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Any brands you don't buy on principle?

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  • 25-04-2011 6:11pm
    #1
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭


    Nestlé.

    You?


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    Gummy Panda
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    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    Nestlé.

    You?

    why Nestlé?

    I knew a lad who wouldn't buy their stuff. He said they gave powered milk to some africian country and it killed babies there.


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    #3
    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    ballymaloe.


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    #4
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    apple


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    #5
    Jesus Wept
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    Any with a non branded alternative that is as good or better.


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    #6
    kfallon
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    Loads of people have a gripe with Nestle don't they?

    As for me, no - I'm an equal opportunities consumer!


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    Our man in Havana
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    sam34 wrote: »
    ballymaloe.
    You can hear the children scream with that stuff.


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    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    why Nestlé?

    For starters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_boycott


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    hatz7
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭hatz7


    Nestle
    Coca Cola
    KFC
    The Examiner
    Apple

    I'm not militant about it and I don't bang on to others about the reasons but I do try and avoid them.


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    #10
    nursextreme
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭nursextreme


    Dell


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    #11
    Jazzy
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    Apple. because they break your stuff and then charge you to fix it


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    #12
    SeaFields
    Registered Users Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Indo and Sindo.


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    #13
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Are any of the people on the Nestle ban wagon into the catholic church?


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    cml387
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    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    why Nestlé?

    I knew a lad who wouldn't buy their stuff. He said they gave powered milk to some africian country and it killed babies there.

    Boring but necessary explanation:

    Nestle relentlessly marketed powdered milk in African countries.Mothers used their products rather than breast milk.
    Problem was the water being used to make up the feed was badly polluted in most cases.
    Hence dead babies.


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    gooch2k9
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    Apple as well.


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    TeddyTedson
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    Nestle gave milk to african babies or something then get couldn't use breast milk, then Nestle started charging. Nice not was it.

    A lot of clothing brands I don't buy because they're make **** ass **** and charge a fortune. The amount of shops that both rubbish from china and sold it a high designer price was, and still is insane. I'm think of a name here but I better not say. They'll sue the website or something like MCD did, the ****;)


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    #17
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Galtee rashers.

    It's the white gunk people!


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    #18
    pragmatic1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    The mail.


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    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    United Colors of Benetton


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    mikemac
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    Daily Star

    After their pictures of motorcycle legend Joey Dunlop. That was 2000 and even the motorsport forum on boards remember the Daily Star


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    #21
    nursextreme
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭nursextreme


    Viagra :D Ok get it out of your system lads!


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    #22
    reverenddave
    Registered Users Posts: 805 ✭✭✭reverenddave


    microsoft
    mcdonalds
    burger king
    nestle
    round-up monsanto
    most lidl and aldi and tesco brands
    colgate


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    #23
    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    The Sun.

    Buy other red tops though, just not them.


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    #24
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    Acme
    For cruelty to coyotes.


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    #25
    Bobjims
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Bobjims


    Ryanair


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    #26
    TeddyTedson
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    cml387 wrote: »
    Boring but necessary explanation:

    Nestle relentlessly marketed powdered milk in African countries.Mothers used their products rather than breast milk.
    Problem was the water being used to make up the feed was badly polluted in most cases.
    Hence dead babies.
    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    why Nestlé?

    I knew a lad who wouldn't buy their stuff. He said they gave powered milk to some africian country and it killed babies there.
    Thanks for clearing that up...Does this make Gummy a saad panda?


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    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    cml387 wrote: »
    Boring but necessary explanation:

    Nestle relentlessly marketed powdered milk in African countries.Mothers used their products rather than breast milk.
    Problem was the water being used to make up the feed was badly polluted in most cases.
    Hence dead babies.


    In fairness, something like that takes a bit of research.


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    Dudess
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    Ah it was pretty high profile...

    I think people should give reasons for the more obscure ones, e.g.
    hatz7 wrote: »
    The Examiner


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    #29
    wolf moon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 644 ✭✭✭wolf moon


    apple
    thomson
    philips
    peugeot


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    pragmatic1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    Nestle gave milk to african babies or something then get couldn't use breast milk, then Nestle started charging. Nice not was it.

    A lot of clothing brands I don't buy because they're make **** ass **** and charge a fortune. The amount of shops that both rubbish from china and sold it a high designer price was, and still is insane. I'm think of a name here but I better not say. They'll sue the website or something like MCD did, the ****;)
    You drinking.


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    #31
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    dont buy anything on credit, i buy everything on principal


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