Easter and Nestle (& alternative Easter ideas)

full-time-mum

Paul1sh wrote: »

Can I ask why boycott Nestle eggs when it's the babymilk they have a problem with .I'm not that old but I seem to remember Rowntrees were being took over from Nestle .Rowntrees were responsible for the Rowntree Trust.If you disagree with the babymilk don't buy the baby products from Nestle but to boycott the chocclate which is providing jobs here in Britain is a bit absurd.

Its about corporate resonsibility. I believe that originally, the boycott was for nescafe as it was there biggest product range. Boycotting nescafe hits them where it hurts. I support the boycott as far as I can but nestle have an interest in so many brands that it is difficult to avoid all their products. I satisfy myself with not drinking their coffee and, if given a choice, taking the non-nestle option. eg: I'll drink tea or water rather than nescafe when out.

I've heard that nestle now have an interest in The Body Shop so I am glad that I am no longer a consultant for them - used to admire their fairtrade/humanity stance but it all seems to be getting a bit dodgy now that Anita has relinquished control.

For the record, many of the baby milk companies have dodgy practises but nestle are the worst.

I don't agree with your argument about supporting nestle eggs just because they employ British people. You could argue that drug dealing provides income for british dealers but no one would dream of suggesting that we should let them do it.

Returning to the original question, I would say that if you can get the children involved then they could ask for non-nestle eggs in preference - cadbury's taste so much nicer anyway:D

rag_doll

full-time-mum wrote: »

Its about corporate resonsibility. I believe that originally, the boycott was for nescafe as it was there biggest product range. Boycotting nescafe hits them where it hurts. I support the boycott as far as I can but nestle have an interest in so many brands that it is difficult to avoid all their products. I satisfy myself with not drinking their coffee and, if given a choice, taking the non-nestle option. eg: I'll drink tea or water rather than nescafe when out.

I've heard that nestle now have an interest in The Body Shop so I am glad that I am no longer a consultant for them - used to admire their fairtrade/humanity stance but it all seems to be getting a bit dodgy now that Anita has relinquished control.

For the record, many of the baby milk companies have dodgy practises but nestle are the worst.

I don't agree with your argument about supporting nestle eggs just because they employ British people. You could argue that drug dealing provides income for british dealers but no one would dream of suggesting that we should let them do it.

Returning to the original question, I would say that if you can get the children involved then they could ask for non-nestle eggs in preference - cadbury's taste so much nicer anyway:D

Yes, I agree Nestle are hard to avoid, (ie. they own Buxton bottled water!!!) but it's possible, if I'm not sure I'll look at the label (same applies to coca-cola products!) Nestle have shares in L'oreal (another comapny I've always avoided!) & since Anita Roddick sold out last year I now avoid The Body Shop.
I bought Fairtrade 'Dubble' Easter Eggs this year, minimal packaging (only cardboard) from ethicalsuperstore, some people may not like this site but the eggs were a big, & tasty, hit with my 2 nephews !! :T

maow425

Just to add my little thought on this - We don't buy our children easter eggs at all. Our extended family (MIL & FIL, SIL & BIL, and one set of auntie & uncle) have agreed to do the same. So instead of buying our nephew a chocolate easter egg, we just buy a small present - probably less than £10's worth - and the others do the same for our children.

This way, we avoid the little'uns overloading chocolate and goung berserk from the sugar-rush, and they get a little present that means a lot more than a storebought massproduced egg.

savvy

In the spirit of recycling I've decided to re-use this thread from last year

If you are not into giving very over packaged commercialised Easter eggs there's a great DIY chocolate slab thread over on the Occasions board you could adapt for Easter pressies

Here is also a link to an article on alternative giving at Easter time from Junkk :cool:

Ben84

You can buy reusable chocolate egg moulds and make your own from bars, which tend to be far less over-packaged. Paper/card you can recycle most places and aluminium foil which is collected for recycling in some places too. We save our foil up to take to the dump for recycling.

The only problem with the home made eggs is that it's hard to make them thin, so you may find you use more chocolate.

As for Nestle, I stopped buying all their products over ten years ago. By avoiding Nescafe, their chocolates, their cat food, their cosmetics and their sweets, they have lost thousands of pounds in sales from our family.

Interestingly, and I feel revealingly, the M&S fairtrade is now cheaper than Nescafe. I bought two 200g jars on buy one get one half price for £5.98. It's very good quality and is made by Taylors of Harrogate, a British family firm who also supply Harrods. Comparatively, Necafe often goes on sale for two 200g jars for £6, sometimes £6.50.

I bought fairtrade even when it cost more, but this is increasingly less true. In many cases it's now similar, even cheaper, and the fairtrade products are usually very good quality too. I've tried many over the years and only once been dissapointed.

mjr600 wrote: »

Support Nestle Support British Jobs !

Eight factories in the UK one of which my Aunt worked at for twenty years and which helped to pay for her four children. All of whom now prosper and continue to add to the UK economy.

I suspect non of the production line workers would have a clue about the bad press Nestle recieves for some of its practices around the world but that is no reason to boycott their products.

Charity begins at home.

I agree with the suggestion we should support British industry, but I also feel strongly that we should support workers all over the world, not just here. The two are not uncompatible, we can do both. Nor is it charity, I certainly don't consider the UK's minimum wage charity, so why call a minimum wage for third world farmers charity. It doesn't even have to cost consumers more, but it does represent fairness and makes a huge difference to people. A consumer boycott makes sense as it's simply voting with your buying power. Something Nestle have been doing for many years to drive down the cost of raw materials at the great expense of coffee farmers.

Little_Chicken

I think kids get too much rubbish food at this time of the year - maybe people could buy them a hen or something on the Oxfam site?!?!?!

Quiet_Life

Nestle.... anyone old enough to remember the excellent series on BBC First Tuesday.... it showed how Nestle & Johnston and Johnston operate in the third world. Mark Thomas did an excellent programme on Nestle also. By all means protect jobs, but demand that these companies act in a more , I was going to say ethical manner, but actually humane is more appropriate.

savvy

Little_Chicken wrote: »

I think kids get too much rubbish food at this time of the year - maybe people could buy them a hen or something on the Oxfam site?!?!?!

I personally think that the majority eat too much rubbish food all year - it's quite galling to watch the myriad of students at my college and the !!!!!! food they are stuffing by the bucket loads all day.......................then some wonder why they can't still for a lesson or concentrate for more than 5 minutes, and why we as educators are hauled over the coals because they are not reaching their full potential or not as educated as they were x amount of years ago :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

she_grinch

I always buy large chocolate bars for each child as they can't eat the box and are only interested in the chocolate!

cheepskate_2

hi All
Sad to say my son gets lots of eggs at easter, nestles etc, the thing is he never eats them as doesn't like chocolate( will eat things like maltesers).
Anyway, just been reading this thread and give a chicken reminded me about the place that rehomes ex factory hen layers.

I think this will be a better idea for my son and i think he would really appriciate it, he's 7.

Can anyone remind me of thi site please,
and i promise to look on the green site more often and try and think a bit more before i buy.

thanks