Comments on: Bloggers, Free Products/Samples, and Honesty (From a Blogger’s Perspective) http://www.socialmissive.com/bloggers-free-productssamples-and-honesty-from-a-bloggers-perspective/ Social Missive is a blog about blogging, the internet, and all things that could be and would be talked about. Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bec http://www.socialmissive.com/bloggers-free-productssamples-and-honesty-from-a-bloggers-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Bec Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:43:23 +0000 http://www.socialmissive.com/?p=175#comment-1251 I have no problem with bloggers, etc getting free products. No big deal to me. My issue is since it wasn't paid for I don't think they give the best "worth your money" review. Can they honestly sit there and tell me this nail polish is worth 30+ dollars when they paid nothing for it; I wonder if they had to pay that money for it if their review would be the same. I have no problem with bloggers, etc getting free products. No big deal to me. My issue is since it wasn’t paid for I don’t think they give the best “worth your money” review. Can they honestly sit there and tell me this nail polish is worth 30+ dollars when they paid nothing for it; I wonder if they had to pay that money for it if their review would be the same.

]]> By: Victoria http://www.socialmissive.com/bloggers-free-productssamples-and-honesty-from-a-bloggers-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Victoria Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:30:30 +0000 http://www.socialmissive.com/?p=175#comment-1240 I am very glad that Bloggers now have to admit what they get for free. I understand how you comment and rate, but I also would like to know what a blogger would and does purchase with their own Money. again how does a company go about only giving some bloggers tons of free stuff and some other good bloggers very minimal items. I work hard for my money so I want HONEST HONEST HONEST opinions and I feel like with so many bloggers or even You Tubers who get free stuff, and the Info that we get from them is false. Now there should be a law made for Big You Tube Gurus to disclose the same information. Like who gets paid in return for reviews and free products. I am very glad that Bloggers now have to admit what they get for free. I understand how you comment and rate, but I also would like to know what a blogger would and does purchase with their own Money. again how does a company go about only giving some bloggers tons of free stuff and some other good bloggers very minimal items. I work hard for my money so I want HONEST HONEST HONEST opinions and I feel like with so many bloggers or even You Tubers who get free stuff, and the Info that we get from them is false. Now there should be a law made for Big You Tube Gurus to disclose the same information. Like who gets paid in return for reviews and free products.

]]> By: Aprill http://www.socialmissive.com/bloggers-free-productssamples-and-honesty-from-a-bloggers-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Aprill Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:05:33 +0000 http://www.socialmissive.com/?p=175#comment-1233 I have many problems with bloggers and free stuff. I think that there should be more even distribution amongst bloggers and that there shouldnt just be 'one blogger' that controls them all! It gets boring reading the same person yelp on and on and on about the crap that they have. I dont care about your huge stash of free makeup that you dont touch, show me what you buy with your money. Thanks to the FTC, you have to ;) In addition, beauty bloggers should blog about things that they would normally use or have an interest to try. That's great you got lucky to get the best of the best products.... Some of the things that I see being featured dont even fit the blogger. There is one blogger in particular, who blogs about organic products only and I think that is great because you can tell that has always been her venue (mybeautybunny I think it is) It fits her! Its sad that because of the new FTC guidelines, the cockroaches are coming out of their holes because now they have to admit that they are not MAC addicts of their own funding. I blog about makeup, I ALWAYS disclosed what was given but 99% of what I have featured...came out of my own pocket because I wanted to share my experiences with things that I wanted to try. I have many problems with bloggers and free stuff. I think that there should be more even distribution amongst bloggers and that there shouldnt just be ‘one blogger’ that controls them all! It gets boring reading the same person yelp on and on and on about the crap that they have. I dont care about your huge stash of free makeup that you dont touch, show me what you buy with your money. Thanks to the FTC, you have to ;)

In addition, beauty bloggers should blog about things that they would normally use or have an interest to try. That’s great you got lucky to get the best of the best products…. Some of the things that I see being featured dont even fit the blogger. There is one blogger in particular, who blogs about organic products only and I think that is great because you can tell that has always been her venue (mybeautybunny I think it is) It fits her!

Its sad that because of the new FTC guidelines, the cockroaches are coming out of their holes because now they have to admit that they are not MAC addicts of their own funding. I blog about makeup, I ALWAYS disclosed what was given but 99% of what I have featured…came out of my own pocket because I wanted to share my experiences with things that I wanted to try.

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