Product prejudice
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (390817)
Rockingham, Australia
May 27, 2026 7:22am CST
I mostly have Weet-bix for breakfast, which you can see in the photo. It’s a wholegrain wheat breakfast cereal and one of the healthiest of the cereals. A similar product is Vita Brits which is also very healthy. Weet-bix was made by Sanitorium and Vita Brits by Uncle Toby’s but the latter has now been sold to Sanitorium too.
Vince grew up in a very staunch Catholic family and his mother wouldn’t buy Weet-bix because they were made by Sanitorium, which is a Seventh Day Adventist organisation.
In a similar story, Vince’s aunt had had brothers captured by the Japanese during World War II. Years later, her husband bought a Japanese car but she always refused to ride in it.
I don’t like buying from Coles if I can help it as I know they treat our farmers very badly, paying as little as possible for milk, meat, vegetables and fruit. Do you boycott any organisations?
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15 responses
@MarieCoyle (64698)
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28 May
Palm oil is nasty. I check ingredients to avoid it!!
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@GardenGerty (170911)
• United States
27 May
I do not boycott organizations, but there are many I just do not go to because I do not need to spend money and if you walk in you usually do walk out having spent money.
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@teamfreak16 (48671)
• Denver, Colorado
28 May
There are a few stores I refuse to spend money at.
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@teamfreak16 (48671)
• Denver, Colorado
28 May
@JudyEv - I try to support local businesses as much as I can. Unfortunately, I still have to go to big stores for some stuff.
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@JudyEv (390817)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 May
@teamfreak16 There are so many products now that Australia doesn't produce any more so there are few options sometimes. Global trading etc has come back to bite us.
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@LindaOHio (222995)
• United States
29 May
We have a similar product called Shredded Wheat. I think it's still sold...I don't know. No, I don't boycott any organizations.
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@valherma00 (6124)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
29 May
sorry for vince's aunt, that must have been terrible. did her brothers survive?
i try boycotting bigger firms and foreign ones but when something is on sale, i can't help it, i need to buy it.
i try boycotting bigger firms and foreign ones but when something is on sale, i can't help it, i need to buy it.2 people like this
@valherma00 (6124)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
2 Jun
@JudyEv those were harsh times. yes, you are right; when prices are going only up, we can't help ourselves.
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@Fishmomma (11608)
• United States
29 May
I avoid many companies now, as trying to eat better. Somebody mentioned Palm Oil and I avoid it. My morning starts with a bowl of oatmeal and when they are in season blueberries and strawberries.
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@snowy22315 (214583)
• United States
28 May
Not currently but there is one I wish I could boycott.
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@luisadannointed (13211)
• Philippines
27 May
It depends, as long as it does not influence people to do bad things.
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@Marilynda1225 (92696)
• United States
27 May
There isn't any organization that I boycott
But, I do remember growing up and both my parents and grandparents were adamant that you buy American when it comes to cars. I went along with that for a long, long time and now I drive a Kia 
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The packaging can be misleading. It might say 'product of Australia' then 'packaged wherever'. Or 'product of Brazil, packaged in Australia'.
