It doesnt put me off, because also staff that works for the brand gets benefits, gifts, discounts, clothing etc and I have to buy it. Anyone who works with the brand I suppose has benefits.Is it only me who gets completely turned off from buying from all these brands who throw free gifts, clothes, expensive PR trips and handbags etc at influencers. I LOVE luxury and expensive bags but I remember seeing Lydia and Tamara being gifted things from Louis Vuitton (not anymore Lydia lol) and thinking that it is basically MY money while I’m spending at Louis Vuitton that’s paying for this free press tit for them.
Or when NARS gave at lot of influencers a free trip to the owners own private Caribbean island or something similar, when I saw that I decided to never buy NARS ever again.
I’d happily pay for quality, making sure the products are produced ethically correct and that the workers are paid decently, I do NOT want my money going to a free stupid PR gift to end up in Lydia’s hoarder house.
The thing that puts me off is when they gift people tht would never othervise buy from the brand. To me Lydia seems very stingey like someone that doesnt spend but just begs.