MN have used my quote to promote a product I’ve never bought 🤔

[Wondermoomin]

AIBU to expect MN recommendations, where they quote a poster/member, to be genuine?

I like being able to rely on recommendations in MN swears by and other emails. I excitedly opened an email with the subject “Big bargains for our most loyal Mumsnetters” wondering what MN could make me buy this time (I should probably get other hobbies).

Imagine my surprise to see my own username quoted there with a recommendation! Imagine my further surprise when I realised it was a post I wrote almost 8 years ago, and it was being used directly under a specific product to give the impression I was recommending it - and I’ve never even owned that particular thing mine was more expensive.

I don’t like posts being misrepresented as a recommendation for a specific product. It makes me question the credibility of other MN recommendations.

Hoping I’ll manage to attach screenshots.

PS my gazebo broke but I’ve replaced it. Still not with the brand I supposedly recommended according to the MN email.

Fair enough, yeah, they’ve used it out of context.

Well I have just promoted myself.

It does make a mockery if anyone can claim to be working for MN.

But I like my new role. I shall be strict.

That email! Sorry (not sorry) that you Mumsnetters all misunderstood the email.

They really need to take more ownership than that to deliver any kind of remorse and genuine apology. Shrieks of ‘whatever.’

Yes, it's a really murky thing they've done. Even if they had just clarified that Op was talking about pop-up tents in general, I'd find it a bit dodgy, although it would be permissible, but we're held to a really high standard of what we can and cannot say where I work.

If you'd read the thread you'd know that isn't the issue here

Yes I know! Every single one of you dumbos misunderstood us! Apart from EmmaJane, she’s smart. I should have known 🤦🏻‍♀️

I'm now an editor ( on new threads)
Do I outrank you?

Every time they fuck up, they do a horrible "sorry, not sorry, and actually it's you who are wrong," thing and it's infuriating.

I’m now MNGoddess and outrank you all bahahaha!!!

The supposedly professional response to this issue is genuinely blowing my mind! I can't believe they think it's just all a huge misunderstanding. Comprehension skills certainly need to be worked on but anyone with a braincell can see it's not ours that are the problem here.

Nuts!
Wish I'd thought of that!

I believe that MNDestroyeroftheUniverse is still available.

This really doesn’t sound like it’s being run by marketing professionals at all. It sounds more like the sort of replies the Instamums used to pop up with around their undisclosed ads! There are regulations around advertising for a reason. MN can’t just ignore them on the basis of trying to get it right.

It does explain alot, I have bought products purely based on recommendations from MH.

A couple have been disappointing to say the least, one of which was a mascara. Had I known that the poster recommending it had never actually tried that particular product but loved mascaras in general, I would never had bought (and subsequently) binned it!

Still I guess MN had got their commission by then so didn't give a toss.

This is turning into farce now and I'm loving it!

What MN did was dishonest and deicitful. They have doubled down on this and are showing utter contempt for the very people who have made them successful.

They have no intention of stopping this deplorable practice unless made to by the ASA.

I’m not surprised - let’s hope the Daily Fail picks it up & rants about it. It’s what MN deserves

Law enforcement definitely outranks editors.

I do miss in thread name changes for threads like this.

I’m MNbossoftheworld - trying to decide if I am more or less important than you.

I’m really surprised by this, and by people attempting to justify this.

I’m going to say no @Mumofteenandtween because you misunderstood my intentions and I pity you for that.

Wow, shocking behaviour from Mumsnet HQ. Really hope the Daily Mail does pick up on this!

Mumsnet's response is laughable, and only serves to underpin how little they must think of their users. As if we're gullible enough to fall for this nonsense.

Great job pointing it out, and giving them enough rope to hang themselves.

And also thanks for giving me the final push to stay off mumsnet completely 🙏 One less daily user...

@MNEditor

Well, that really is just a pile of complete shite, isn't it. Let's be honest.

That’s being cf to surely blatant fraud lol it’s not for the same product at all just same general item

🤣🤣🤣

Classic MNHQ 😂