Got my mum to be Bounty Pack

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Picked up my pack from boots today excited about £15 worth of freebies! I got a tiny pot of sudocrem and a pen! Along with leaflets and a mag of what to buy! Bit disappointed...
anyone got theirs yet?

Child benefit forms??? WTAF? I either didn't know that or I'd forgotten. How low can they go?

I got given one at booking in and had to run out of the docs with it under my coat because my Aunty's boyfriend was in there by chance and I hadn't announced it yet, as someone else said, it screams PREGNANT.

I haven't bothered with any of the free packs because I get annoyed with all the emails. Will definitely moan at my hospital if they bother me after the birth

The Bounty Leech tried the, 'But it's got your child benefit forms!' line on me when I knocked her and her bloody camera, laptop and bag of shite back after I had DS2. She looked totally flummoxed and asked me to repeat myself when I said, 'We're not eligible.' I was half expecting her to ask me to produce bank statements. Cheeky cah. The Bounty photos were all over the walls of the maternity unit where I had DS1. I was naive and exhausted so agreed to have one taken. It was shit and fortunately I had enough control of my senses not to part with my cash.

Shiningbright that's a good idea!

I haven't had any of the mum-to-be stuff and I had felt like I was missing out, but reading this it doesn't sound like I am! In my maternity notes it does make reference to a Bounty pack but I haven't been given anything.

But I swear if they come near me in the hospital heads may roll

I signed up to Emma's Diary to get the freebies from there but immediately regretted it, considering how many organisations they sell your details to. And I don't know how much of the stuff in the freebie pack would be useful, considering I plan to use cloth nappies & wipes (although I could be wrong!).

I've read a lot of the stories on here about Bounty and am actually getting a bit anxious about the whole post-birth hard sell thing. I don't want them taking my details off my chart, I don't want them bursting in on me breastfeeding (or at any time, really) and I really don't want them bullying me. I already refused the pack at booking in. Is there any realistic way to prevent them coming near me on the post-natal ward? Writing it into the birth plan or something? Or am I going to have to have my wits about me at all times in such a vulnerable state?

The Emma's Diary pack is slightly better.

Teeste They're not allowed to take details off your chart, so don't worry about that.

It's a woman with a laptop on a wheely thing and a camera who will identify herself. They have knocked and/or called through the curtain before entering both times for me so there shouldn't be any bursting. Just firmly but politely tell her you're not interested (repeat if necessary) and that you'll get your child benefit forms elsewhere. No, you don't want a photo. Goodbye. That's all

Teeste Somewhere Mumsnet has a poster you can print out and pin to your curtain, or just make a sign saying NO BOUNTY. It's probably not worth putting in your birth plan, as it tends not to be seen by postnatal staff, but if you let the midwife looking after you know, they can hopefully tell the Bounty seller not to visit you. This is what I plan to do with DC2. DH reckons he'd call for security if there is any pushback.

Also, if you have a straightforward birth and you and your baby are fine, chances are good you'll be on 6-hour discharge and go home straight from delivery suite, so they'll never get anywhere near you. (Which is why Bounty annoy me so much - they have access to the most vulnerable women which is so inappropriate)

fading you'd hope they felt bad, but they show little to no self-awareness which would be funny if it wasn't so appalling - on one of the Bounty threads when MN launched the campaign there was a Bounty seller who genuinely saw herself as an integral part of the postnatal team and a help to new parents. Despite numerous posters (including midwives, I think) setting her straight she didn't get it at all.

I am due in 8 days and this has just reminded me about the pesky Bounty people!!
I refused to take my pack the last time and after giving birth she came along, introduced herself and got told kindly that I wasn't interested. I then got told my child benefit forms are in there. I told her I use online forms, much easier lol and that I have a great free camera called my mobile phone. I watched a young teen couple, who already told her they were on benefits, have photos taken. It's dusgraceful that I'm only allowed two visitors on the ward at a time yet these sellers are allowed at my bedside without my say so?

Reall looking forward to having to refuse them again in a week or so time

Had my first in dec 2013, bounty woman came in while I was still being sick 20 mins after my c section I asked her to come later and she just hovered around the end of my bed. When i saw the prices for photos i just laughed at her and said if I had that kind of money I would of gone private. Woman next to me had them done and was charged twice!

As long as you're aware they'll turn up you're actually in a much better place to tell them to bugger off as opposed to someone who thinks they're official hospital staff.

With my first I just firmly told her I wasn't interested in it and she left pdq. If she'd persisted though Id have told her I would have got a midwife to ask her to leave if she didn't listen. Fortunately they seem to be withdrawing from my local hospital which is always a good thing.

Bounty are the reason we won't be naming our DD until after we leave the hospital I don't want to risk them getting any details from us, I get enough junk mail as it is without them too.

My DH despise them after the sort of tactics he witnessed during my first two pregnancies.
During my 2nd pregnancy my DD had died before vibality so I was kept in a private room at the end of a ward and a sign put on the door that alerts all staff that a baby has passed away and only essential staff should enter the room. This so we could have privacy to spend the only precious time we would ever spend with her.
My DH had to leave for a short time (phones didn't get good signals I had been seriously ill he wanted to let our parents know I was improving) and sure enough he found the bounty rep peering into the private rooms and heading right for my room. DH went straight up and told her under no circumstances was she to approach me and at that point a midwife came over and was very cross with her snapping at her she knew she wasn't allowed near the private rooms.

I should add the private rooms were actually birth rooms, the hospital had everything all on individual wards ante-natal - delivery - post natal all together.
So she was actually trying to peer into rooms where women were giving birth!

lillamyy1 I had those vouchers too - was thrilled at first (baby leggings - cute!) but alarm bells started ringing when I saw all the websites were eerily similar... Didn't use any in the end and glad I didn't!

I think I will try and remove my details from Bounty, as the amount of emails I am now getting from third party companies is ridiculous! I expected a few, as with any free/marketing thing, but I get up to ten a day now - beyond a joke!

LittleBairn Reading your story I feel horrified at that woman, I honestly have no words.

Well I got given an Emma's Diary pack by my midwife today...it looks ok but I won't go out of my way to get any more.

I told DH about the Bounty people last night and told him to keep them away from me at all costs. I think he can handle it!

I have never had any trouble with bounty on the ward in my pregancies in fact they were lovely all the reps.

Not pushy and took lovely pics and at a good price aswell. I cant understand how everyone on here has had problems with them.