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‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America
(www.theguardian.com)
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Pretty much everyone I know avoids any American products at the grocery store, and I know a few people that have switched off products they like to Canadian alternatives (like ketchup, cheese, etc). My family bought Heinz our whole lives and now we've swapped to French's, which we've found we like better so we won't be switching back anyways. I think one of the biggest things is losing a lot of long time customers and brand loyalty.
Only reason I didn't start boycotting Heinz ketchup was because I already was after they closed that Canadian plant some years ago. And you're right, French's isn't even a step down and I'm disappointed at businesses/events that have Heinz condiments.
Hell, I've been getting a budget brand ketchup since I can't find French's with the older style nozzle (and hate the newer ones that need enough force that it's too easy to squirt way too much) and even that isn't bad.
And I think that's going to be a huge lasting impact. All the marketing time and dollars spent building underserved reputations for mediocre brands is going down the drain as Canadians realize they lose nothing by ignoring US brands. And sometimes the lesser known ones are better because the big brands were enshitified and bet it all on name recognition.