Any company you refuse to use?

[glasgowcyclist]

Why not, if their whole brand is built on the desirability of being a raving dickhead?

They certainly fuel the boy racers among their customer base with their adverts:

Public roads and daily commutes are no place for racetrack performance to be put to the test.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I'm considering Amazon as one. I had previously been subscribed to Google Music (£10/month) and Netflix (£7/month) and found I wasn't watching much TV. So I cancelled both and signed up to Amazon Prime (equivalent to £6.50/month for music and film/TV). So I'm searching for loads of different artists only to find that many are not on there at all, and I must pay an additional monthly fee for "Prime Music Unlimited". Also, some artists are on there but I only have access to 1 or 2 out of their 10 or so albums. And I've paid for a year's subscription so have to put up with this for a year. I then remembered why I'd gone off them years ago, because I signed up to Prime but most things I bought weren't eligible for free Prime delivery anyway

I'll give credit where it's due - they have fully refunded me as a goodwill gesture. Shame they do not advertise a partial music streaming service as such before one subscribes.

 

[simonali]

I'm never rude to people on the doorstep; what's the point? It only reinforces their resolve, especially with JWs, as it confirms their world view. I find a bit of gentle epistemology works best. At least they might go away thinking (or not, as the case may be).

You said you "refuse to deal" with cold callers and now you're saying that you have philosophical discussions with them?

 

[simonali]

Another recent one for me; Costa Express coffee dispensers. For the third time I have driven away from a petrol station only to find I've just paid £2.50 for a cup of warm milk!

That's my Audi in the background btw.

 

[Dirk]

You said you "refuse to deal" with cold callers and now you're saying that you have philosophical discussions with them?

Yes. Refuse to deal; as in - 'I'm not buying it'. That does not preclude any discussion.

 

[Salty seadog]

Another recent one for me; Costa Express coffee dispensers. For the third time I have driven away from a petrol station only to find I've just paid £2.50 for a cup of warm milk!

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That's my Audi in the background btw.

What have you learned......?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

What have you learned......?

... to enjoy warm milk?

 

[MikeG]

You said you "refuse to deal" with cold callers and now you're saying that you have philosophical discussions with them?

If "add me to the list of people you never call on again, please. I'm an atheist" is philosophy, then, yeah, I guess we have had the occasional philosophical discussions with various breeds of religious nuts.

 

[mickle]

Raleigh, Asda (Walmart), Nestle, any part of the global animal agriculture industry, Monsanto, Raleigh, Tesco (Dame Shirley Porter), Vodafone, Vauxhall (GM), BMW, Shimano if I can possibly help it, Boardman/Carrera, Specialized, Trek (though I own an Electra), Giant, Merida, Raleigh (spit), Apple, Amazon, ALL Of The Newspapers (including the Guardian) (with the exception of the Morning Star), Raleigh, diesel engined cars, Raleigh.

 

[vickster]

... to enjoy warm milk?

And maybe to look at the colour of the dispensed beverage before putting the lid on?
And hopefully to carry a reusable cup in the car

 

[classic33]

I always thought it would be funny to have a big enough garden to keep small farm animals so that if any proselytisers came to the door and asked if I was interested in the message of the lord I could invite them in and say "of course, of course, we're just about to start praying, please join us" just to see their faces when I bring a goat in.

Not terribly practical for a practical joke but the thought amuses me.

Become a druid(reformed), pray at bonsai tree's.

 

[Pale Rider]

And maybe to look at the colour of the dispensed beverage before putting the lid on?
And hopefully to carry a reusable cup in the car

And what are you doing with a car?

You should be crawling on your hands and knees, stopping every few metres to lick road wi' tongue.

 

[vickster]

And what are you doing with a car?

You should be crawling on your hands and knees, stopping every few metres to lick road wi' tongue.

Why?
Presumably he needed the car to go somewhere, but there's no reason not to keep a reusable cup in it

 

[Drago]

Raleigh, Asda (Walmart), Nestle, any part of the global animal agriculture industry, Monsanto, Raleigh, Tesco (Dame Shirley Porter), Vodafone, Vauxhall (GM), BMW, Shimano if I can possibly help it, Boardman/Carrera, Specialized, Trek (though I own an Electra), Giant, Merida, Raleigh (spit), Apple, Amazon, ALL Of The Newspapers (including the Guardian) (with the exception of the Morning Star), Raleigh, diesel engined cars, Raleigh.

So the new diesel engined Raeligh nike, built by BMW and sold by Amazon and Tesco doesn't interest you then?

 

[MikeG]

So the new diesel engined Raeligh nike, built by BMW and sold by Amazon and Tesco doesn't interest you then?

He's unlikely to have changed his mind in that short space of time, don't you think?