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Fed up of businesses aligning themselves with politics!

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thehorsehasnowbolted · 18/11/2022 10:07

I was about to grab a turkey and cranberry sandwich yesterday at a major retailer when I noticed on the package that 5% of that purchase would go to Shelter.

Why are we being increasingly forced nowadays to contribute to causes we may not necessarily agree with in this way? Why don't businesses stick to selling goods? Why the constant virtue signalling? It's annoying

I do not intend to comment on this charity in particular, but I have seen my fair share of pensioners being out of pocket to evict problem tenants who were in a position to pay the rent and look after properties but simply didn't want to and just played the system.

The results of charities activities are not always 100% positive, so customers shouldn't be forced to contribute in this way.

Why do businesses assume that their customers agree with the charities they pick? The constant virtue signalling is patronising and insulting.

OP posts:
Miajk · 01/12/2022 11:21

pointythings · 01/12/2022 11:14

@KatherineJaneway do keep up. It was Janette from M&S, in her Karl Marx T-shirt, with the American gun. Like in the Limited Edition Charity Affiliations Cluedo, available now in a retailer near you.

Also soon releasing the Turkeygate Guess Who edition.

"Are they Christian?" Yes
"Do they hate helping homeless people?" Yes
"Do they speculate wild conspiracies?" Yes

Is it Stalin thehorsehasnowbolted???

Sigma33 · 01/12/2022 12:21

In their crusade against the Landlord Demoniser!

pointythings · 01/12/2022 12:46

@Miajk maybe we should do some market research to assess whether these games would sell.

Miajk · 01/12/2022 12:53

pointythings · 01/12/2022 12:46

@Miajk maybe we should do some market research to assess whether these games would sell.

Just not with any experts or marketing agencies, as all they care about is making business bankrupt thorough forcing sales of festive sandwiches.

Maybe we can ask OP where she got her expertise and use that resource? 😂

MarmadukeSpillageEsquire · 01/12/2022 12:55

In many ways, Scrooge is the real victim who is relentlessly bullied by the woke ghosts and the lazy, Marxist Cratchits. In this essay I will...

thehorsehasnowbolted · 01/12/2022 15:23

Yeah you're right it doesn't seem too farfetched

You'd be better off saving every little piece of creativity for actual ads. Most appear to be quite lousy and devoid of any real talent nowadays

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Miajk · 01/12/2022 18:18

thehorsehasnowbolted · 01/12/2022 15:23

Yeah you're right it doesn't seem too farfetched

You'd be better off saving every little piece of creativity for actual ads. Most appear to be quite lousy and devoid of any real talent nowadays

Yeah I'm sure my successful career will benefit from the advice of someone who has no education or experience in this area.

thehorsehasnowbolted · 01/12/2022 19:27

Yeah I'm sure my successful career will benefit from the advice of someone who has no education or experience in this area

I am only impressed by those who manage to have a successful career that is not dependent on toeing the line

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WalkingOnTheCracks · 01/12/2022 19:31

thehorsehasnowbolted · 01/12/2022 19:27

Yeah I'm sure my successful career will benefit from the advice of someone who has no education or experience in this area

I am only impressed by those who manage to have a successful career that is not dependent on toeing the line

That's one of those sentences that, at first glance, looks as though it means something but which, on closer inspection, turns out to be utterly empty.

pointythings · 01/12/2022 19:36

WalkingOnTheCracks · 01/12/2022 19:31

That's one of those sentences that, at first glance, looks as though it means something but which, on closer inspection, turns out to be utterly empty.

Well, that basically means OP admires successful career criminals who have managed not to get caught, doesn't it?

Miajk · 01/12/2022 20:21

pointythings · 01/12/2022 19:36

Well, that basically means OP admires successful career criminals who have managed not to get caught, doesn't it?

This must include me then as according to OP I falsify market research and use dodgy statistics.

Which of course I have time to do in-between working full time and writing communist manifestos.

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