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Celebrities sometimes get privileges from certain merchants who fancy them for their credibility, loyalty, and image. Thus, some companies feel it a privilege to send gifts to celebrities, especially if they are clients. However, such a relationship is not always reciprocated.
A leading company (LC) decided to send some of its products to TV Personality (TP). Other than having real good and high-end products, LC recognized TP as their valued client. When TP was contacted and informed that LC was going to send gifts, TP replied that she was excited. Thus, the messenger left the gift at LC's place and LC even sent TP the photographs of the said gift.
A few days later, TP replied that she did like the gift and she wanted exchange it, as it does not look good on her. LC wanted to please TP so LC sent several photos for TP to choose from. Finally, TP chose the gift she wanted which incidentally was the most expensive in the list.
After TP accpeted the gift that she asked for, LC requested if it were possible for TP to at least thank LC via TP’s social media account. To the shock of LC, TP abruptly replied that it was against her profession's ethics to post gifts.
What puzzled LC more was the sudden stern attitude of TP, which was the opposite of what she exuded when she was told she was going to receive an expensive gift. LC felt that TP took advantage of the situation. If that were really her stand, then TP should not have accepted the gift in the first place, and worse, she even asked for a replacement.
We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that. – Layne Staley
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A whole new world ba eto? Sorry pero row 4 ako ngayon...
ReplyDeleteSiguro may tao lang na hindi ma post ng gift/s na binibigay sa kanila pero hindi rin tumatangi sa gift/s na ibibigay. Sino ba naman ang ayaw makatangap ng gift at sino ba naman ang hindi ma e-excite? In the first place, sila naman ang nagkusang ibigay. Gusto nila may kapalit?
ReplyDeleteTumfact! Pero yun na nga "delicadeza" na lang na kahit papano, simpleng thank you by posting it on IG...
DeleteLC is wrong din. meron pala silang ulterior motive in giving the gift. may string attached pala. TP may have thought that it was purely a gesture of goodwill. Ayan napala nyo
ReplyDeleteShe could have given it back. Simple.
DeleteThat's a marketing strategy. Once an artist agreed to receive, she has to give credit. Professional ethics kasi yun. So kung alam ni TP na bawal siya magendorse, she shouldn't take the gift OR EVEN REPLACED IT WITH MORE EXPENSIVE ONE. Tawag dun, KAPAL MUKS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
Deletecommon practices n kasi yn sa mga celebrities. Besides, VALUED CLIENT nga daw si TP ng company nila. Sana hindi nalang tinanggap at nagpapalit si TP yun gift kung hindi rin nmn nya mapagbibigyan yun favor n LC. Or better yet upon knowing the favor sana sinauli nalng nya yun gift.
DeleteTP is not gullible far from it. She knew from the start that there would be a give and take required with the gift pero dinaya nya ang LC.
DeleteI don.t think so. Also, they should not have requested the posting, it should come voluntarily and freely from TP
DeleteHindi basta bastang online seller ang LC pero ang simpleng pagtag sa nagbigay na alam mo namang kelangan ng exposure mo ay parang compensation mo na rin sa nagbigay sayo.
Deletedapat kasi straight forward na deal. na bigyan kita gift para advertise mo lang kami. minsan kasi ang gift hindi makacompensate sa fee ng celebrity. ugali kasi ng mga pinas online sellers akala lahat alam ang trade na inaassume maganda ugali ng mga artista na yan. e alam naman nilang business yan. puhunan name or sarili nila.
DeleteGv the benefit of the doubt kay TP, pano kungbawal talaga sa kanyang post ng ganun?
DeleteAng kapal naman ni TC. But have no clue who she is.
ReplyDeletebig clue yung active sya sa social media
DeleteL - Pretty face. Sad....I like her pa nmn!
ReplyDeletePush mo yan te
DeleteAng GIRAFFE naman FP! Tao ba ito?
ReplyDeleteang hirap naman.. saan ako huhugot ng clue?
ReplyDeletewell sometimes naman nga annoying ang mga nagppost ng mamahalin na gamit sa social media
ReplyDeleteTP-K, Network: KaF LC - S
ReplyDeleteHindi ito yung usual suspect na K, si K2 eto, KaF din pero active sa social media.
Delete2 ang K na TV personality, K1 the socialera & K2, less socialera. Kung si K1, dapat ingat. Si K2, not her personality to be anti-social & ingrate. Pang masa appeal ika nga. Sino sa 2? I will bet on K1, goes to personality.
DeleteYung walang social media account.
Deleteiisa lang sa kanila ang may social media account di ba
Deletenope! this is not K of Kaf. mahilig kaya si K mag post ng mga gifts sa kanya. kahit nga pagkain na binibigay sa kanya pino-post nya
DeleteMove on move on din sa mga K teh.. lahat ng BI letter K nalang lgi Lol Tingin tingin din sa title ng BI dhl most of the time nandun ang clues
DeletePareho silang meron and quite active
DeleteOmg. Is this D na mahilig sa f.
ReplyDeleteHindi siya actor/actress dba? That's why tv personality sabi. Kaso he si D diba not she, or pinagbigyan nalang haha
Deleteeh may ulterior motive din naman pala. I wouldn't blame the personality, lalo na kung malaki pangalan niya. posting a photo of the gift is tantamount to endorsement whose worth might be much more than just a gift. maloko din itong produkto.
ReplyDeleteTulog muna akiz, baka paggising ko marami nang clues kung generous ang mga bakla hahahaha
ReplyDeleteGoooly wow. Ako na po mag sasara ng classroom. May hula ako.B ba asawa nya?
ReplyDeleteMay tama ka yata teh!
DeleteAy SHE pala. Wrong.
DeleteNasa KaP ang asawa ni K.
Deletetry again - Kah, Kaf, or KaS???
Deletepareho silang mali.. si LC mag bibigay ng "gift", pero may kapalit pala.. to naman si TC binigyan na nga ng regalo, namili pa!!
ReplyDeletet ba ang hilig nya? lol
ReplyDeleteLC - S TC - D
ReplyDeleteSame tayo ng hula
DeleteMay kapalit pala yung gift? Sana endorsement deal inoffer nyo para siguradong may promo.
ReplyDeleteJiraffe.
ReplyDeleteusually ang ganito dumadaan muna sa manager...hmm, seems they bypass the rule kaya wla sila dapat kuda.
ReplyDeleteKilala nang owners nang LC si TP personally kasi same social circle sila.
DeleteNot sure about celeb mentality and culture but as a normal non celeb I have the following thoughts on this:
ReplyDelete1. Rude magpaexchange ng gift. Accept lang or reject. Unclassy move.
2. Celeb is not obligated to show off a gift naman siguro. I myself think that people who show off gifts on social media are... tacky. Hehe.
3. Im kinda familiar with businesses giving gifts to celebs hoping celebs will post online and publicly say thank you on social media. Pero choice ni celeb yun kasi gift nga e. Baka di initiated si Celeb sa ganoong kalakaran? May unspoken rule ba on this? Pero kung ako si celeb, it would be to her benefit to maintain good relations. Sayang. Unless wapakels si Celeb sa brand in the first place. Edi wow.
1. True Indeed.
Delete2. Sa akin naman, since she accepted the gift and have it replaced (hello?), magpakita man lang sana siya ng sign of gratitude. Kung ayaw din nmn nya ipost might as well return the gift. Para sa akin medyo off kung sasabihin niya na "hindi ko nmn hiningi to, kayo ang nagbigay", kasi nagawa pa nya magpapalit.
3. Post it! More gifts to come. Haha parehas kayo magbebenefit.
I agree with Anon 1:57. TC shouldnt have accepted and exchanged the gift (I think there is an unspoken rule) when its against her policy. LC should be aware of the risks whenever they send gifts to celebs and should have made it clear to them that it is an ex-deal right from the get-go.
DeleteGanito lang yan e, kung may manliligaw ka pero ayaw mo naman sa kanya, as in wala kang planong sagutin sya, bakit mo pa tatanggapin mga regalo nya sayo? Kung tinatanggap mo, isa lang ibig sabihin nyan: KAPALMUKS KA!
DeleteMy take on this: it's alright to get a replacement but getting the most expensive in lieu of, is a turn off.
ReplyDeleteThanking the giver is a must but telling the receiver how they should be thanked is also a turn off.
TP- K
ReplyDeleteLC should have made their intention clear in the first place. celebs can be shameless all they want.
ReplyDeleteShe asked for a favor when she asked for an exchange and it only opened the door for LC to ask a favor too about posting it on social media. you scratch my back i'll scratch yours. Ganern.
ReplyDeleteThe mere fact na pinapalitan ni TC ang gift at most expensive pa ang pinili nya e obligated na sya to return the favor. Ano yun tanggap na lang ng tanggap? Same ng ugali!!!
ReplyDeleteI think, LC's intention was to be promoted. That's all. We can compare this to the online shops because it's an advantage for them to be noticed by other people. These are the artists' post on instagram saying "thank you for my....." and so on. And I just knew, every post of those bloggers with such online shops promotion ay kailangan bayaran. Hindi basta basta bigay lang ng stuff then post. That's what i've heard about the bloggers. Well i think it's different with TP.
ReplyDeleteUnsuccessful company's bribery attempt.
ReplyDeleteWala namang clues other than TV personality that doesn't post gifts on social media. Super hirap naman nyan!
ReplyDeleteThere's no such thing as free lunch, ika nga. Dapat tinanggihan nalang ni TP o kaya sinabi na nya before pa ipadala ang gift na sorry hindi nya mapopost yun sa social media. Wag syang mag maang-maangan alam naman nyang ganyan ang kalakaran eh. Ang kapal talagang namili pa!
ReplyDeleteAng totoong gift, walang expected kapalit.
ReplyDeleteI think this TP is S na B ng I girls. Hula lang.
ReplyDeleteSAAN AKO KUKUHA NG CLUE DITO HIRAP HAHAHA
ReplyDeletebaka si B ito na ms know it all na may asawang B.
ReplyDeleteAsan ang bunot at walis tambo? Row 4 aketch! Wit ko knows sinetch! Pero kapal lang ng mukha huh? Daig pa niya si L kung makaharbat! At least si L, binabati ang sponsors, itech, waley? You were not born yesterday, dear, everything has a price!
ReplyDeleteActually si L puro bati sa sponsors nga ang ginawa sa show nya hahaha
DeleteTP never asked the gift. It was LC who voluntarily gave the because TP is a valued client, right? so by acknowledging it social media means she already endorsing the product, right?
ReplyDeleteOkay Cleaners ako ngayon. K bye!
ReplyDeletegets ko si TP. sabi ni LC gift yun for being a good customer bat humihingi ng kapalit. pag nagpost sya sa IG magmukhang endorsement na yun which is bawal naman talaga unless may contract. saka sinabi naman nya na bawal mejo pangit lang yung humingi ng replacement. anyways row 4 aketchi. di ko sila knows. more clues sa comments pls...
ReplyDeleteTantanan na kasi mga ex-deal kuno na yan. They should hire models/celebs to endorse them and stop expecting celebs to name-drop them if they give gifts.
ReplyDeleteOh crap! Final exam ni FP.. Hahaha
ReplyDelete