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.

Log it with 101

Lol they even copied across the grammatical error in their haste (‘extended’ instead of ‘extending’)! 😅

Awful. I am really surprised and disappointed about this.

It might be ok if genuine but not implying you used the product when you haven't.

woah! Shocking

I don't trust mumsnet recommends. It's meaningless now. As your fake recommendation shows its all BS.

I also hate that everything you say m & s you get a link to their website

Gosh I’m quite shocked!

No, she needs to cancel the cheque.

Oh wow. I actually feel foolish now for previously assuming I could trust mumsnet recommendations. Will not be making that mistake again.

Justine will be behind her sofa, shaking and crying

Interestingly I was talking about this topic at work this week. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 bans specific practices related to reviews, including fake reviews, concealed incentivized reviews, and misleading presentation of reviews.

based on my v limited knowledge this sort of practice i would think falls inside the misleading presentation and/or fake reviews. The Guidance in this space was published only a few weeks ago.

Bit OTT but a complaint can be made to them about it and I reckon they will investigate and give MN a slap on wrist.

Wow. Can’t wait to hear what HQ have to say about this. 👀

Oh boy

That’s really poor, even by current MN “standards”. Talk about scrapping the barrel!

Wonder if they still hire interns?

Bump

Very disappointing 🤨

I wonder whether they’ve outsourced the whole thing? Not that that’s an excuse. But it’s either hugely cynical or a huge cock up.

Same thing just crossed my mind. 😂

you might be able to get a free gazebo out of this!

Tripadvisor has been fined millions of pounds for how many fake reviews it uses. Just a thought!!

Absolutely disgraceful mn! Shane on you. Thought this was a brand you could trust but apparently not!

That's pretty shitty behaviour @mnhq

The ads are jokes

Using @mnhqdoesn’t alert MNHQ to a thread BTW. You have to use someone’s name.

Oh no... Does this mean the whole "swears by" is bullshit too?? 😬