Should Mom Bloggers Return Products?

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Permalink Reply by Nicole - The Pixel Boutique on February 20, 2009 at 1:06am

I think that we are different all together from newspapers and magazines because we usually dont have the luxury of charging an arm and a leg for ad space and the only compensation many of us ask for is the product itself. I wouldn't mind returning a product, but without charging for a review, it simply becomes free (and time consuming) advertising.

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Permalink Reply by Kailani on February 20, 2009 at 2:20am

I guess I'm lucky in that I've never had anyone ask me to return a product. However, since most bloggers are not getting paid to review items, I think they should be allowed to keep the item.

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Permalink Reply by mommablogsalot on February 20, 2009 at 10:10am

The main reason I do not think that we should return the product is that we are not blogging for profit (for the most part). Newspaper reporters and magazines earn an income from their reviews, we do this for fun, for the company largely. And I agree that if we are receiving a brand new, sealed product and returning it - what do they do with the product after we send it back? Do they sell the product now that it's been used?

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Permalink Reply by Elisa on March 23, 2009 at 10:48am

If they want it back, they should agree with the blogger beforehand, that the item needs to be returned. If not, I don't see why they should expect it back. I haven't had this problem, but then, I don't have a review blog.

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Permalink Reply by Elisa on March 23, 2009 at 10:49am

Amen, sister.

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