Ok here goes, please this is not meant to offend just my humble opinion.
1 I work for the health Service, this is not a profesion to get rich, it is service based on loyalty and a desire to help ones fellow human being.

2 Husband is in the Royal navy, again not a profession to get rich quick but a job based on the desire to serve ones country and assist humanitarian issues around the world.

3 Daughter went to University, wholly funded by her family. She now has a job with the county council, again not a get rich job but a career based on helping people and a desire to assist the community.

We are not a rich family, we live in a nice house in a nice area but we pay for it with a large mortgage. I would love to be able to afford the clothes, shoes and makeup advertised in this months edition but I cant and if it comes down to the nitty gritty, I am more proud of my family and the jobs they do than I would be if they were only out to get rich and squander their earnings on frivolous nicks nacks.

Our family gives more back to society than we take, my husband risks his life daily for his country, I work far more hours for our health service than I am paid for and my daughter gives a lot of her time free to serve her local council and the public.

Why can the magazine not reflect the normal people amongst society, people like myself who scrimped and saved for a day of pampering in order to feel beautiful for her husbands return, people who cannot afford hundreds of pounds for shoes and bags but would rather shop at M& S and support the Lifeboats in the local area with the money saved, knowing the valuable job they do. I loved the magazine but in reality its a dream, something to aspire to if I won the lottery, not something I could afford in real life. To the editor I would say, if you can afford this then you are so lucky, enjoy it, but remember your readers are normal people who have to prioritise in their lives, we are not so lucky, cater for us, tell us how to have the lifestyle for less, because I just cant afford it otherwise.