My personal boycott of French products

[acehistr8]

I dont much like Bill O'Reillys politics all the time but I think he is spot on in this regard. The French economy is already growing at low single digit rates and everything I have seen from the Brookings Institute to the Cato Institute has said any real decision by America to boycott French products would have a serious impact on their economy. I'm not saying throw out the French stuff you have. But when you go to buy Evian, buy Poland Springs or Castle Springs instead. If you dont want to, no big deal, but I for one will be doing my part.

According to the Dept of Commerce here are the most popular French companies whose products we import.

Chanel
Clarins
Dannon
Evian
Loreal
Louis Vuitton
Moet
Remy
Yves Saint Laurent

 

[Iminforabuck]

Even though I dont buy any of this crap to begin with......I'm with ya Ace.....and hopefully many, many other people are as well.

 

[dr. freeze]

no more yogurt for this cat!!!

 

[buddy]

No more French Toast !

 

[Blitz]

I heard on the radio that Poland Springs is owned by a French company...

 

[gardenweasel]

maybe

maybe

we could just kill jerry lewis?:nutkick

 

[AR182]

I received an e-mail with a list of french owned companies:

Air France. Air Liquide. Airbus. Alcatel. Allegra (allergy medication).
Aqualung (including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest).
AXA Advisors

Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas). Beneteau (boats). BF Goodrich
(owned by Michelin). BIC (razors, pens and lighters). Biotherm (cosmetics).
Black Bush. Bollinger (champagne).

Car & Driver Magazine. Cartier. Chanel. Chivas Regal (scotch). Christian
Dior. Club Med (vacations). Culligan (owned by Vivendi).

Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods). DKNY. Dom Perignon. Durand Crystal

Elle Magazine. Essilor Optical Products. Evian.

Fina gas stations and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields).
First Hawaiian Bank.

George Magazine. Givenchy. Glenlivet (scotch).

Hennessy. Houghton Mifflin (books).

International Herald Tribune.

Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989). Jameson (whiskey). Jerry
Springer (talk show)

Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers).

Lancome. Le Creuset (cookware). L'Oreal (health and beauty products). Louis
Vuitton.

Marie Claire. Martel Cognac. Maybelline. M?phisto (shoes and clothes).
Michelin (tires and auto parts). Mikasa (crystal and glass). Moet
(champagne). Motel 6. Motown Records. MP3.com. Mumms (champagne).

Nissan (cars; majority owned by Renault). Nivea. Normany Butter.

Parents Magazine. Peugeot (automobiles). Pierre Cardin. Playstation
Magazine. ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics, France). Publicis Group
(including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising).

RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics). Red
Magazine. Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France). Renault
(automobiles). Road & Track Magazine. Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese
is made in France). Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.). Royal
Canadian.

Salomon (skis). Seagram's Gin. Sierra Software and Computer Games. Smart &
Final. Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor). Sparkletts (water, owned by
Danone). Spencer Gifts. Sundance Channel.

Taylor Made (golf). Technicolor. T-Fal (kitchenware). Total gas stations.

UbiSoft (computer games). Uniroyal. Universal Studios (music, movies and
amusement parks; owned by Vivendi-Universal). USFilter.

Veritas Group. Veuve Clicquot Champagne. Vittel. Vivendi.

Wild Turkey (bourbon). Woman's Day Magazine.

Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake). Yves Saint
Laurent.

Zodiac Inflatable Boats.


Gardenweasel,

Please say that you are only kidding about killing Jerry Lewis. I was a big fan of his while I was growing up(LOL).

 

[Snake Plissken]

There goes my plans on buying a Nissan X-terra

 

[gardenweasel]

snake

snake

i had a 1998 pathfinder....and i have to say,it probably saved my life....i was t-boned by a lady coming through an intersection(while she was on a cell phone)....a $30,000 vehicle totalled....many that saw the wreck,couldn`t believe i walked away with just a concussion and some cuts and bruises....

i turned around and bought a jeep grand cherokee.....it`s o.k....and thousands cheaper..it`s a little more plush.....but the difference in quality is obvious(although the 4 wheel drive on the jeep is easier to get in and out of)....you get what you pay for....i was thinking of blowing an extra several thousand and getting another pathfinder......ar1`s post just nixed that idea.....

 

[Kdogg21]

we better do something about the french kiss too..

 

[jroot]

I gave up French Fries for lent.

 

[djv]

Becarefull what you deside. You could affect many Americans workers and they could lose or suffer layoffs.