Blatant Advertising in 'Articles'

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 9:15 pm

Picture captions seem to be even more lightly subbed than online articles.

Patrick100 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:38 pm **Posts:** 600

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That's cool! Angel Delight bring out do-it-yourself 'ice cream in a packet' kit in time for summer

There's reviews of new products (elsewhere) and then there's Daily Mail gush articles...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ummer.html

Althea · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2012 10:23 am

SPORT ARE ANGLES (DELITE)

Tom_UK · **Joined:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:14 pm **Posts:** 3168

Even by the Mail's standards, this is incredibly blatant.

Scrawny to brawny in six weeks: Top sports pundits reveal results of six-pack challenge

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... lenge.html

The Men's Health promo video even started automatically as the page opened.

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Check out the ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos of this year’s Celebrity Six-Pack challengers in the July issue of Men’s Health, on sale 4 June. www.menshealth.co.uk

Timbo · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:19 pm

The home tan that lasts longer than a salon's golden glow and has already gained a celebrity following
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... -glow.html

We even have an embedded promo vid. Mailites not convinced:

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Does the DM have some sort of deal with Boots ? Every so often we hear of a new wonder cream sold by them which is widely reported in the DM resulting in their shops being sold out within days. Now this tanning lotion also sold in Boots. I think that the DM has a marketing contract with Boots as it is forever promoting their goods. Is this not against all regulations ?
- Carly, Kent, 2/7/2012 8:17

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Is this really the 7th biggest story in the UK today? Reads more like an advert to me.
- Jo, Cambridge, 2/7/2012 9:14

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Any excuse for a picture of airhead Brook eh?
- Carla, manchester, 2/7/2012 7:53

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This is an advert not a news story - should be labelled as such.
- Tialis, Chesterfield, 2/7/2012 11:38

Patrick100 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:38 pm **Posts:** 600

Here's another:

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Lengthen your lashes with hassle-free magnetic mascara

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... scara.html

oboogie · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:46 pm

Wonder cleaner that 'scrubs kitchens to car engines' goes on general sale after being hotel trade's 'most closely guarded secret'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z21SeAroqM

ezinra · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:03 am

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She won gold for Britain in the heptathlon event at the 2012 London Olympic Games on Saturday, but it’s Jessica Ennis's super-toned stomach that has everyone talking.

The 26-year-old athlete’s abs were voted the most desirable in Britain in a recent poll, and it’s easy to see why.

But can any of us really hope to possess a stomach as well-defined as Jessica’s without putting in hours of training?

The makers of the Comfort Zone body strategist + abdomen patch claim that the product can help you on your way to doing just that, giving you a flatter abdomen in just a month.
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The body strategist + abdomen patches, which cost £44.25 for a pack of 6, should be applied against the stomach for one hour.
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The product is aimed at those hoping to touch up their bikini bodies before jetting off on holiday.

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I can certainly say that this is a very efficient way of removing excess £££££s from the truly gullible.

- George, London, 7/8/2012 7:30 Rating 20

JuanTwoThree · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:59 am

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... l#comments

It reminds me of those "ads" in Reader's Digest

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:15 pm

Why is that woman using a ruler to measure her teeth?

Abernathy · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:28 pm

I've been touching up my bikini body this week for going on holidays at the end of next month.

ezinra · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:33 pm

Too much information.

JuanTwoThree · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:09 pm

This bikini body of yours

I didn't know you could still buy repait kits for them.

Fflaps · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:02 pm

WTF? Why is this considered worthy of inclusion in the Mail? Is the vendor a friend of Dacre's or something?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... llion.html

Timbo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:55 am

What an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live sandwiched between two McMansions, with sea views interrupted only by a road, some trees, and a row of beach huts. I don't actually begrudge the Mailites their weekly property-porn articles, but this is very much in the 'readers wives' league:

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