anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:36AM not too fond of giving out review copies anymore... i've seen bloggers who never bought a single item on their blog and it's rather rude...
MissTress Ely asks Sep 04, 2010 11:43AM if you mean never bought anything of yours? or that you can tell everything on their blog was free/given to them?
Zoe Demar Sep 04, 2010 11:43AM ya it kinda varies person to person I don't ask for review copies often because if I like something I like to contribute at the same time...
MissTress Ely says Sep 04, 2010 11:43AM if someone asks me for copies and i see that everything on their blog was free, a hunt, a gift, or items that were
Zoe Demar Sep 04, 2010 11:44AM I certainly appreciate it when designers choose to give me items cause I can be short on the wallet and I find it a nice gesture
Marnismellsof says Sep 04, 2010 11:45AM Iv really cut down the amount i send out recently. I can be a bit of a push over and i seem to get burned a lot
Mijn says Sep 04, 2010 11:47AM I send reviews only to few bloggers and friends...I thought the better is that you decide a list of bloggers, like official one
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:49AM I'm not speaking about freebie bloggers though as in.. some bloggers who own rather good respectable blogs IM designers to send them clothes
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:49AM nearly on all their post -- which means they never bought a single thing to blog? I dunno if that's fair or not, I don't think it's right
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:50AM I give most people who ask me for review packs unless it was, they came to my store, bought a freebie and then ask me to send them review pk
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:51AM designers spend the effort to give out freebies, i think it's nice if bloggers spend an equal effort buying stuff too :S
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:51AM I understand not all must be bought but you know XD... buy 1 shirt at least lol!
Marnismellsof says Sep 04, 2010 11:53AM It sounds bad but i think you need to weigh up potential coverage vs sending the sutff
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 11:54AM yesh XD friends are different... so be friends with us out of lurve!! haha
Vanity Sep 04, 2010 12:39PM I've never asked for anything even for shoe fair they asked us to send note cards etc and was an new experience for me and I wrote one but
valenvalen Sep 04, 2010 12:40PM i never give review stuff since well i give out to tons of friend bloggers already. and i never ask anymore. i buy everything i blog.
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 12:41PM exactly my sentiments... getting packs is fine... asking once in a while is fine too but all the time? Or guilt tripping designers into
Vanity Sep 04, 2010 12:45PM I feel guilty when I get sent items to as I know I don't blog very often nowadays makes me happy I get thought if but it's overwhelming
Zoe Demar Sep 04, 2010 12:53PM ohmai: ya I do feel like there has to be a proper balance - I wonder sometimes if people think that everything is given
anya.ohmai says Sep 04, 2010 01:15PM yeah i know some people who have told me things like Hi I'm a new blogger and I know bloggers get to ask for stuff so can I get your
Boho Beauty says Sep 04, 2010 01:23PM i have an offical list i give to. if random people want samples i give one item no fatpack and require seeing the post afterwards
Rbk ❤'s Hipos Sep 04, 2010 01:56PM I think reviews packs r cool... but idk... i feel like a begger when i ask em... ... i mostly work with stuff i bought ....
Rbk ❤'s Hipos Sep 04, 2010 01:57PM or i got trough hunts... if i get sent something , i srsly love it... but at the same time i feel pressured to blog it.... unless i like it
Rbk ❤'s Hipos Sep 04, 2010 01:57PM and im not a fast blogger so i agree with you anya... u need to cut ppl ou sometimes... and start saying NO
Rbk ❤'s Hipos Sep 04, 2010 01:58PM the ppl who really love your store will buy. Period. or at least save some money to buy.
clear. says Sep 04, 2010 03:04PM i'm still small beans, but i like to blog whatever i get as a review copy because the designer didnt have to pick me but