My sister jumped on the bandwagon and ordered all 3 books from Amazon without even reading reviews or the back cover of the book. I told her exactly what I thought of it (well, the chapters I've read) and she is now regretting buying them as she says she trusts my opinion.
OMG, I asked my mom the other day if any of her friends were talking about 50 Shades of Grey yet, and she didn't really know anything about it, so I said, "Well, DON'T buy it!"
So what did she do? She bought it for her ereader! She was like, "Well, you mentioned it; I thought I should see what all the hype was about!"
Um, NO! I mentioned it when I told you NOT to buy it! She hadn't started reading it, so I told her everything I knew about it - the Red Room of Pain, the Twilight fanfic origins - and effectively horrified her, I hope! If she'd just listened to me the first time, she would have saved her money!