Flylady's gone commercial :( - Page 2

[kytheria]

ITA! When I realized every other email was a "testimonial" on her fantastic products, I unsubscribed. I downloaded a freeware calendar that I've programed to alert me on certain days and times. It pops up on the computer, I hit "OK" and go do whatever it's reminding me. It works great, only took a few minutes to set up- and NO SPAM!

(I also cheated and wrote my grandmother, who has an ostritch farm. She sent me loads of feathers and I made my own FREE dusters using them, some twine, and an old wooden broom handle for one and a plunger handle for the other. Then I realized microfiber cloths are SO much better for dusting, and I can pop it in the wash when it gets too dirty.)

Also, it's embarassing to admit this, but I like the Queen of Clean (Linda Cobb) better than FlyLady. : She's chipper and a domestic goddess, but she advocates using natural products like baking soda, lemon juice, borax, etc. I used her instructions for cleaning my tub with vinegar, borax, and drywall sandpaper, and I've never seen it so pretty and sparkly. She's got a few books out as well, but I read her stuff on the DIY Network's website or watch her TV show on the same channel.

[boysrus]

kytheria, where did you download the calendar?

[kytheria]

I got it from Download.com. It's called HalfMoon Calendar.

[Electra375]

Originally Posted by Cynthia Mosher

I felt much the same way about Dr. Andrew Weil when he went so commercial. Now I find it hard to read anything he writes without thinking about the commercialism tucked in all his corners. So it can be a turn off. I guess it depends on the level of the push.

I feel Mercola is getting this way too.

It is sad, but on the other had everyone has to make some money to live in this world. We don't all live in hippie communes where everyone works toward the greater good of the community and it's members -- pity really. I wish I could have lived in a hippie community!!! (sometimes)

[AngelBee]

Originally Posted by journeymom

I dunno. I guess I don't have a problem with it. I'd never even noticed the increased advertising. I joined a year ago, quit and then re-signed up about a month ago. I should say I noticed an increase in extraneous emails, but figured that's just FlyLady. By the time I quit the first time around I was regularly deleating 9 out of 10 emails.

She's got to support the web site. And the web site is IT. That's FlyLady. Yes, you can get her book through Amazon.com, but I'm guessing most of us heard about the book from the FlyLady web site.

Also, people are asking for these products. So she provides them, and the only way to get them is though her site. She wouldn't bother if there wasn't a demand.

Doesn't bother me at all!

It is a free site....like our own MDC!

If they have to commercialize a bit to keep it running, so be it!!!

[Linda KS]

I started Flylady nearly 4 years ago and it has changed a great deal. I got the emails for a while when I first started and they were very helpful, but eventually I didn't need them so I stopped them. It makes me sad that they've gone commercial

I find the site very cluttered now, which seems odd since the main point of the flylady system is to declutter. I have the book and look things up in it when I need a pep talk, but I don't get the emails or visit the site anymore.

(I do love my feather duster and timer!)