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Anyone see this about Bounty packs? MN quoted

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hunkermunker · 06/07/2009 23:30

In the Telegraph...

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EdwardBitMe · 06/07/2009 23:42

The "photographer" who came to me when DS2 was born was the maternity ward receptionist. She had on both a NHS identity badge and a Bounty one. I was a bit that NHS allow their staff to "moonlight" in that way.

whomovedmychocolate · 06/07/2009 23:50

I told them to bugger off both times and didn't do the photos. But when I was in with DS (for a looooonnnng time, she visited every day pre-birth to check to ensure she didn't miss her chance ) She was quite miffed when I told her the 19th time she visited I just wasn't interested.

cheekster · 06/07/2009 23:52

I thought it was lovely to have a photo of DS when he just born. And a nice way to make extra cash for the hospital.

The photographer who snapped him was so lovely too. I didnt feel pressured or threatened at all.

SparklyGothKat · 06/07/2009 23:53

I was 'lucky' as all my kids were in SCBU so they never got to photograph my kids lol

FAQinglovely · 06/07/2009 23:58

I had great fun when they came round after DS1 was born. Said who they were - did I want a photo of my newborn (only about 4/5hrs after he was born)

"No thanks" I said..........pointing at the already framed photo taken as soon I was out of theatre by my dad, who then rushed home, printed it off, framed it and brought it back for me

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 07/07/2009 00:06

I had a single room after DS was born - the Bounty people never found me! Shall be doing the same again another time

WoTmania · 07/07/2009 08:11

Another advantage of Homebirth methinks

Meglet · 07/07/2009 08:22

i liked the freebies but both times they never even asked to take a picture of me and my baby. Maybe we are really ugly .

BONKERZ · 07/07/2009 08:28

i had a bounty woman come round to do a photo when DS was born and i loved the pic, when they came round when DD was born i was happy for another pic to be done BUT 3 weeks later i rang to find out where my pic was cos i had seen it on the camera and DD looked perfect in it only to be told that the bounty lady had lost all her photos that day. I was gutted.

namechangerforareason · 07/07/2009 08:30

I loved the freebies and our "bounty lady" was really nice until I said I did not want her taking a photograph of my DS as my DP is a photographer and would prefer him to take any photos. She did get a bit snappy and tired to persuade me as to how lovely it would be to have a precious photo such as this, when I repeated that I wanted DP to take them she said "oh well, best leave it to a professional photographer then!" and flounced away!

Longtalljosie · 07/07/2009 08:39

That's a very good article. I wonder if the Telegraph put in the FOI request after seeing our original discussion, to see how prevalent the problem was.

Can't believe it about them lurking around SCBU.

KingRolo · 07/07/2009 08:41

Thread from yesterday

spongebrainmaternitypants · 07/07/2009 08:41

Lol at the photographer "getting snappy" namechange!

Hulababy · 07/07/2009 08:42

We did have the photographer come round and we did have a photo of DD a day after she was born. TBH the photo was rubbish; the worst photo of DD I have ever had in the whole 7 years of her life so far! However, it was an easy way of getting her a passport photo done.

pigletmania · 07/07/2009 08:50

I had the same, why do they come and harrass you hours after giving birth, the last thing you want is people selling things especially after a difficult birth. Do love the Bounty packs though, they are great, I still have the Sudocreme and dd is 2.4 months old.

Babieseverywhere · 07/07/2009 09:57

I refused the bounty pack three days in a row for my second child. Eventually the woman demanded to know what was wrong with 'her' pack.

I explained I didn't want freebie and vouchers for stuff I wouldn't use and give away my new address details and get loads of unwanted sales calls. I smiled and she shuffled away.

We should not allow bounty packs at all. Just relevent govermnent forms with details of the goverment sponsored (?) breastfeeding support line.

whomovedmychocolate · 07/07/2009 11:09

Am I the only person who gave bogus details to the Bounty lady then?

CherryChoc · 07/07/2009 11:22

Also the Tesco/Boots baby clubs are awful as well. I signed up for everything when I was pg as was told they had great vouchers for everything, it all seems to be jar food, follow on milk and johnson's baby bath stuff.

Then I was also shocked the other day to read through the "New baby" mini magazine that came from the tesco club when DS was tiny, it was all about "Your 0-3 month old baby" and the sleep section was all about controlled crying .

Northernlurker · 07/07/2009 18:31

So pleased the truth about Bounty is in the news! I demanded my pack (because the wee pot of sudacreme is handy) but wouldn't give my address or allow a photo with dd3. I had just got to sleep having been up all night birthing and then been too wired to sleep for a few hours. The exhaustion was just hitting me (and the after effects of losing quite a bit of blood) and I was just drifting off when she came and WOKE me up so 'I wouldn't miss the vouchers'. I came perilously close to telling her to sod off - think I said ' I don't CARE about getting the weaning pack, I know how to do that. I just need to SLEEP now' She was really huffy about it - you got the impression people don't dare say no a lot...

StarlightMcKenzie · 07/07/2009 18:48

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wuglet · 07/07/2009 18:52

SGK.....the Bounty lady at our hospital came to SCBU as well!

So I was hounded every day on the postnatal ward for two weeks and every day on SCBU for three weeks!

(Did get the pic in the end - had always intended to get it but wanted to wait for all the lines and tubes out. But was pissed off at being asked every single day)

Stretch · 07/07/2009 18:57

I had a homebirth with DD2 and DS1. MW came round a few hours after they were born and said she had a Bounty pack for me, but I MUST fill in the form! Course I did!!

whomovedmychocolate · 07/07/2009 20:04

Bounty Lady at DD's hospital was clearly a button short of a shirt - I told her my name was Geoffrey Howe and she just blithely wrote it down!

StarlightMcKenzie · 07/07/2009 20:23

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MrsJamin · 07/07/2009 20:39

Thing that annoys me is that they imply that this is the only way to get your Child Benefit forms - it's an official government form, of course you can get it through other ways!

Also bounty sold my email address and spammed me with a 'get debt-free' email after I told them not to pass on my details - I think the bounty woman (not 'lady'!) didn't tick the box about marketing as she would have got more money for my details. I definitely wouldn't get another pack if I had another baby, full of 'baby products' that I just don't use.

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