This week John Lewis invited parent bloggers to come and preview its Autumn range, and the stampede could be heard from Eastbourne to Auchtermuchty.

First sniff of a goody bag and the mummy bloggers are off before you can say Wordpress. All attendees got given Flip video cameras, so watch out for mucho vlogging to come.

I'm not jealous, I was there the day before and got given potato vodka. Yes that's real, but I'm too scared to taste it yet.

Pippa from A Mother's Ramblings sums the event up here. And if you look closely at the right-hand sidebar of AMR, you'll see another special freebie issued this week.

Previously the only prize for appearing in our regular Friday blog roundup was a warm glow in your heart and the knowledge that, like the 3-eyed aliens in Toy Story, You Had Been Chosen.

But now you get an actual prize - a specially designed 'As Recommended by ParentDish' blog badge. So if you have appeared in our blog roundup at any time, send your email address to me here and I'll send you the badge.

And speaking of roundups, what's the gossip this week?

On ParentDish, I had an encounter with Helena Christensen, Single Mummy risked the wrath of many as she declared Netmums to be better than Mumsnet. That was never really going to end well, was it?

1950's Housewife confesses she has blown it - you need to talk to The Coffee Lady, who has discovered the secret to happiness

Crummy Mummy (Who Drinks), on the other hand, finds decluttering very liberating. Hey, when you're finished there I have some potato vodka we can share.

So don't forget to get in touch to claim your badge, and if you have a blog to tell us about, the comments box is all yours