we dont need to have a legislative response but that would also be pretty funny. I was struck by how evil that mcdonalds worker hosing down the homeless guy was but couldnt put my finger on the correct punishment. Obviously the worst offences deserve lifetime ‘never again will I’ but as time passes… I once swore to never eat burger king after they sacked me over something really stupid, but these days I happily spend money there and enthusiastically went for the plant based whopper for a few months before it got really boring. Likewise facebook, I will never. But it does seem to be popular despite how shit it is.
so in degrees of severity for any business:
a PR blunder like a stupid tweet or dumb error: a week. food poisoning: 6 months serious PR error: 1 year hosing down/assaulting the public: 3 years amazon plotting to destroy everyone: until next christmas when you need to sort shit out
whats the strongest boycott length but not a fundamental falling out/never again?
I actively avoid Cadburys after Kraft took it over More Info. Wouldn’t say it’s a full boycott, because I do have a Crunchie every now and again (when Cadburys is the only thing on discount), but it has been more than 10 years now.
Thing is I just bought a box of miniture heroes and I’d say the chocolate has gone seriously downhill since I stopped buying it. Wondering if its just my taste that’s changed or if anyone else agrees?
alot of UK product sugar content has been lowered and replaced with flavour enhancers since the sugar tax came in a few years ago. Coke Zero is another one, its got sugar in but below the amount required to register it on the label and they boost the taste with enhancers.
The other thing is ingredients change flavour depending on the year. Tea for example is always changing slightly back and forward depending on how much rain and sun during growing, but its blended so nobody really notices except the labs importing the tea leaves.