MrsBucket
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Reged: 29/09/2007
Posts: 474
Loc: Kent
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I think it's about having a balance between things we can look at and dream of owning but then having items that the average person can afford. However we all have a different idea of what is affordable as some of the high street shops that sell trousers for £80+ I would not be able to afford.
I would also like to see fashions directed at the larger lady as I get very fed up when I see something I like the look of and it only goes up to size 16 or in some cases size 14!! Please we are not all super slim and rich!!!
Margaret
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mrsr
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Reged: 24/10/2008
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I also felt having read last months copy of W&H that it was aimed at the higher earners. I still loved the sentiment and the positive attitude but felt quite depressed at the fashion pages as I felt that they catered only for those on a higher wage.
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suzie88
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Reged: 02/09/2008
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Loc: Essex
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I would think if you are earning a lot of money you would be more likely to buy Vogue or Tatler magazine, you wouldn`t be carrying Woman and Home under your arm.
The fashion editor needs to have a rethink! methinks
Suzie88
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sue11
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Reged: 22/08/2007
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I've just got the December issue and it doesn't look like the magazine have taken any notice of us all. They clearly know better than the average woman or maybe they don't want the average woman reader. Lets hope next years magazines takes into account that these aren't normal times. Sue
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Anneh1957
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Reged: 25/04/2007
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Loc: New Malden, Surrey
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I quote agree sue11, they really don't seem to give a **** what we think. I consider myself an 'average' reader but obviously we aren't good enough to bother with. It looks like no-one from W&H even bothers to read these forums. My email to the Editor last week on the subject of lack of communication got absolutely no response either - what's the point in suggesting we email the Editor if she doesn't bother to reply? Has anyone else ever emailed her and had a reply?
Well, perhaps they'll regret it when people don't renew their subscriptions. Woman & Home team, is there anybody out there????? 
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suzie88
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Loc: Essex
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I don`t have a subscription, I just read it online.I started cutting down long before this credit crunch started.
Suzie88
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adnyl55
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I have just finished reading Nov issue W&H - I borrowed it from the library ( I used to subscribe but it got too expensive to buy ) and I have to agree that I feel the target audience is for high earners . I work part time and don't earn very much but I do like nice things to wear and for my home. But reading this and particularly the fashion pages, I felt that it was aimed at others and not ordinary women like me. I have to say that I am disappointed.
adnyl 55
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Anneh1957
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Reged: 25/04/2007
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Loc: New Malden, Surrey
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Sadly, I have recently renewed my subscription. I really wish I hadn't and I certainly won't renew it again next year. The Editor doesn't reply to emails; that awful Kenco ad is still there; no-one ever seems to win the competitions; and as others have said, the magazine is not aimed at us 'average' women. Very disappointing and it seems no-one at W&H cares at all.
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BC41
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Reged: 05/11/2006
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Loc: England
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I've just read this thread, and totally agree. My cat kindly gets me a subscription each Christmas (don't know how, as she gets hardly any pocket money) but it would be lovely to have the expensive gear with high-street alternatives. And I'm not talking about expensive high street either!
Plus, it would be lovely to have more ladies in the magazine who AREN'T top-earners, who don't run their own company or are top fashion thingies.
Also, I didn't get the Marie Claire magazine with December's issue.
Do you think anything will happen next year?
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BC41
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Reged: 05/11/2006
Posts: 233
Loc: England
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Actually, I owe W&H a little apology. Looking properly through the fashion pages, there is a mixture of 'how much???' items and cheaper items, from M&S, Top Shop etc. So it does show the different looks in expensive and cheaper versions.
The comment about the 'real' women still stands though.
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dbverycherry
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Reged: 24/02/2007
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Loc: Kent UK
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Hi Sue and all you other ladies here
I to feel the magazine is featuring things way out of most of our reach and pockets. May be it is just a few of us here but I can not really believe that!
The credit crunch will effect all of us sooner or later and it isn't going away mark my words. With the government lending to the stupid banks and bailing them out when will it stop! VAT cuts how silly. Only making those who have debit spend more thinking they are getting a good deal1
My OH has a good salary coming in and is in the high tax bracket but still we are struggling with our two kids being at uni. Then there's the mortgage, bills and we personally have to watch and consider every £1 we spend.
I will not be renewing my W&H subscription again for the very reasons you have brought up here Sue.
A while back this same issue of expensive clothes, high flying women and over priced select holidays features was discussed on the forums and the question Why? was asked of Woman and Home's magazines editors.
Yes it is nice to dream and have the odd glamorous, up market and top class feature but when the magazine is so full of them it, for me personally, makes me feel depressed and I think Woman & Home magazine looses touch with the majority of women who are reading it.
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jules23958
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Reged: 07/03/2008
Posts: 20
Loc: England near Windsor
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Hi
I am a school teacher near Windsor and earn 35k. I do not consider myself to be earning major money and have only been in the profession for 7 years. However, 35k doesn't go very far as I am the primary worker in our family. My husband is disabled so only earns around 11k a year - we moved down from Norfolk as there was no work - not even for teachers about 5 years ago and for a short while we were both on benefits - it equates to being around 21k before it is worth working - if salaries are so bad perhaps that is why so many people are on benefits- they actually get paid more?
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jules23958
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Reged: 07/03/2008
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Loc: England near Windsor
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I will add that despite a reasonable salary we don't have a house that we own and cars are both at least 4 years old so I guess its swings and roundabouts.
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