Disclosure Statement for Sparklecrack Central
In preparation for the blogger disclosure requirements that go into effect tomorrow, December 1 2009:
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Are you connected to any mineral makeup companies?
A: Only as a consumer. When I describe a product, you can be sure of two things: 1) I bought and paid for the product myself; or 2) I got the product as a “free sample” when I purchased other items from the company. Freebies are great; but since I have a comparatively narrow range of interests and many of the companies from whom I buy product are small independent businesses, I don’t know that waves of freebies will be forthcoming. Not accepting lots of freebies from manufacturers also lets me stay clear about why I’m reviewing something…and keeps me from having a bunch of things that I ultimately won’t use to clutter up the landfill.
Q: But you accept donations! Isn’t that a “connection”?
A: It could be - but donations can come from anywhere, and won’t be earmarked for any one thing unless someone says, “Hey, I was curious about X from company Y, can you tell me how it compares to other companies’ stuff?” and I don’t have the item(s) they’re wanting compared. Consumers are likely to want to know alternatives for something that’s been discontinued, or is out of their price range. A company wouldn’t likely be too thrilled about me taking their money, buying their product, and then listing off several alternatives.
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