Do you boycott?

[OceanRunner]

Is there any buisness, company etc. you refuse to support by buying their products, services and so on? I've boycotted the Coca-Cola company after learning about the more questionable aspects of their business in a Dispatches programme. You can also read about the criticisms regarding them on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company#Criticism

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Yeah. Activisions Call Of Duty series.

If an Activison game looks worthy of my attention (Singularity) then I'll still buy it.

But COD can go die in a hole... it's a pretty poor series now and charging £55 RRP for Black Ops is ridiculous.

 

[Danzaivar]

I've boycotted Coca Cola ever since I found the Tesco brand stuff is a quarter the price and doesn't taste that much different.

Seriously tho, I avoid any PC games which have pointlessly restrictive DRM. (Anything that limits installs mostly)

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

FOX News. I just don't watch it because all their "news stories" have some republican taint added to it to makes the reporters look like smart people.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

I boycott nothing, if I enjoy something, me not buying it only hurts me.

If I don't, I wouldn't buy it anyway.

Overall: No, it makes absolutely no difference.

 

[Communist partisan]

I boycott everything that is classed KRAV or other ecological produts beacose they are more exencive it's usally BS and I'm to used to the poison they put on the vegetables

 

[Queen Michael]

I boycott Tokyopop manga since they edit the manga so much and rewrite, no replace the original dialogue with entirely new dialogue. It's terrible.

 

[Rebellious_Gate]

I avoid things I don't like or I don't buy or watch certain newspapers or tv programs because I don't agree with their politics but boycotting is intentionally avoiding a product in order to make a point. So I'd say no I've never boycotted anything.

 

[Shoqiyqa]

Yes, I do [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Why+boycott+Nestlé].

I also boycott EA partly because I got so very sick of hearing "E! A! SPORTS! It's in the game!" and mostly because of DRM. When you have to get new antivirus software just to uninstall the game, you know they're bad people.

Also: palm oil.

Other than that, I don't really get much opportunity to boycott stuff for good enough reasons.

 

[Trivun]

There's no point in boycotting things, except to make a personal statement. Which is why I never do. Really, one person can't make a massive difference like that to a large company, so not much point trying, right?

 

[Jonluw]

Nope, I don't.

 

[Vilcus]

No, but that's because I just don't care. I can't boycott a company I've never purchased a product from, and most companies don't royally screw me over (I might just be lucky).

 

[Grigori361]

I've boycotted Coca Cola ever since I found the Tesco brand stuff is a quarter the price and doesn't taste that much different.

Seriously tho, I avoid any PC games which have pointlessly restrictive DRM. (Anything that limits installs mostly)

Yeah I do that too, I'm still considering starcraft 2 for boycott or not since you apparently can't even transfer it between blizzard accounts.

 

[manythings]

No since boycotting makes you sound like a retard. I vote with my wallet. If a company produces a product I like, I purchase it. If a company doesn't, I don't. Have no illusions a one-man boycott is up there as one of the least useful things you can ever do.

 

[icyneesan]

I boycott nothing because I find it pointless, if i dont want something I just wont buy it, if i need or want something then ill buy it

That may make me seem spoiled but meh.

 

[Trebort]

I'm boycotting Cadbury's after it was taken over by a vile American company. I've not eaten or drunk a single Cadbury product.

 

[Quaxar]

If you want to count it I boycott McDonald's, but it's mostly because of their shitty food I wouldn't want to touch even if it was the only food available. Cardboard soaked with fat can't taste much different to a cheeseburger...

 

[Last Bullet]

I have yet to, but the only thing I could ever imagine boycotting is Activision after all the crap recently. Or Games for Windows Live. Seriously, after BioShock 2, I'm trying to completely avoid it.

 

[similar.squirrel]

With gusto. McDonalds is the only company I can think of at the moment, though.

 

[gl1koz3]

I boycott Mass Effect 3, unless they insert back all the cut features improved.