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Coca-Cola Taxes (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I think it would be fair to destroy product you see in stores. something to weaken plastic on the outside of bottles, or shaking them. things that make product unsellable, or make it make a mess.

these companies are beyond evil, clearly simple "im not buying this" doesn't work; retailers must be punished for stocking this shit.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If it's on retail shelves, Coke already has their money. You have to aim higher.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

they have their money once. will they have it again? and again? and after this KEEPS happening?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You gotta corrupt the supply chain then. Shaking bottles in a store isn't gonna do shit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

see, reducing demand at a retailer level is a lot easier to democratize and give kids to do so they feel empowered. plus it makes them think about OTHER products that are associated with awful shit. maybe, someday, I could even go grocery shopping without having to google every single god damn thing I put in my cart!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Some retail stores now operate on a model where they essentially rent shelf space to wholesalers, who are responsible for stocking the shelves and keep all the money from sales of their product.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your motivation is honorable, but this plan would only impact innocent retail employees and would not hurt Coca-Cola at all. I like your initiative, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

their hours will be spent cleaning rather than doing the shit they originally needed to do. stores will need to hire more workers (and maybe security. but still) to keep the same standard. is wiping up cola really worse than collecting carts at 40c+?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just an fyi...the coke product is just one of several hundred brands Coca-Cola owns. Sure your plan could work, but to be more effective, one should target more of their brands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Coca-Cola_brands?wprov=sfla1

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Huh, that probably explains why Minute Maid juices have so much added sugar.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why would making a mess at a random 7-11 hurt Coca Cola in any way? What is the logic here?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

it would become a liability to stock that shit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And small corner stores lose money?

If you want to do something, go slash the tires of Coca Cola execs. Or put some sugar in the tank of their private jet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

if those small corner stores can't be ASKED to stop stocking coca cola, their profits are not my concern. they are choosing to stock that shit. may as well say the power company can sue me when I install an efficient fridge.