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What's the issue with Dior?

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ForBrickSnake · 22/11/2024 10:41

I've treated myself to a small bottle of Dior perfume but apparently people are boycotting - does anyone know what the issue is - read different things online. Looks like it's going in the bin or I'm I being daft?😐

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divinededacende · 22/11/2024 11:59

I agree with others, there's no point binning something you've already bought. The whole point of a boycott is to encourage change by impacting their profit. You've bought the item and the money's in their account. That ship has sailed.

Also, would you normally scrutinise the supply/production chain of a product or service you buy to make sure it's ethical and there's no exploitation? I feel like binning Dior perfume because other people are doing is is a bit hollow unless you're being more conscious of who you give your money to as a habit. If you look far enough, you'll fine ethical problems somewhere down the line with a lot of products. You need to decide what's important to you and what your ethical lines are, not social media or Mumsnet.

Snorlaxo · 22/11/2024 11:39

I never understand why people buy something then destroy it because they are boycotting. Dior have made the sale so they don’t care if you use it or chuck it. It’s your hard earned money so I think that you should enjoy your perfume and stop wobbling because social media.

I am on TikTok and Dior perfumes are very popular with Gen Z whether it’s Sauvage or Miss Dior. Videos attract less Palestine comments compared to Starbucks so I’m not sure that any boycott is as well known as you think.

FupaTrooper · 22/11/2024 11:38

If you stopped using or buying everything the people on social media are boycotting these days... well, you would never leave the house.

Enjoy your perfume, Dior make lovely ones.

JaneJeffer · 22/11/2024 11:35

Why not return the perfume and make a donation to UNICEF instead

Mercurial123 · 22/11/2024 11:35

The main issue is producing a bag for around €53 and selling it for thousands. Their contracted workers are working in dangerous conditions with poor pay. It's just fast fashion with a huge markup.

Not surprisingly, not too many people seem to care, and the influencers are still promoting them.

legalseagull · 22/11/2024 11:34

You've already given the company your money. I doubt Netanyahu will cry himself to sleep

Wherethewildthingsfart · 22/11/2024 11:32

I love Dior, send it to me so that you can feel better about yourself.

Useofstirm · 22/11/2024 11:31

You'd seriously just throw it in the bin? 😯

potatocakesinprogress · 22/11/2024 11:29

So tired of these threads with thinly veiled ulterior motives. I hope mumsnet starts deleting them.

wintersgold · 22/11/2024 11:22

So Dior just hired an Israeli model, that's it? Quite the opposite of an issue, good for them. Keep the perfume

HooMoo · 22/11/2024 11:12

What’s the logic in throwing it in the bin? You’ve bought it now Dior have their money. Don’t be so wasteful.

herecomesautumn · 22/11/2024 11:12

If you don't know then it's unlikely to be something you strongly believe in. So I would keep it and carry on spraying.

TheThreeCheesesOfTheApocalypse44 · 22/11/2024 11:07

Too many people jumped on a bandwagon and it toppled over leaving a mess of smashed perfume bottles and lipsticks. Other than that things are fine......I like their socks.

KrisAkabusi · 22/11/2024 11:07

The very definition of more money than sense.

Slotted · 22/11/2024 11:07

I now boycott Zara but I still wear the Zara clothes I already have. I don’t believe in wasting stuff that has already been purchased.

Sortumn · 22/11/2024 11:06

You can't boycott it now you've bought it. Wear and enjoy.

AgnesX · 22/11/2024 11:05

MorrisZapp · 22/11/2024 10:57

Well I googled for you and there are two reasons. First is their contributions to Israel (with a disproved side order of sacking an Israeli model) and secondly they've been linked with exploitative factories in Italy.

If either of these issues are of concern to you, you could find out more and decide if you want to keep buying. Flinging an already bought item in the bin is unlikely to have an impact on their business.

Thankyou

Pootles34 · 22/11/2024 11:04

You don't know what the issue is, and yet you're going to throw your money in the bin, which will change nothing? Would you like to send me some money, as you clearly have a hole burning in your pocket?

AgnesX · 22/11/2024 11:04

What did you get? I do like Dior perfume.

Off to see what the fuss is about.

Katiesaidthat · 22/11/2024 11:03

A non issue. So Bella Hadid left Dior in May as her contract ended and the new image of the brand is an Israeli model. Big deal. Sometimes I despair.

TTPDTS · 22/11/2024 11:01

I mean you've already given them your money so that's past the point of being able to boycott! I'd just use the perfume 😃

tilypu · 22/11/2024 10:57

Not using something that you've paid for because people are boycotting is not going to change anything - they have your money. They don't care what you do with the product. If you do that you've literally just thrown the money away and changed nothing.

MorrisZapp · 22/11/2024 10:57

Well I googled for you and there are two reasons. First is their contributions to Israel (with a disproved side order of sacking an Israeli model) and secondly they've been linked with exploitative factories in Italy.

If either of these issues are of concern to you, you could find out more and decide if you want to keep buying. Flinging an already bought item in the bin is unlikely to have an impact on their business.

TakeMe2Insanity · 22/11/2024 10:54

A quick google helps:

boycott.thewitness.news/target/dior