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So, we thought we'd have a sort of Mumsnet open day...

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JustineMumsnet · 24/02/2014 17:29

Ever found yourself wondering, in an idle moment, what really goes on at MNHQ? If you’re curious to know who’s in charge of the big red delete button, what we keep in our biscuit tin, and whether we do, in fact, harbour mainland UK’s largest cache of gin well, here’s your chance. On Wednesday 26th March we’re planning to throw open our doors to five nosy interested Mumsnetters, who’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to uncover our deepest, darkest secrets.

Attendees will be treated to

  • a tour of MNHQ (which will take approx 10 mins)
  • the opportunity to grill our community, content, bloggers, events and campaigns folks on anything you fancy
  • the chance to ransack our books box for a load of freebies
  • lunch on me (possibly with Wine)

We’ll also do our best to organise an exciting webchat guest for the day, so you can see backstage on those too.

Our offices are in central-ish London (Kentish Town); if you’re likely to be within striking distance on March 26th, and fancy a nose around, add your name to this thread; we’ll stick it in a hat and do a Hunger Games-style reaping on Monday 3rd March. Come on now, don’t be shy - what could possibly go wrong?

[May the odds be ever in your favour]

OP posts:
orangestripe · 03/03/2014 13:07

Oh I so would love to do this but I'm due to give birth any day now.

BIWI · 03/03/2014 13:42

You could try for a live birth at MNHQ?

MrsSquirrel · 03/03/2014 13:44

Yes please

JustineMumsnet · 03/03/2014 14:14

Ok so entries are now closed. We'll be back with names, hat etc a bit later...

OP posts:
YoureAShoe · 03/03/2014 14:40

I'm picturing a mad hatter hat style Grin oooh exciting!!

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 03/03/2014 15:19

256 posts = I wonder how many actual entrants there are?

BoffinMum · 03/03/2014 15:33

Live birth excellent. It would be like when people's waters break in Waitrose. Grin

godlessdomestic · 03/03/2014 15:51

Oooh yes please add me to your list - thank you Flowers

YoureAShoe · 03/03/2014 15:57

Hearts I thought there'd be a lot more than that tbh! Considering there probably are a lot of doubles!

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 03/03/2014 16:06

YoureAShoe me too! I would guess only about 150 maybe and I was expecting a deluge of thousands.

May the odds be ever in your favour Grin

YoureAShoe · 03/03/2014 16:13

And you, remember not to run towards the gin cornucopia or there will be a battle! Grin

skippingdolefully · 03/03/2014 16:20

Me please (classic lurker).

NymodigFruOla · 03/03/2014 16:25

I think the G&T will be opened at 5.30, then they'll all sit around with their glasses clinking - and then ...

.... do you think they've printed all our names, cut them up and put them in the, now empty, ice-bucket. Then they'll pull out the names and start giggling, saying stuff like, "Fru, no way, she's always arguing on Site Stuff" or "Hearts, yeah she's lovely, she's in" .... etc?

nickelbabe · 03/03/2014 16:34

ooooh excited. Grin

I wonder how the draw's going or if they've forgotten all about it

YoureAShoe · 03/03/2014 16:36

I hope it's a real proper drawing names out of a hat Grin saddo

NymodigFruOla · 03/03/2014 17:31

5.30 - G&T time Wink

IamtheZombie · 03/03/2014 17:39

Zombie scampers back onto thread after a 3 1/2 hour lunch with a friend.

Settles down to await the draw.

Ohwhatfuckeryisthis · 03/03/2014 17:44

I think they are now in the fleet of MN limos on the way home thinking, "what were we going to do before we left? Ohhhhhhhh shiiiiiitttt!"

BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 03/03/2014 17:45

Waving my pompoms for Zombie Grin

nickelbabe · 03/03/2014 17:49

what do they class as the end of the day?
midnight?
I used to close my shop.at half past 5

YoureAShoe · 03/03/2014 17:50

I need to knowwwww Smile

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 03/03/2014 18:11

Awwwww Fru aren't you sweet Blush

NymodigFruOla · 03/03/2014 18:18

Thanks, Hearts, Blush Grin

Maybe the MNHQ, names-out-of-the-hat witching hour is 6.30?!

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 03/03/2014 18:18

Well I am at home, leg elevated, MNing on the sofa so it must be the end of the day.

DH had some bad news today (work related) so looking for some up-cheering in the Hearts household! Obv I would love to be licked but there are so many lovely posters on this thread who are Vair Deserving that I am just looking forward to seeing the list.

Showy · 03/03/2014 18:19

[charitable]

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