| Subject: Boycott France--List
of Companies
Here is a list of French
companies from whom you may wish to avoid when considering your choices
of purchases. If France hates America so much, then they should not
market their products here. As consumers, we can certainly let them
hear our reaction to their insulting arrogance by not buying their goods
and services, and dirtying their pockets with our nasty money.
I found a few of these
products surprising, such as Wild Turkey whiskey and Taylor Made golf products.
Also there are the very popular items such as PlayStation products.
Quite a few surprises
on the list. Anyway, it would be nice to see how they enjoy life
without American dollars.
Here is the list, sectioned
off for you alphabetically:
* 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) (and I love this stuff, but its MacAllens from now on).
* Hennessy. Houghton Mifflin
(books). Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989). Jameson (whiskey).
Jerry Springer (talk show
-- that figures)
* Krups (coffee and cappuccino
makers).
* Lancome. Le Creuset
(cookware). L'Oreal (health and beauty products). Louis Vuitton.
* Marie Claire. Martel
Cognac. Maybelline. Méphisto (shoes and clothes). Michelin (tires
and auto parts). Mikasa (crystal and glass). Moet (champagne). Motel 6
(tell Tom Boddette to turn out the light). 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 -- They can turn out their lights too).
Renault (automobiles).
Road & Track Magazine. Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made
in France). Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.). Royal Canadian.
* Salomon (skis). Sierra
Software and Computer Games. Smart & Final. Sofitel (hotels, owned
by Accor).
Sparkletts (water, owned
by Danone). Spencer Gifts. Sundance Channel (tell Robert Redford to take
a hike).
* 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. |