tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post7407108714996033632..comments2024-02-08T10:40:56.376-06:00Comments on Big Fat Delicious: Target/Lane Bryant rewards for touting merchandisevesta44http://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-14503835819463298222007-12-14T13:26:00.000-06:002007-12-14T13:26:00.000-06:00Glen - thanks for the follow-up on this. I emailed...Glen - thanks for the follow-up on this. I emailed them with my address and they are sending me a gift card also. Pretty good deal, and there is a Lane Bryant store in St Cloud (about 40 miles from me), so that will cover a couple pairs of Right Fit jeans for me. I love it.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-45833320727677337832007-12-12T08:34:00.000-06:002007-12-12T08:34:00.000-06:00Told you guys I would follow up on this. For writ...Told you guys I would follow up on this. For writing about right fit jeans and giving my mailing address I recieved a 100 dollar gift card. Not a bad return on a post that took me less than 30 minutes to write.Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235387937765928152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-55176674644407812242007-12-04T09:19:00.000-06:002007-12-04T09:19:00.000-06:00I received the same offer and accepted it like I d...I received the same offer and accepted it like I do the other offers that I have received from other merchants throughout the year. Whenever I receive an email like this on I simply go to the website connected to it and contact the company directly to see if its legit. I'm sure that the gift will be nothing more than a Christmas card regardless I will let you guys know.Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235387937765928152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-76525636548683274482007-12-02T12:19:00.000-06:002007-12-02T12:19:00.000-06:00This happened a few weeks ago, and they weren't of...This happened a few weeks ago, and they weren't offering me a CD, so maybe it was a different tactic. LB was trying to let me know of "insider news and sales" before the sales went public, etc... in an effort to get me to post about it on my blog. They didn't even offer me an incentive to do so, like a CD offer. That's why I wrote back the email I did.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442545891223505489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-52771752950045235492007-12-02T03:28:00.000-06:002007-12-02T03:28:00.000-06:00I just want to say now, Rachel, that Krista from L...I just want to say now, Rachel, that Krista from LB is not me.<BR/><BR/>Although I am affiliated with Target after having worked for them for 4 years, and my mother still working for them.<BR/>/disclaimer<BR/><BR/>:) The marketing does seem interesting, but it is a bit along the lines of those darn Pay per Post programs so many of my bloggy friends are doing. I know they don't get paid a lot per ad, and I am really getting tired of reading posts about Vacations and Car Repair that have nothing to do with the people writing them.Krista Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346193045496486966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-56570403519614190522007-12-01T16:51:00.000-06:002007-12-01T16:51:00.000-06:00Ugh, I hate when plus-size retailers use regular s...Ugh, I hate when plus-size retailers use regular size models for their advertisements. The major upscale retailers (Neiman Marcus, for example) do that. I get catalogs, and I recognize the models from "straight" sized publications! <BR/><BR/>I read a magazine called "Figure," and I am glad to see more plus-sized models now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-90411980340850435612007-12-01T16:06:00.000-06:002007-12-01T16:06:00.000-06:00Rachel, it wasn't a Krista who emailed me, it was ...Rachel, it wasn't a Krista who emailed me, it was someone named Sarah, so evidently they have more than one person sending this stuff out. That's one of the reasons I posted about it, was to see if they had been contacting other FA bloggers and using the same or different names.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-37964878422613312582007-12-01T16:02:00.000-06:002007-12-01T16:02:00.000-06:00I don't think the mp3 is a virus, it's at the webs...I don't think the mp3 is a virus, it's at the website for RightFit jeans and I listened to it. I just don't care for the song itself, it's not my style of music, and seems a little repetitious, as far as lyrics go.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-14775569385885975172007-12-01T16:01:00.000-06:002007-12-01T16:01:00.000-06:00Probably the same woman from Lane Bryant started e...Probably the same woman from Lane Bryant started emailing me, also, saying things like how my blog is a mecca for plus-sized fashion, and how people turn to me for fashion advice. Keep in mind, I have posted about the Right Fit jeans, but numerous times I have reminded readers that I am fashion-ignorant, and I rarely post about fashion-related topics outside of their context within fat acceptance or eating disorder awareness.<BR/><BR/>I replied back to the woman with the following:<BR/><BR/>"Hi Krista-<BR/> <BR/>I'd love to advertise for Lane Bryant and especially their Right Fit jeans. My hourly fee is $75. Please let me know where I can remit the invoice.<BR/> <BR/>Thank you, <BR/> <BR/>Rachel Richardson"<BR/><BR/>And that was that for the Lane Bryant email spam.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442545891223505489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-40941291566881481132007-12-01T15:56:00.000-06:002007-12-01T15:56:00.000-06:00jbri, I guess that's my main problem. I haven't be...jbri, I guess that's my main problem. I haven't been a LB store for a couple of years now since the last time I went in and was ignored by the saleswomen, and the LB catalog leaves a lot to be desired as far as models go. Since I wear a 4X (sometimes a 5X) in tops, and a 26/28 in slacks, what looks good on someone a size 14/16 isn't necessarily going to look good on me (been there done that, and it usually doesn't work). It's one of the main reasons I shop at Catherine's and do a lot of sewing.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-11237277258067949332007-12-01T15:50:00.000-06:002007-12-01T15:50:00.000-06:00Oh, and I think that that mp3 thing was probably a...Oh, and I think that that mp3 thing was probably a virus or something. I heard something about people sending you spam or viruses through e-mail/ myspace. It was probably like those messages you get about the macy's gift cards that hijack your myspace account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-78997025299506387802007-12-01T15:47:00.000-06:002007-12-01T15:47:00.000-06:00Actually, Lane Bryant does use plus sized models i...Actually, Lane Bryant does use plus sized models in their ads(I work in the store so I see them every day). The models are size 14's and 16's. They are on the small end, but they are plus sized.You are probably thinking about the Lane Bryant Catalog which only uses skinny models. LBC and LB are owned by two different companies. It's weird, but true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-42640554488042869492007-12-01T15:08:00.000-06:002007-12-01T15:08:00.000-06:00I think there's a huge difference between actually...I think there's a huge difference between actually reviewing a product and becoming something of a corporate shill. I have no idea where that line can be drawn. <BR/><BR/>The mp3 thing does seem odd--I completely agree. Now, if we could only figure out <I>why</I> seems like such an odd maneuver.annahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386975896008644346noreply@blogger.com