To let you know that Ocado think women’s rights are “hateful political views”?

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Have a look at MNHQ’s post on this thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5316215-thank-you-mnhq?reply=143605436&utm_campaign=reply&utm_medium=share

“When we included a call to clarify the definition of sex in the Equality Act in our 2024 Mumsnet Manifesto, Ocado – who had been excited about a partnership – abruptly pulled out, citing Mumsnet’s “hateful political views”. Despite repeated attempts to explain our position – as a platform committed to amplifying women’s voices – they’ve refused to speak to us ever since.”

I was about to start shopping with them for occasional “stocking up” deliveries but they won’t be getting a penny of my money if this is their view of women’s rights. Obviously not everyone feels as I do but I should imagine women make up the majority of their customers. I won’t support a business that thinks women’s rights - or even just women being given a space in which to speak and discuss - is “hateful”.

So fuck off, Ocado, and you can take your hateful political views with you.

Fuck off Ocado indeed.

Yes I stopped shopping with them when they made this clear (about 6 years ago?) with the whole "women being female is not in line with our values" drama they started on twitter.

I used to order from them every week, but have not ordered from them since. Fuck you indeed, Ocado.

I believe they end up apologising and blamed it on a junior member of staff.

But pulling out of an arrangement like this would come from the top.

They can drive off in their ‘progress vans’ whilst they ‘ensure that we, as a business, take proactive steps in educating both our internal workforce and our customer base on LGBTQ+ related issues.’

So this is in the past or recent?

I really like ocado but I'm not shopping with them if this is what they think?

Any updated responses?

If it was as a response to MN’s 2024 manifesto, it must have been fairly recent.

Interesting. I’ve shopped with them for years. Literally since they started, but had missed this. Wonder if they’ll change their tune now?

Huh. Their loss.

I didn’t know this.

I won’t be shopping with them again

I think you'll find that most people don't care about a company's values. Look at Primark, there are concerns about labor conditions in its supply chain, alleged design theft, its impact on small businesses, and claims og human rights abuses, people still flock there knowing this.

Talk about alienating their prime customer base!

That's me never shopping with them ever again. Oh, and my Aunt and both cousins, apparently.

Ocado is now off the list for me. Fuck ‘em.

Oh wow! I missed this. I had placed my first ever order yesterday. I’ve now just cancelled it. Thanks for raising it!

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I may relent occasionally if I was by a Primark but generally I try to stay away from shein and places like that.

But ocado is very different I get my main weekly shop from there.

Who else can people recommend,is Sainsbury's good?

Who gives a toot what Ocado's stance is. They are nothing more than a glorified delivery boy and their views are completely irrelevant.

I've not used their service, and their attitude will guarantee that I never will. Ridiculous !

Thank you for highlighting this op, I had no idea. I've just cancelled a very big order and won't be ordering again. Bastards.
I'll spread the word to my friends and family.

In response to a pp, I also never shop at Primark, Shein, or Temu. We all need to do our bit where we can.

People who give them money every week do care though. You don’t use them so you may not care.

They aren’t a glorified delivery boy either. They are a company whose gross profits are £796.4 million.

Educating their customer base about LGBTQ blah blah issues???? WTF?

Who are these fuckers?

Stick to delivering groceries. But never to my house.

Idiots.

Ok, that’s my account cancelled then. Fuckwits.

I care and in absolutely gutted I've seen shopping without them all this time I don't understand how I missed it.

I hope this gains some traction on twitter. I can't believe it!!

They can get to fuck. Fuck off Ocado, you pandering, misogynistic twats

Have just mentioned this to our next door neighbour as we were getting our bins back in. She's just marched back inside to cancel her Ocado order forthwith.

I'm just about to message our DDs to let them know!

Get banging those jungle drums ladies!

Wow. I never knew about this. I’m really disappointed.

How can a company be so captured by ideology they fail to realise this whole issue isn’t some online inflammatory Twitter battle. It has impacts on hard won rights. Women have special categories for good reasons.

By broadening ‘women’ to include males, you potentially erase all of that and put women in harms way.

I’m guessing Ocados leadership team are in a bubble who base their opinions on social media opinion but social media m real life.

Well thankyou making me aware of this. I guess I'm not a customer that they would want.