invitation for a sponsored post

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Permalink Reply by Jules on April 30, 2009 at 4:47pm

I would have only done the same, I'm reguarly contacted by companies and only feature things on my blog from companies I use.

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Permalink Reply by Linda (aka goodshoeday) on April 30, 2009 at 6:02pm

Umm a life times supply of Smarties might have been hard to say NO to ;)

But apart from that part of the point of food blogging is that we are saying what we think and I'm sure Nestle would have wanted editorial rights etc. I think its going to be interesting to watch how the big corporates use real bloggers and twitter to drive sales.....

You were right to say no.

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Permalink Reply by Kavita on April 30, 2009 at 8:32pm

If I ever get such an invitation from any company whose products I would not choose to buy for ethical reasons, I would certainly do as you did and politely refuse their request.

Should I ever get such an invitation from a company whose products I would or already do buy, I'd consider the offer, dependent on some of the details, not least of which would be an understanding that my post would a) make it clear that I'd been paid to try the product and b) provide my honest opinion, including any negative feedback if warranted.

Should I ever get such an invitation from a company that I had nothing against but whose products I would not normally buy, it would depend on the product and company.

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Permalink Reply by MsMarmitelover on April 30, 2009 at 10:25pm

If I like and use their products, why the fuck not...

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Permalink Reply by MsMarmitelover on April 30, 2009 at 10:41pm

MsMarmitelover said:

If I like and use their products, why the fuck not...

sorry got in just now, drunk, just had bloody awful Khazakstanian meal...bleurrgh! hence swearing,
Nestle condensed milk sounds pretty damn good right now...might go open a can...maybe with vodka ...

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Permalink Reply by Mark Dredge on May 1, 2009 at 7:15am

One of my favourite breweries asked to sponsor my blog which means I get sent beer by them - I like that kind of thing!! If I didn't like/use the company/product then I'd have to think a bit harder. If it's just one post then I guess I wouldn't mind (unless I had ethical reasons to dislike them), plus it could be a good chance to experiment with something new.

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Permalink Reply by Mat Follas on May 2, 2009 at 1:59pm

Mark Dredge said:

One of my favourite breweries asked to sponsor my blog which means I get sent beer by them

there's a good deal !

Nestle condensed milk takes some beating :-)

I've said no to most deals I've been offered ... you can really only say yes to something you genuinely use or like or you lose all credibility, I'm talking to one of my favourite drink companies too at the moment ... if it comes off it will pay a bit but hopefully I'll get cheap/free booze too !

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Permalink Reply by MsMarmitelover on May 3, 2009 at 1:09am

For instance I would never do anything to promote meat...that would be hypocritical ...

Mat Follas said:

Mark Dredge said:

One of my favourite breweries asked to sponsor my blog which means I get sent beer by them

there's a good deal !

Nestle condensed milk takes some beating :-)

I've said no to most deals I've been offered ... you can really only say yes to something you genuinely use or like or you lose all credibility, I'm talking to one of my favourite drink companies too at the moment ... if it comes off it will pay a bit but hopefully I'll get cheap/free booze too !

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Permalink Reply by anne on May 4, 2009 at 5:51pm

I get a lot of e-mails, majority of which I turn down. Quite a few companies just want free advertising for nothing. As others have said, if you like the product and think your readers might too then is worth posting, if it results in you get a few goodies too then I am all for it.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Fuller on May 5, 2009 at 10:42am

I'd be very happy to advertise Caviar or champagne on my site.... As long as they sent me lots of samples ... hahaha

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Permalink Reply by pamwest on May 5, 2009 at 9:06pm

I suppose one might look at it as a 'challenge', mmm....could be thinking about it for a long time though!

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Permalink Reply by Hayley Nichols on June 26, 2009 at 1:59pm

I took a bit of break from blogging and all of a sudden got all these offers for free stuff! I love a good freebie but if a company want me to review their products in return then they better prepare for me to be brutally honest about it. I won't rave about something unless I genuinely love it and if I hate it then I'm gonna say so.

I did get a load of goodies from Kelloggs that I never got round to blogging about but they never outright asked me to, nehmoind!

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