Just to set the record straight...
Janeway / Willow2 - I've been trying to subscribe to mumsnet, and pay the voluntary subscription fee, since yesterday but there is a glitch in the website that won't allow me to complete the subscription.
Tigermoth - thank you for your valid point (which seems to have been overlooked) that there is nothing on the Home page, or anywhere else that I could find, telling traders not to enter a discussion topic.
Rosy - you are in a discussion about the price of baby clothes. See Willow2's 2nd comment posted 14th Sept 11.24pm.
SofiaAmes - My Company is not a charity but we do make money for NSPCC and all clothes that we won't sell online we give to charity. Your comments about cheque cashing companies - they take money for each cheque they cash. Pay by instalment companies - they charge too much for new goods then take even more in interest from those that can't afford to pay up front. They also encourage 'credit' which is a slippery slope... Neither are 'offering a service to the less well off' they are taking advantage of the fact that they have no choice and take even more money from them as a result. Wether you agree or not Buy Baby Clothes Limited saves money for parents and doesn't abuse their position.
KS - is it too difficult to believe that some companies actually believe in the service they offer? We are not trying to pass ourselves off as humanitarians but we do everything we can to support parents. Woolworths does not offer a service. It is a shop that will sell everything it can to whoever it can at the highest possible price. We sell at the lowest possible price. There is a big difference. Would you not agree that having a baby is the time when money is tightest for most parents? I would argue that our company is 'in the interests of poor parents when they need it most'.
Bobbins - cheeky I may be but I do know who my father is...! I'm glad that, if nothing else positive comes from this discussion, you've remembered to pay your subscription...!
Willow2 - I'm not sure how you can speak for everybody to say that you 'all noticed the first few lines'. I personally only look at the heading in blue to see if the topic is of interest. Thanks for the tip! I'm glad that you're making the most of charity shops to buy your second hand baby clothes. Have you considered that it might not be possible for some parents to get out and about with their young baby/ies? Also, you might have the time to hunt around lots of different shops to find a bargain when others may not. The two piece snowsuit sounds expensive to me. You could have bought it online for £3.25 and saved yourself the hassle. And it would have been posted to your home address. And you could have had hundreds of other items to browse through at the same time from over 100 different manufacturers. I'm just trying to underline my point about the service that we offer.
I'd just like to point out that we only launched 6 months ago and it wasn't cheap to do so. It is a difficult time for all new businesses and, whether you choose to believe it or not, we do offer a valuable service to a lot of parents. Instead of dismissing my company, and it's concept, why not use it to save yourself time, money and hassle. If not for those reasons then you should at least take a look at what you're arguing against.
www.buybabyclothes.co.uk
James