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mom2mgn
Love my family
Member since 2/08 2267 total posts
Name:
Christine
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Hit me while I'm down
So, last night I come home and there is a message on my machine. A very happy lady...
"Congratulations Christine on the birth of your newborn!!!!" She was calling from some photography studio to offer me a free portrait of my newborn. How wonderful. 
A couple of weeks ago someone had called me too and left several messages. I never called back. Eventually they stopped leaving messages but I saw on my caller ID that they continued to call every day. I'm not sure if this is the same studio b/c this time the number came up private.
I'm assuming they got my name from Motherhood Maternity. When I was first pg and naseaus, I went there to buy preggo pops and I gave the girl my info for coupons.  I've dealt with the formula coupons in the mail but this just really hurt. I tried calling them back to give them a piece of my mind but no one answered. Probably for the best. Now that I've calmed down, I'll just let it go.
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Posted 10/1/08 9:32 AM  |
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kahlua716
3 Girls for Me!
Member since 8/07 12475 total posts
Name:
Keri
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
 That's gotta hurt.
They really shouldn't share your info with anyone- you never know what the situation could be.
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| Posted 10/1/08 9:53 AM |
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JennyPenny
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Member since 1/08 12702 total posts
Name:
Jen
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
I am so so sorry
When I had my m/c, I was receiving formula and diaper samples up the wazoo. It felt like a cruel joke.
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| Posted 10/1/08 9:54 AM |
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Sneezy
Thankful for my miracle!
Member since 5/05 1939 total posts
Name:
Jen
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
It took me a while to get off the lists I got put on. I would call the studio back, just to put that at rest.
I'm sorry.
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:17 AM |
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MetsGirl07
LIF O2 Vendor
Member since 12/07 16202 total posts
Name:
Deanna
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
that is just not right that they would call girls like this assuming that everyone had healthy babies..  i know i would have been so uspet too.. it just stings ..
i got in the mail like a month ago some formula.. i wanted to just cry my eyes out.
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:54 AM |
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IrishLasss334
I'll be there soon!
Member since 1/08 6549 total posts
Name:
Patty
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
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| Posted 10/1/08 11:27 AM |
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Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!
Member since 5/05 20046 total posts
Name:
Gerty ®
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
I am STILL getting stuff and/or phone calls. It's like a constant reminder.
And we removed our registries, but BRU keeps sending us things.
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| Posted 10/1/08 12:09 PM |
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neener1211
:-)
Member since 4/07 22952 total posts
Name:
J
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
About 3 days after we lost our son, I got a phone call from a company congratulating me on our new baby coming, and told me about a trip that I had 'won' to use before the baby came. They had gotten my name from a show they had at Nassau Coliseum.
I told them I wasn't having a child, and I wasn't interested. They persisted in telling me that I WAS having a child, and I went off on them like a raving lunatic crying and telling them what happened. The person just replyed 'well you didn't have to be so defensive'. 
I must have slammed the phone on the counter 100 times then told them off. By then I was a mess and so pi$$ed off, and of course upset.
It is probably better that you only had the messages that you can delete, although I know those are hard too.
Message edited 10/1/2008 1:58:43 PM.
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| Posted 10/1/08 1:57 PM |
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Daisy32
Mommy
Member since 2/08 8081 total posts
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
Awwww I'm so sorry you had to deal with that  We need to do drinks again mama!!!!!!!! Lord knows I need it too!!!!
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| Posted 10/1/08 2:36 PM |
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LemonHead
Sour Girl
Member since 3/08 5271 total posts
Name:
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
I know how you feel. I just got an American Baby magazine in the mail today. It's hard.
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| Posted 10/1/08 3:13 PM |
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QueSeraSera
Sugar & Spice
Member since 7/08 1351 total posts
Name:
Liz
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
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| Posted 10/1/08 5:07 PM |
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pisces36
LIF Infant
Member since 8/08 277 total posts
Name:
Jen
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
I am so sorry...
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:33 PM |
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jam11308
Member since 11/07 7273 total posts
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
Wow...MySon220 & Janine - that's so, SO terrible. I'm so sorry that you both had to deal with that
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| Posted 10/2/08 9:19 AM |
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MrsMessina
Thankful for our miracles!
Member since 2/07 7254 total posts
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
Ugh- I'm sorry you had to deal with this. I foolishly signed up for weekly emails (thinking since I finally got pg- it would actually stick, since 'getting' pg was the problem  )- I just saw a 'your belly-13 weeks' email- I get them EVERY week and EVERY week I ask to be removed!!!  Why can't they take me off the stupid list? I've also somehow gotten on some other list b/c I've gotten a bunch of different things in the mail (including parents magazine) ugh.....
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| Posted 10/2/08 10:20 PM |
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kahlua716
3 Girls for Me!
Member since 8/07 12475 total posts
Name:
Keri
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
Posted by neener1211
About 3 days after we lost our son, I got a phone call from a company congratulating me on our new baby coming, and told me about a trip that I had 'won' to use before the baby came. They had gotten my name from a show they had at Nassau Coliseum.
I told them I wasn't having a child, and I wasn't interested. They persisted in telling me that I WAS having a child, and I went off on them like a raving lunatic crying and telling them what happened. The person just replyed 'well you didn't have to be so defensive'.
I must have slammed the phone on the counter 100 times then told them off. By then I was a mess and so pi$$ed off, and of course upset.
It is probably better that you only had the messages that you can delete, although I know those are hard too.
 You should've reported that person to their boss for being an insensitive pr*ck
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| Posted 10/3/08 9:51 AM |
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JennyPenny
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Member since 1/08 12702 total posts
Name:
Jen
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
Posted by MrsMessina
Ugh- I'm sorry you had to deal with this. I foolishly signed up for weekly emails (thinking since I finally got pg- it would actually stick, since 'getting' pg was the problem )- I just saw a 'your belly-13 weeks' email- I get them EVERY week and EVERY week I ask to be removed!!!
This happened to me, also. I finally just stopped checking my aol e-mail.
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| Posted 10/3/08 10:02 AM |
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sleepie76
enjoying every minute
Member since 12/07 3881 total posts
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
Posted by MrsMessina
Ugh- I'm sorry you had to deal with this. I foolishly signed up for weekly emails (thinking since I finally got pg- it would actually stick, since 'getting' pg was the problem )- I just saw a 'your belly-13 weeks' email- I get them EVERY week and EVERY week I ask to be removed!!! Why can't they take me off the stupid list? I've also somehow gotten on some other list b/c I've gotten a bunch of different things in the mail (including parents magazine) ugh.....
Yeah, I still get weekly emails from learning curve updating me on baby stuff and pregnancy.
I asked to be removed a bunch of times, I finally assigned them to the junk folder.
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| Posted 10/3/08 11:04 AM |
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michey1217
LIF Infant
Member since 7/07 116 total posts
Name:
Michelle
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
I just keep getting diaper coupons, portrait coupons and formula coupons in the mail, like everyday! DH keeps asking why are they sedning you this stuff! I feel like saying b/c I'm a dumba** and signed up on some website and they never took me off! Oh, and I also get weekly progress reports on my fromer pregnancy.. yeah, real nice when I asked to be taken off the list the day I had my D&C!! Some people/companies just don't get it!
Message edited 10/5/2008 8:49:05 AM.
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| Posted 10/5/08 8:42 AM |
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luvsbob4603
To a healthy 2013
Member since 5/05 21840 total posts
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To a brand new year to a healthier me
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Re: Hit me while I'm down
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