Are you on the mums' mailing list?!

[WhoahThereCrazyHorse]

It does make me laugh how many catalogues are out there, all aimed at middle class middle aged mums....

Hush
Boden
Me and Em
Mint Velvet
Sea something - Seaweed? Seasalt?

What catogues arrive on your doormat? And do you ever buy from them?!

[HelloBoys]

I am not a mum but used to get:-

Boden (until I told them to sod off as went off clothes)
Garnet Hill (American brand ordered something in sale, never again)
White Company
Bravissimo
H&M (some magazine/catalogue thing)
Lakeland

apart from that they leave me alone. I did get unsolicited mail a while ago (really dodgy stuff) so put name on list, which stops it.

To be honest I'd expect more from places I do shop but then Zara etc don't send stuff out!

[FlyingDucky]

Boden HARASS me. I blame them!

[FlyingDucky]

Boden
White company
Sweaty Betty
Seasalt
Baukjen
Celtic sheepskin
House of bruar

I get them ALL.

Plus...patra!

[bigkidsdidit]

I got the new season email from Hush today, I love it I am such a parody of myself

[Vickiyumyum]

I think its Boden or Joules selling on names and addresses, as these were probably the only 2 mail order I used and I started receiving these brochures from other places. Only other one I can think of jojo maman bebe from when I as pregnant and ordered baby-maternity stuff.

Everyday now if its not a Boden catalogue, is white company, hush, toast, fat face, crew and some more obscure ones I have never heard of.

I will use dones tip in future though.

[schmalex]

I am so on this mailing list! I think it's because I once bought something from Boden...

[SomewhatSilly]

Just googled House of Bruar :o

Reminds me of the adverts in the back of the Sunday Telegraph as a child.

[Floisme]

Matsikula I felt the same the first time I got The House of Bruar but now I quite look forward to it. Apart from being hilarious, it's like looking into a parallel universe

[Matsikula]

I think that Ocado may be the culprits. They are also very clearly in league with Boden. The House of Bruar felt like a positive affront (and also, dreadful targetting - how could a regular buyer of nappies and sanpro products possibly be in their target market?)

[southeastastra]

me too, even though i am a chav. la redoute now always send me the supplements for fat women as i'm now a 14/16

[DoneWithStruggling]

SomewhatSilly Partypieces is the worst, but most of them are at it.

[Coumarin]

I appear to be. I'm not middle aged and I don't have children.

At some point I clearly bought something I shouldn't have.

[SomewhatSilly]

Done - who dunnit?!

[peasandlove]

that's brilliant DoneWithStruggling. I might do that next time I have to sign up for something, although it's usually my email address that gets sold (I use a disposable gmail account for most stuff if I have to sign up)

[DoneWithStruggling]

A few years ago I started hyphenating my actual surname with whoever I was registering with/buying from. eg. Tarquin Smith-Boden or Wilma Jones-Peopletree. And now I can see the source of all letterbox junk. It doesn't make it go away, but makes me feel better because I am not baffled victim - I KNOW WHO YOU ARE (and may, or may not, hunt you down one day).

[WhoahThereCrazyHorse]

Or you can just scribble out your address, circle the return one and write 'please remove from mailing list'.

First time you weaken and buy something though, they all start again!! I agree with someone up post who said Celtic are the culprits; I haven't bought anything from Boden yet

[Snappyteabread]

I too used to get many catalogues. Final straw was the amount of catalogues and mailings boden used to send me. Each time you get one in that you know you will never look at or only fleetingly, email them to get them to stop sending them. You can still check out their websites when you need to. Job done!

[Floisme]

Think yourselves lucky. I get this:
www.houseofbruar.com/house-of-bruar-ladies-tweed-fringed-jacket-prodtr40300/

[ListenToTheLady]

Oh yes.

Boden
White Stuff
Wrap
Poetry
Hush
Baukjen
Seasalt
White Comapny
... and the granddaddy of them all - fecking Peruvian Connection. If I ever buy anything from there I will know I have either woken up to find I'm well into my 90s, or lost my mind.

I blame bloody Johnnie Boden. I do buy the odd thing from Boden but I don't think Johnnie makes his millions flogging garish cardigans – no, it's from flogging my address.

[Sonotkylie]

I buy lots from Boden. OK I send a lot back too. I also buy from many of the others mentioned - and send a bit back there too. I live in an area full of black labradors and floppy haired children. And I have just realised, I hardly get any of these - only Boden, and the occasional Poetry one (never bought anything from them) and baukjen (not bought from them except when they were isabella Oliver when I was pregnant 8 years ago). What am I doing wrong?

[bettykt]

sweaty Betty
Dwell
White Company
Boden
Aspace

[MrsMaryCooper]

Boden
Gudren Sojen
Poetry
Bravissimo
Charles Tyrhitt
Fat Face
And the pregnancy clothing ones only just gave up. DS is 6!

[HarrietSchulenberg]

I only get Mini Boden as I've occasionally bought stuff in their sale. My postcode is a crap one (apparently we all read tabloids and are unskilled manual labour round here) and I rarely receive unsolicited marketing for anything other than Sky, debt advice, payday loans and hearing aids. None of which interest me.

My friend has a rather more desirable postcode, despite living a mere 5 min walk away. She gets the "black lab and cord skirt" catalogues but none of the other crap yhat I get.

[McFox]

Wish I'd never opened this thread - I'd never heard of Me and Em before, but now I'm contemplating spending £100 on a blouse!!

[SavoyCabbage]

When I ordered from celtic and co they sold my address to everyone under the sun and now I'm inundated.