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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #280 on: October 27, 2021, 06:41:10 PM »
How many people here (or that you know) stopped using Unilever products?

I just noticed at the Mikvah yesterday that I use Unilever shampoo and Unilever deodorant. Those guys are so dominant, no wonder the are called UNILEVER, they virtually act like a single lever to dominate our lives.
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #281 on: October 27, 2021, 07:05:51 PM »
How many people here (or that you know) stopped using Unilever products?

I just noticed at the Mikvah yesterday that I use Unilever shampoo and Unilever deodorant. Those guys are so dominant, no wonder the are called UNILEVER, they virtually act like a single lever to dominate our lives.
I stopped buying Ben & Jerry's (even though their non-dairy is better than most others) specifically but not Unilever in general.

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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #282 on: October 27, 2021, 07:08:35 PM »
How many people here (or that you know) stopped using Unilever products?

I just noticed at the Mikvah yesterday that I use Unilever shampoo and Unilever deodorant. Those guys are so dominant, no wonder the are called UNILEVER, they virtually act like a single lever to dominate our lives.
Almost impossible..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #283 on: October 27, 2021, 07:11:05 PM »
Almost impossible..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands

Exactly my point.

There's a reason they call themselves UNILEVER!

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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #284 on: October 27, 2021, 07:42:42 PM »
Ironically, perhaps, it is similar to how impossible it is to truly boycott Israel.

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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #285 on: October 27, 2021, 08:00:25 PM »
Like I used to want to boycott Gefen products. I gave up.

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Almost impossible..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands
We only use 3 or 4 of their brands and would not have difficulty avoiding them
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #287 on: October 27, 2021, 08:45:41 PM »
The state of Florida ended its investments on Tuesday with Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, due to its boycott of Israel.

Florida Governor Ron Desantis ordered the State Board of Administration to add Unilever to the state’s list of scrutinized companies that boycott Israel three months ago. After the three-month period passed and the company’s stance on Israel remained unchanged, the state of Florida became legally obligated to refrain from investing or contracting with Unilever.
Would this fall under "cancel culture"?
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #288 on: October 27, 2021, 08:47:38 PM »
Would this fall under "cancel culture"?
Only because they cancelled. Canceling the cancellers.

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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #289 on: October 27, 2021, 08:52:55 PM »
Only because they cancelled. Canceling the cancellers.
I guess it depends if you agree with their action or not?  :)
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I guess it depends if you agree with their action or not?  :)
Of course
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #291 on: October 27, 2021, 09:00:05 PM »
Like I used to want to boycott Gefen products.
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We only use 3 or 4 of their brands and would not have difficulty avoiding them

I would have thought so too. But when one develops a strong preference for a certain deodorant, shampoo, or other personal care items used daily (and possibly even laundry detergent), it's really hard to switch. This isn't like ice cream that is a luxury item not used daily.
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #294 on: October 27, 2021, 09:13:47 PM »
Maybe something to do with https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=75747.msg1723045#msg1723045
Ah, that would be set up to fail as the generics are also owned by Kedem/Gefen.

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I would have thought so too. But when one develops a strong preference for a certain deodorant, shampoo, or other personal care items used daily (and possibly even laundry detergent), it's really hard to switch. This isn't like ice cream that is a luxury item not used daily.
Try switching to the store brand imitations. They shouldn't be too different, and they're cheaper.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #296 on: October 28, 2021, 07:13:02 AM »
Try switching to the store brand imitations. They shouldn't be too different, and they're cheaper.

Despite being labeled otherwise, some might be Unilever private-labeling.
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Re: Ben & Jerry’s To Stop Selling In "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
« Reply #297 on: October 28, 2021, 07:53:24 AM »
Despite being labeled otherwise, some might be Unilever private-labeling.
at the very least, Unilever will be making less money on it.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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JNS.org: Palestinian human-rights activist sues Ben & Jerry's for stirring 'hatred' with boycott.
https://www.jns.org/palestinian-human-rights-activist-sues-ben-jerrys-for-stirring-hatred-with-boycott/
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