Boycotting....?

Question

my question is if you boycott sth (any kind of products,organizations),
what is it?

and why are you boycotting it?

are u still determined for going on or you just forgot?

yeah...i didn't know till like an hour ago about starbucks thing...it's awful :(

another thing:do you think that boycotting really achieve its goals?

my principle is boycott while there's a substitute
like i boycott danish products(of course!!!)
as to kfc and pizza and pepsi
well i do try to stop,i don't go except now and then and it i can i would have shweppes instead
i know that families are harmed during this process(if u dnt believe it come to KFC ismailia) but what can we do....
and starbucks...i never went to alex so i can buy one and if it's opened in cairo,i won't buy anything from them...
they are provoking

@Adam...really??i thought it was a german company...darn it!!what should we drink then?

Answer 1

Very good question
Yes I boycott many products and companies. There are many names, so I can't post them all.

1- All chain restaurant that help or aid any enemy of my country or enemy of my religion. McDonald, Pizza hut, KFC ... etc.

2- All products that I think are not healthy [I may not boycott this product 100%] it's related to how much unhealthy. example for that is Coca Cola, Pepsi, 7up ..etc.

3- Products that have a cheaper, similar and good Egyptian alternative.

I'm still boycotting many products and companies. I feel that it's positive and most of the time effective.

- Some one may find it useless, but I will remind everybody here that the Americans changed the name of the French fries, just when France were not supporting America in War on Iraq.
- Some British consumers boycotted goods coming from the occupied tretory of Palastine.
- Almost all British universities boycotted academic Israelis.

Answer 2

I have my own boycott happening here in Luxor and hope than other answerer's who are involved in the tourism industry will do what they can to support it .
The amount of so called Egyptian souvenirs that are made in other countries in particular China, is quite staggering and I feel it reflects badly on our country.
Perhaps in the excitement of making the purchase tourists don't think to read the label or find out where it was made.
But back in the hotel or when they are home after their holiday in Egypt. Many must be very disappointed to find out their prized memento of their holiday in Egypt is labeled as being Made in China.
These imported souvenirs are really flooding places like Khan el Khalili and the new improved Luxor Bazaar.
I have spoken to some of the stall and store owners who all claim that this is all that the warehouses are stocking these days.
So maybe it is time the Egyptian government increased the import tariffs on this type of goods.
I now advise people to be aware of this and avoid making such purchases.
For there is actually a far better option.
By buying their souvenirs at the Fair Trade Centre's the visitors can be assured that the items they are buying are 100% Egyptian made and that the money goes directly back into the community.
By shopping at these not for profit outlets they are supporting the local people who work making the souvenirs either from their homes or in a community based workshop.
The Fair Trade Centre's also train people in various crafts opening up new employment opportunities.
This has been one way that the people of Gurna village have managed to survive.
The residents were relocated by the government to a new village some distance away, when the village of old Gurna was demolished for archaeological excavation in the middle of last year.
So, this is my boycott and thankfully I am not alone in this attempt to create awareness of an alternative to low quality imported "Egyptian"souvenirs.
I hope anyone who is in the position or has the opportunity will also join in this effort to improve and maintain the livelihood of many urban and semi rural Egyptian families.

Answer 3

Hello Rana, i miss u too.....

Back to yr question, a few years back me and my friends were actually boycotting all American brand names. As Ruby said it was a very long list, all the food chains, Procter and Gamble products, even medication we tried to find any substitutes.

Later that year we all received random e-mails from Egyptians working in those companies and facilities complaining that they lost their jobs or they were threatened to be fired as these companies actually suffered great losses in Egypt.

When we thought about it we were hurting our people, u see if we boycott their products they will choose to wrap it up here in our country and go somewhere else where demand is much higher and thus profits. We were losing job opportunities for our brothers and sisters which were irreplaceable.

We have resolved to encourage more Egyptian produce while unfortunately still consuming American brands.

However a big FAT NO to any Israeli products or Brand names. Here is where we draw the line.

Thanks for a nice question as usual.

Answer 4

Why should I? Why you mix food products with politics? Those companies (American, Danish, Israeli, etc) whose products you boycott have nothing to do with their respective governments' policies. Please keep in mind that those companies contribute to your countries' economic development too. How? Just see how many (your) people working in those companies. These companies provide many jobs; so many people can earn their living from them. The more you boycott those companies, the lesser their profits. The lesser their profits, the more possible your people lose their jobs. What is your contribution to your own people? I am not defending anyone here but just trying to look from a different perspective. Peace.

Edit for sistablu: You can see 'Made in China' products everywhere from Korea, Japan, US, Australia, Egypt (as you said). Because China is so good at producing low price small products. Hardly any countries can compete with China (in the term of very low production cost) in producing small products such as souvenirs.

Answer 5

Asalam alaikum, im alllll for the idea of a boycott.....but its hard in this global day and age. My prime example is what operating system does the computer yur using have? What brand is it? Would u rather buy a Geely car, thats Chinese knowing the offcial position of the Chinese govt is that there is no Allah(swt) astigfirAllah.....Or do we boycott just western material but allow western tourists? That doesnt seem to make sense....what about western aid? I dont see anyone refusing that....The answer is for muslim countries to get rid of their corrupt rulers and stand on our own. Endure some suffering to be rid of the colonialistic mentality of the west. Islam IS the answer...salaams

Ps sister, Shweppes is owned by Coke.

@hope: sister, if u draw the line at the jews, we should first draw at the Russians who have been murdering muslims in Chechnya for over 300+years...and the Chinese who put people in jail for making shahada...

Answer 6

Boycott is a very personal decision on everyone's part. Perhaps we could boycott UNTIL all the Southwest areas that were stolen from Mexico are returned to Mexico...hell, we gave Germany back, Italy back, The Philapines back, Japan back...we always give the places we die fighting to win...back to everyone else EXCEPT Mexico! and we call some Mexicans "illegal???" Hmmmmmm Perhaps we had better sit back and come up with some new rationalizations on this one...I am sure someone like you could convince me you are not as wrong as a person could be...go ahead, take the day off and get back to me...I am dying to hear this one.

Answer 7

I wish to boycott some products like shaving cream or shaving blades but I still cannot find an equal in quality produced in Egypt. When we can produce equal quality, we can speak about boycotting.

Answer 8

Actually I don't boycott anything lol. It just doesnt make sense to me to boycott something. u will just see it everywhere around. oh abt starbucks, oh my god! I love it and can't wait for it to open in Cairo. I was so addicted to it lol. and I know it's an Israeli company, but hey what's not? the following goes in the same category:

Pepsi
Coca Cola
Heinz
McDonald's
Nestle
Sara Lee
Danone


and there are more... so r u/ will u boycott all this
No, i do not think boycotting achieves its goal.

Answer 9

very nice fanous :) today i am not, but on many occasions i did, take starbucks for ex, they say its revenue goes to israel, it's always full, the one here at saint stefano is, boycotting can be a great tool if used by large numbers

Answer 10

I boycott some users coz they dont like to hear the truth
some r too sensitive to read it n then they report u.


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