Answering your questions about Mumsnet premium and how this affects Gransnet

I honestly don’t notice the ads - not sure what this says about me but I must be an advertising agency’s worst nightmare.

But Happy Easter and much chocolate

The only time I notice ads is when I inadvertently click on one while scrolling. I’m afraid they don’t have any affect on me (that I’ve noticed). But don’t tell the advertisers that if it keeps GN free!

I have never really noticed the adverts either. Happy to keep it as it is

A long time ago, a friend's mum got a job as a researcher going round asking what you noticed about certain adverts and whether you then bought the product. (A lot of freebie's were involved.) I could sing a lot of the jingles, knew the logo's - Put a tiger in your tank, etc. But could never remember the name of the product. The tiger was for petrol, but which one?

I agree I never notice the adds and always wonder why television adds use stars and celebrities to promote their products.I would probably remember the celeb but not the product.Perhaps it's an age thing not being influenced by advertising.We know what we want and where it can be found!

I am another who rarely notices the ads and have never responded to any.

If they keep GN free, I can live with them.

Please don't say you don't see them. GN will close if you convince the advertisers they are wasting their money!!

Shall I pretend I have bought lots of the cheap shoddy clothes that are endlessly advertised on GN.

It is almost insulting that they think we would want to wear such cheap tat.

If people want to advertise to us, then they should advertise things we may want to buy, that given our wide varity of ages, incomes, health and living circumstances, gives them a huge choice. Supermarkets and food, places giving senior discounts, restaurants, cars, make-up, benefit entitlements. That is a good wide range to start with and I am sure others could mention other categories that might actually interest at least some of us on GN. Even aids for those with disabilities, chairs, beds, adjustments etc. (but NOT funeral plans)

I use an ad blocker which stops intrusive advertising.

However, am turning it off if it helps to support Gransnet, such a useful resource.

I completely ignore the ads and have often wondered why they bother

The ads don't bother me at all but would any premium service be paid for as just a one off subscription or annually ? just asking really

Happy Easter GNHQ.

I don’t mind the ads and sometimes things come up which I find interesting or companies I haven’t heard of, so I follow the links.

I enjoy GN and as in life, I pick and choose the elements that interest me and ignore some of the others. ?

All I can say is that google profiling is very poor. I rarely buy clothes online - and certainly not of the quality I understand these clothes to be. Why do I not get adverts for garden supplies, plants, secondhand books, organic face care. In fact any of the things I actually do buy online.

I think adverts for compost and plants on line, veg boxes and home deliveries of stuff would be more appropriate than clothes being advertised right now. Happy to volunteer for Gransnet marketing and advert sourcing! Our own large village has done a tremendous job of getting g people together to put together and deliver stuff and we are sharing information as to where to order online for food etc when the main supermarkets do not have slots until July!

I got an ad for a ‘pleasuring chair’ from Wish. Have I ever said I am that frustrated?

It wasn’t on GN - just an example of the sort of ads that the internet throws up as appropriate.

I am another one who never notices the adverts.

Nope. I barely notice ads. Scroll right over them.

Happy as it is.