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Oatley dear ...

45 replies

SerendipityJane · 18/11/2021 20:55

www.linkedin.com/news/story/oatly-struggles-to-milk-the-benefits-5621154/

I seem to recall they were subject of some dispute

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BelleOfTheProvince · 19/11/2021 07:49

Boots, Holland and Barrett and ethical superstore all do bar shampoo.

BelleOfTheProvince · 19/11/2021 07:47

Alpro do a barista milk I believe.
Plenty of vegan, cruelty free bar shampoos can be found on Etsy.

serendipitea · 19/11/2021 00:09

Yep, I too gave up on Oatley due to the two stories - plenty of alternatives. It would be useful to know how much of the share drop is due to boycott, but I don't think companies would ever make the real reason public as it would show them in a bad light. So they hide under "pandemic, recession, etc, etc".

Badabingbadabum · 18/11/2021 23:27

It's so difficult! I try to be consistent with things I won't support but sometimes it is a product I really enjoy using. I just buy it with my eyes closed and my hands over my ears!

VanGoghsDog · 18/11/2021 23:11

@Badabingbadabum

It's not in my Coop. As for your ethics, that's up to you.

Mind you, I don't drink coffee and I don't have an itchy scalp!

Badabingbadabum · 18/11/2021 23:06

@VanGoghsDog

Yep, same here, never buy it any more and would actively seek out the brand they sued, which is fairly local to me so it's possible I might see it some time.
It's in our local co-op. I've stopped shopping at Lush and really miss a shampoo that was lovely for my scalp. Oatly Barista is my favourite milk in coffee, do I have an itchy scalp and disappointing coffee or ignore my ethics this time?
Somebodylikeyew · 18/11/2021 23:02

Yep, haven’t bought from them since the stories linked to above, and i used to use them all the time.

VanGoghsDog · 18/11/2021 23:00

Yep, same here, never buy it any more and would actively seek out the brand they sued, which is fairly local to me so it's possible I might see it some time.

HKI83vcWA · 18/11/2021 23:00

I read something about the processes involved in making oat milk and that put me off the stuff ages ago - something along these lines
www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/oatly-responds-in-defense-of-its-ingredients

ArabellaScott · 18/11/2021 22:56

go woke go broke go oaty croak

Clymene · 18/11/2021 22:56

Oh dear. What a shame! Couldn't have happened to a more arrogant nicer brand

Snugglepumpkin · 18/11/2021 22:49

I'm another one who deleted them from my favourites & will never buy again.
Serves them right.

KathleenWho · 18/11/2021 22:02
Grin
ISeeTheLight · 18/11/2021 21:56

They also sued a small independent oat milk brand (and lost). Terrible PR for a company that relies mostly on customers who have a strong sense of ethics. www.thedrum.com/news/2021/08/10/why-oatly-s-lawsuit-loss-goliath-wake-up-call

KittenKong · 18/11/2021 21:56

I look forward to seeing their case study in marketing and business text books in the future.

Whitefire · 18/11/2021 21:46

It never pays to annoy a significant portion of your market.

BelleOfTheProvince · 18/11/2021 21:38

Will never buy them again.

Zeflyinghelmetandzevetcelery · 18/11/2021 21:31

I stopped buying that brand after reading the thread here.

KittenKong · 18/11/2021 21:28

That was me. I did that... I make my own oat milk these days.