Long time lurker, first time poster.
I really don’t usually let influencer antics affect me & this isn’t going to change anything but seeing SCS get that full system for nothing has really upset me.
I’m about 10 years younger than Sinead & expecting my first baby the same time as her. I’ve spent the majority of my pregnancy on my own because the only way my partner can make a decent living is by working abroad. We work very very hard to pay extortionate rent, electricity, fill the car, have food in the fridge.
Whatever I do have left over at the end of the week I’ve been using to buy baby pieces bit by bit since I discovered that I was pregnant.
It’s just absolutely sickening me seeing everything she & all other influencers have been getting for free, & for what? I just don’t understand how these people are still so ‘popular’. Things are so unbelievably difficult for people now & I worry about money/having enough of it daily - especially when it comes to looking after a family & hopefully having more children.
When is this freebie shit going to stop, it’s so tone deaf. I’ve refused to buy any ‘my expert midwife’ products now because they just seem to be lashing them out to anyone with a following but I’ve to spend €20 of my hard earned cash on the smallest bottle of oil I’ve ever seen in my whole life? I was honestly so close to messaging that nursery company & letting them know that it’s actually really insulting for hard working people giving stuff like that out for nothing with the way things have gone. I haven’t seen her post about buying ANYTHING. The FULLY stocked baby bag really pi**ed me off because I’ve been slowly building mine up since about 20 weeks, but the pram/car seat has totally sent me over the edge.
We have saved long and hard which included extra working hours to afford a system from that shop. I'm torn now as to what to do. So disappointed!
I had a fabulous experience with the nursery shop in Tralee. They recommended a buggy that I LOVE & is very reasonably priced in comparison to some others available - a lot of the more expensive ones had crappy wheels & wouldn’t even double. They saved us an awful lot of money. I would highly recommend. They have a website & also deliver if you’re not around that area. I don’t live in Kerry myself but we travelled down & I'm so glad we did. Only local option we had was Smyths.