You used to be my favourite foodporn site. Then there was a battle about ownership and you went offline and someone started foodgawker so I started going there to satisfy my need for recipes. Then you came back online and I considered both sites to be equal.
That is, until recently.
Nowadays tastespotting has Patron Tequila ads on the top right corner of each page and that’s fine. Except when I click on a NON Patron ad (I mean, when I see a picture of a recipe I might be interested in) often it goes through to…a Patron ad. And then I have to go back and figure out which picture I clicked (because always I open a bunch at once) and try again and again until I get the actual recipe I want to read. It’s total bullshit.
I give up, you win. I’m done with your website. Goodbye forever.
Love,
Caitlin
ps Yes, I did email tastespotting to complain and no, I did not get any reply. Shocker.
Edit
pps I did get a reply from Sarah that runs tastespotting, which I appreciate, who explained that running that site is expensive and that the ads are the only way to make money AND that there’s an optional ‘no thanks’ button on the ad which puts you right through to the desired webpage. However, on my computer, that button is low enough that I would have to scroll down to find it AND it’s in a smaller font in very light grey, making it virtually impossible to find.
Ahahahah so funny and true! Although to be honest I have been sucked into the odd Patron bottle…the silver stuff is seriously amazing with a little pink grapefruit juice…o wait this is turning into a Patron ad!!! Eeeeeek!!!!!
OMG OMG OMG! Nicole! From my very favourite food blog! YAY!
I am now addicted to foodgawker….I blame you. LOL :P
Yeah, it’s great, eh?
Dear Foodgawker:
Thanks for being you,
Love,
Caitlin