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Eyerolling

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She must be getting paid plenty for this ads - she’s hires a videography to film them. They’re still beyond cringeworthy!
 
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Bgr101

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Starshining said:
Mainly H&H
Her idol, Our Laur’
RVK_loves
Watch their accounts, within days Anna is wearing the item, showing said item in background or copying the story.

It’s sad really, an affliction even with no doubt a huge credit card to show for it.

You have a healthy family, just put your phone down and concentrate on them. Take the photos and then put them in an album Anna, don’t turn them into a brag or an #Ad for that matter
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She has been copying rvk loves now for as long as she has been blogging!! Sad.
 
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Notconvinced

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Littlewoodlife said:
Hi there! I’ve just stumbled across this and thought i’d add in my two pence worth. Just to clarify - Andrew and I built our home seven years ago, way before I was even on social media. We both worked full time with three tiny children (they were 2,4 and 6) and it was not a plain sailing build project at all. It was actually a bit of a shitty time really. A far cry from having everything handed to us.
Our parents live comfortably but have never given us handouts. We have both worked since we were 16 to buy the things we wanted or needed.
Also, we genuinely just do have a pretty good relationship. Obviously we argue at times (who doesn’t?) but for the most part we just get on with raising our kids as best we can and spending time together when we can too.
And our upcoming holidays are 100% saved for and paid for by us. 🙂
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Except the Marie Curie trek, which would have been funded by followers. Where'd that all disappear too?
 
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Eyerolling

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Littlewoodlife said:
Not at all. We were paying for all travel costs ourselves. All the money raised was going to the charity. We had to pull out of it for a number of reasons and everyone who donated was informed and the offer was made to fully reimburse them. I don’t think it’s thick at all to support a charity that helps seriously ill people. In actual fact I think it says more about society that it was so poorly supported. There is so much criticism on this platform of people who are promoting things for self-serving purposes. It’s a shame that there also is for those who try to use their voice to do something good for others.
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I did a trek for Marie Curie before and is definitely not a luxury holiday 😂😂. I also paid the travel expenses myself and any funds raised goes to the charity, that’s how it works
 
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emoot86

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Newbie said:
Go to the Belfast Food Bloggers page. There's a highlight called #notabigmac

You'll find it all there.

You're welcome 👌😂
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wow that was properly hilarious for all the wrong reasons 😂😂😂 the camera following and them getting on like it’s not there. Also let’s be real - they were so awkward they looked like strangers.
 
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Dippy dolly

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Eyerolling said:
She definitely didn’t mention it on the day of delivery because I checked...
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I had to go back and double check, just to make sure I hadn't made it up 😆

It was on a story about the seating area, I assumed all the materials came from the same place mainly because there's very few places open at the minute.

Social distancing only applies to other people!

And poor Colin, broken ribs or not, Anna gets what Anna wants, got to keep those insta views up.
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Elleangel

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I'm.not going to read it and then get sucked in again :LOL: I agree with the above it's not the fact she gave up the day job to spend more time with her children we all do what we can for our kids it's the fact that by giving up her day job she has become less relatable, using her children to advertise and is like a QVC channel. I had followed her a long time before spon and ads and for her interiors, fashion and the fact she was a working mam I could really relate to her and one of the very few insta people I could relate too(not saying she isn't a working mam now but that type of working I can't relate too unfortunately). I haven't read her blog but wondering if the fact she is defending her decision to do so is to do with reading a few home truths on this thread and maybe she has noticed few people unfollowing? I always find when influencers get defensive it's to prove to themselves they have made right decisions or to get the comments you do you hun, your great etc etc
 
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Incredulous

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Definitely reading here. I think she uses us as a what not to do guide 😂😂. Eg. about Colin working alone and about being dressed up for gardening. Also nivea pronunciation. At least she credited the person of the latest dress she copied.
 
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Starshining

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Fourwires said:
It's all a bit temporary isn't it? When you look at the ups and downs of social media, how long can the influencer wave really last? I loved instagram for a couple of years, but now have lost interest because of advertising- it's the same reason I stopped buying glossy magazines.
I think this will bomb out eventually. Knowing how expensive Center parcs is, and giving away free stays to already affluent people such as Anna and Laura, puts me off going there.
On the other hand- I completely understand why they do it! They will however have to live with the digital footprint left behind when it wanes, and they have to work in the real world again. So will their children
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An when the bubble bursts then explaining to the kids (that are used to the freebie holidays but don’t understand it was free) that they are not going to be living that lifestyle anymore