Petrol Boycott - Page 4

lettie · 12-07-2006, 07:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madhatter

That's a sensible answer. I don't know anywhere here thats a quid a litre, only the tamworth services.

Petrol is 99.9p per litre for unleaded in Blackley Village, Manchester. I think it is the Total garage.

The Nestle boycott is still ongoing but in my opinion totally fruitless. Nestle make everything from household cleaners, cereals, coffee, sweets, biscuits and have numerous subsidiaries. It would be nigh on impossible to boycott every product that Nestle have involvement with. I do not agree with what Nestle have done in the third world but it goes to show just what lengths these global companies will go to in order to maintain a monoploy on their products.

entwisi · 12-07-2006, 09:01

If you are interested in ethical shopping you can check things out here http://www.gooshing.co.uk/

Mick · 12-07-2006, 09:20

well that dont work enwisi i am looking for a portable printer and it shows it as
http://www.gooshing.co.uk/ssite?ss_q...rtable+printer
£169
same printer at pc world http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?
£59:99
sod being ethical i prefare to save £100

entwisi · 12-07-2006, 09:34

I didn't say it was the cheapest, its about what ethical footprint it has.

e.g. you were looking at an HP printer

here is 'their' ethical footprint

BRAND
Hewlett Packard
HOLDING COMPANY
Hewlett Packard Company
POSITIVE RECORD

Animal Testing
Boycott Calls
Ecological Schemes
Environmental Reporting
Genetic Modification
Nuclear Power

NEGATIVE RECORD
Politcal Donations
Armaments

try teh same for epson etc and see what they come back with

Mick · 12-07-2006, 10:08

yes but it does say on there site
"GOOSHING makes it easy to buy brands from the most responsible companies at the (cheapest price)… and boycott those corporates that don’t care about animal welfare, human rights or the environment.."
i still think i will go to pc world ta

entwisi · 12-07-2006, 11:06

yes, but you can now make a decision whether epson (who have negative in Nuclear power but nowt else is a more ethical buy than a HP

Diesel · 12-07-2006, 12:47

Sounds like an absolutely daft scheme, because the smaller companies get the Oil from the bigger companies, therefore buying from Total instead of BP, isn't gonna work. Still be the same people counting the money at the end of the day. And it's the VAT in the UK that makes the prices so ridiculous, thats why the rest of Europe are hovering around the 70pence mark. Not sure exactly how much VAT is on Fuel, but I think it's about 40% or something daft. Perhaps if less people had voted Labour in again...? Lets face it, they don't seem to be too left wing anymore...

Diesel · 12-07-2006, 12:47

Double post

jambutty · 12-07-2006, 15:06

It’s not VAT Diesel but Excise Duty that makes fuel so expensive in the UK.

Madhatter · 12-07-2006, 15:28

Technicality, it's still the government taxes.
Does this tax duty whatever stop people from using their car ? because I can't see it, there's more cars than ever on the road now, and there's been a very obvious increase in the last ten years since I started driving for as a job.