Justmeagain
Active member
I don't want to buy this. 
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Im pretty good at not letting mummy influencers sway me into buying stuff now.
I resistes the snooze pod, change bag and sleepyhead occasionally they come out with product and i think thats fab.
I often like most of katie Ellison home and fashion but we skint and i say we cant afford it.
My weakness is home or bargain buy account.
Yesterday i mentally mourned a marks and Spencer item that went in sale that i had been eying up for ages now its out of stock.
I dont need it its just pretty.
I have stopped watching most haul videos on you tube as it made me want to go Primark or home bargains and buy.
Occasionally its a useful item but most of the time its decorative.
The baby doesn't like shopping much so thats saved me money im going to shops less.
I dont want to delete insta but this year i am trying to declutter become more minimalist and environmentally aware.
Do you get sucked in by insta making you want stuff.
Trying more independents and buy mkre expensive/better quality.
Considered purchases not impulse.
Banning most brands that gift infleunecers.
Stopped buying magazines
Skip through adverts.
You tube and insta defiantly impact on wants amd increased spending.
Worrying my house is not good enough and feeling like we done nothing this summer no holidays at all.
I resistes the snooze pod, change bag and sleepyhead occasionally they come out with product and i think thats fab.
I often like most of katie Ellison home and fashion but we skint and i say we cant afford it.
My weakness is home or bargain buy account.
Yesterday i mentally mourned a marks and Spencer item that went in sale that i had been eying up for ages now its out of stock.
I dont need it its just pretty.
I have stopped watching most haul videos on you tube as it made me want to go Primark or home bargains and buy.
Occasionally its a useful item but most of the time its decorative.
The baby doesn't like shopping much so thats saved me money im going to shops less.
I dont want to delete insta but this year i am trying to declutter become more minimalist and environmentally aware.
Do you get sucked in by insta making you want stuff.
Trying more independents and buy mkre expensive/better quality.
Considered purchases not impulse.
Banning most brands that gift infleunecers.
Stopped buying magazines
Skip through adverts.
You tube and insta defiantly impact on wants amd increased spending.
Worrying my house is not good enough and feeling like we done nothing this summer no holidays at all.
99% of the time with influencers...no. It's actually those adverts on social media that always get me, you know when you've been googling mattresses and then suddenly the perfect mattress appears in an advert for the perfect price... yep, I've clicked and checked out within minutes.
Konstantine
Member
I run a business which relies heavily on Instagram as a way of attracting customers. I don’t sell anything directly through insta, but I have a good following (high thousands) and have been approached so many times to pimp out products which are nothing to do with my brand. I always decline. It is just so disingenuous and as soon as I see another brand doing it I instantly lose respect for them.
Lalalalaaaaaa85
VIP Member
Before I fully understood then yes I was Influenced and I’ve bought many of the items Instamums have flogged over the last 2 years. Since finding Tattle I make myself stop and think about it more and I’ve not really fallen into any traps since.
CuckooLand
Well-known member
Very... nope!! Too many so called influencers are forever posting stuff they’ve got from there. I’d say they bought it but most often it’s #gifted or #affiliated Why do I want the same as everyone else?? Joules is another... I used to like but now I’m a bit unsure I’d look like some ‘gram’ wannabe!!!! And don’t get me started on Disney!?! Always been a dream but it’s still something I’ll not be able to afford! These ‘influencers’ can only go so many times because they are #gifted the travel or the hotel or the villa or the whole lot!! I wish I could relate but I can’t!!!!!! 
Pinchme
VIP Member
Haha, what the heck is that
and £32!!
Practically Perfect
Chatty Member
no but i want the magic fat pants - they get them on without having to roll aboutt the floor for an hour and dont get all hot, sweaty and kick them off saying fuck this i am staying in.
i want to believe they are real.
i want to believe they are real.
Sandra_1984
Well-known member
No! Actually, it's backfired in a way. I used to love certain brands and always buy them, then it seemed lots of instagrammers were getting gifted items from these companies and I decided to stop buying their products as they're giving them away for free to people who don't need nor use them.
Like elemis, I used their stuff for years and years. Now I won't pay for their products because they've been gifting them. Joules, jo Malone and the white company...exactly the same. Pffft, I'm not paying over inflated prices to fund the companies giving this stuff away Willy nilly.
Like elemis, I used their stuff for years and years. Now I won't pay for their products because they've been gifting them. Joules, jo Malone and the white company...exactly the same. Pffft, I'm not paying over inflated prices to fund the companies giving this stuff away Willy nilly.
Dogleggedhat
VIP Member
It used to in the past,I would see stuff on Instagram and felt like I needed it but couldn’t afford it-now when I see an influence peddling a product I tend to avoid it altogether
EmilyChambers
VIP Member
Some Instagram accounts I think yes, I need that but then once they've been advertising for a while, I find it hard to trust whether what they are advertising is any good because they start off advertising nothing, then comes a post about how they won't advertise because they want to stay true to themselves, then they will only advertise products they truly believe in them all of a sudden every fucking story is a swipe up and they sell any old shit regardless!
Riggs
Member
I used to work in an 'adult store' in my local city so they got me to follow loads of online brands to keep an eye on sales/trending topics/popular products etc and since I left there I never unfollowed any. My wife used to love the discounts I got and back in simpler times before marriage and kids I used to pick her up a new outfit every week but now they all collect dust and she hasnt worn anything I have bought in a LONG time. I do still get tempted and buy things I see on Instagram on sale or new things on those pages though, but they inevitably go to the back of the drawer never to be seen again. 
If an influencer posts something I am usually less inclined to buy something, usually because it’s not something I’d be interested in but I’ve decided that I want to start trying to find some small brands to follow for Christmas ideas but I was looking last night and I can’t seem to find any / am clearly looking in the wrong places.
emilynxlan
Well-known member
Only thing I’ve ‘bought’ due to Instagram is my Cher t-shirt. I do want to buy some wigs and lashes thanks to the app though...
