11:39

I’m not quite sure what the issue is. Of course they were going to require childcare when they were working.
These festivals are so family friendly now, it isn’t any different from going to a Spanish resort and using the kids club.
Festivals are my idea of hell, especially with kids in tow, but I have friends who are at Bestival this weekend and were at Latitude last weekend. They took their 11mnth old and he had a whale of a time. They used the kids zone, he would spend some time with staff, sometime with parents, they even had baths so he could stick to his normal bath/bed routine. Again, not my idea of fun, but very normal at festivals now to have childcare on site.
Yes maybe they could have mentioned it on their top tips, but she didn’t shy away from it when asked. Maybe they were always going to mention it but just hadn’t yet 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t know but I really don’t think it’s worth thinking about!

Nonameslob · 27/07/2019 11:45

They hired a nanny for their children while at a festival but didn't share that with everyone. Was it part of an ad? If not, why the need to tell everyone? What's wrong with having a nanny? Does having a nanny mean you can't give tips for attending a festival with children?

fancynancyclancy · 27/07/2019 11:54

I used to work in fashion & I remember someone who had a blog (don’t think insta was big then). She was nice but a little sheltered, some of her highlights were how to save for a property (omitting the 6 figure gift from her parents) & how to look stylish when flying (omitting the fact she flew business). 😁

Ivegotthree · 27/07/2019 12:02

It is very disingenuous but this couple are.

I don't follow any of these influencers any more as I got pissed off about their freebies and failure to declare them. When MOD begged for a washing machine and Miele turned up with two a few days later I decided enough was enough. Couldn't take the greed.

Oulidae · 27/07/2019 12:11

There is a website forum dedicated to bitching/gossiping about celebrities and influencers? I genuinely don't understand why anyone would actively follow these individuals on social media let alone go to a forum to gossip about them? What is it about these influencers that people find so interesting or entertaining?