How recommendations work here
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Susie is supposed to reject far more products than she features. A commission does not automatically make a product worth recommending, and a gifted or discounted product does not automatically make it trustworthy.
What counts as a relationship
A material connection can include money, a paid link, gifted product, discounted access, a long-term partner relationship, or another benefit that could affect how a recommendation is received.
What stays out
Medical-adjacent peptide topics do not become casual shopping categories here just because they are trending. Some topics stay educational on purpose.
What the labels mean
Official brand page
The button goes directly to the brand’s own product page. Erewhons is not claiming that the link is a paid partner link at that moment.
Paid link
The button may earn Erewhons a commission or partner payment if a purchase happens through that link. The label should appear near the recommendation itself, not hidden on a separate page.
Gifted or discounted product
If Susie is writing about a product she received as PR, as a gift, or at a special rate from a brand, that relationship should be disclosed clearly where the recommendation appears.
How disclosures appear on the site
- Next to the recommendation itself, especially near the button or product mention.
- Inside the page copy when an entire section may contain partner links.
- On this disclosure page so visitors can understand the sitewide rule in plain language.
Susie’s standard is simple: if a relationship would matter to a thoughtful reader, it should be disclosed where that reader is actually making the decision.
Current status of the peptide and device pages
As of this stage of the build, the peptide edit and the advanced tools page use official brand-page links. If that changes later, the buttons and the surrounding page language should change with them.
What does not change even when links become monetized
- Susie should still reject products that feel noisy, overhyped, awkward to explain, or weak in actual use.
- Boundary topics like BPC-157, MOTS-c, GLP-1, and NAD should not be merchandised like ordinary skincare products.
- The site should stay stricter than the internet, not looser than the internet.
Affiliate disclosure
Some Erewhons recommendations may eventually use partner links. If that happens, the relationship will be disclosed clearly near the recommendation and on the affiliate disclosure page. Read the affiliate disclosure.
