This whole process of corporate Australia pandering to the woke community is getting totally out of hand
Woolworths Dumps Australia Day Merchandise
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You don't care, until you suddenly care…
I have a couple of Bottles to drink and celebrate Australia Day with and it was sold by woolworths BWS that is
Yea nah moit
Woolworths are hardly denying Australians Australia Day.
Freedom of speech…. Only when you agree with it.
Good grief.
I wondered who voted for Pauline Hanson.
Isn't democracy great!
Frankly the more I see of democracy the more I like Vetinari in the Discworld series. One man, one vote. He is the man with the vote.
As we are seeing with the GOP in America there are plenty of ways to create a dictatorship if one party refuses to hold their own people accountable.
@try2bhelpful: I don't know what the first part of your vote means.
There is no American dictatorship.
@R4: If you read the Discworld series you would get my first part of the comment. Google is your friend.
If you really think America isn’t a dictatorship then more fool you. The GOP refused to hold their leader accountable for his actions and now Trump is saying the President can do what he likes with legal impunity. Sounds like a dictatorship to me.
@R4: However it is the defence he is trying to use to get out of being held responsible for what he has been charged with. He may become President again despite his attempts to deny the peaceful handover of power after losing an election.
@R4: God I hope not. If he does then it confirms my original point and shows just what “democracy” means in America. Fingers crossed they have some shred of decency left.
@try2bhelpful: The US president is not a monarchy and they have enough checks and balances in their system to prevent it.
He still has an election to win - which is far from certain.
Trump v Biden? Trump wins.
Trump v a more acceptable democrat? All bets are off.
If I was an American voter, I'd have voted for Trump in 2016 but not in 2020 (wouldn't have voted for Biden either). I wouldn't vote for him in 2024 either.
If I was an American voter, I'd have voted for Trump in 2016 but not in 2020 (wouldn't have voted for Biden either).
What changed between 2016 and 2020?
I can't be arsed to debate this on here do let's leave it at that
I wasn't trying to debate, I was more interested in what you view Trump as having done right and wrong (by 2020) and what "wrong" things he did that would lead you to not voting for him again.
Personally, I think Trump practically achieved nothing of note during his tenure in office. He had no policy objectives, and obviously was just interested in shit stirring and building the Trump brand.
@R4: Actually they are worse than a lot of monarchies because the President has real power and not enough checks and balances. Especially if his own party colludes with him. I wouldn’t write off Biden yet. The American public booted Trump out before he tried to trash democracy. However it would be good if the Democrats could find a young Kennedy that isn’t bat shit crazy.
Lol. If you let Woolworths dictate to you whether Australia day exists or not, then you have bigger problems than worrying about whether some bogan junk being sold.
Further, if you actually cared about this you would support Australia day by buying Australian made products. Not by buying some imported plastic shit that helps no one but corporate Australia. In fact by buying that junk you hurt everyone else by using it for one day and then adding it to landfill. I suppose wearing Australian flag thongs and brandishing a little plastic flag for one day helps patch up your fragile nationalistic ego
Number of people here that would have bought the merch: 0
So easy to trigger, makes it too easy for newscorp
Plenty of stuff on Amazon, bought extra
Poll needs a third option: I don't understand what's going on / I don't care as long as I get a public holiday
Why woke? Shouldn't it be awakened?
Give us Aussie made junk or nothing!
Yup if it’s going to be tat at least keep the money in the country.
More importantly - do you buy it annually or do you not and you are just really sensitive?
The current Aus day is the equivalent of celebrating the day your dad impregnated your mum for your birthday rather than when you came out of her.
Unless you are from NSW it is celebrating the neighbour impregnating his wife before you moved in next door.
Moronic, it's about celebrating a nation a born from a ship that at some point became good enough for your parasite relatives to flee too.
Did you finish primary school?
Haha good point, Federation Day actually makes sense.
Lmao
Aldi have joined :D
There will be no Australia Day Special Buys.
Boycotting all supermarkets over this
Polls like this make me feel out of touch with a certain generation I'm not aware of.
The patriotic bunch that probably think I should leave Australia because I don't 'love' it
Life is bigger than some imaginary line we draw in the sand.
This bunch also think they are in the majority. (Arrogance plus echo chamber).
IMO the majority of Australians are quite happy to mind their own business regarding how others (including Woolworths) engage or otherwise don’t engage in Australia Day.
Personally I prefer to stay and improve it. Frankly most of that mob would be more comfortable in America with their views. I’m happy to wave them off at the airport.
Do people actually even buy Aus day junk still? I don't remember the last time I saw someone even wearing/using this cheap, cringe, chinese made landfill junk…
Yes because you're standing at the checkout more than 5 minutes once a week when you go shopping to come to that conclusion /eyeroll.
I don't shop at supermarkets for the most part, and when I do its just a couple things at Aldi. I honestly had no idea supermarkets even still sold this kind of stuff. I figured it would just be the crappy $2 stores full of Chinese junk that sold them tbh.
I'm basing my assessment on the fact that we don't really see this crap out and about any more. People aren't out there in the park wearing southern cross blueys, and flip flops, flag hats and waving their crappy plastic flags around while listening to the hottest 100 as they did 10-15 years ago. People have moved on and don't appear to want it any more likely because its super cringe and hypocritical. In which case it makes sense supermarkets wouldn't keep selling it if its not in demand…
Alternatively, if people do buy it, then they must be buying it in secret and only use it within the confines of their home because they know it's super cringe junk and they're ashamed to be seen with it lol.
it's really frustrating when you have used all you neg votes before stumbling upon a post like this that is so heavy with racist red-neck crap
We should get 2 sets of downvotes. One for posts like these and another purely to use on jv.
We should have an automatic downvote for jv. It can be preloaded. It would be interesting to see a jv post that, instantly, has hundreds of downvotes .
they buy all the stock and theres not many purchases, its logical to drop it ?
Would we have even noticed if MSM didn't pick up on this story.
Ex-Australian Rupert Murdoch says Woolworth is un-Australian.
A company that rips off workers, farmers and routinely has 600% mark ups on some items and sells exclusively to Australians is going to offend the very same Australians that pay for it's profit - Not smart.
Literally no moral high ground when you treat the farmers and workers like you do. Another Bonehead Brad Banducci move
Maybe not many people buy these merch so they decided not to sell. 🤷♂️
the woke community must be big enough for Woolies to not worry about the loss of purchases by non wokies ?
I hope you have to go out of your way to boycott Woolworths.
It'll make the whole exercise even more ridiculous
The stopped selling it due to declining sales.
The free market in action.
Isn't that what you Murdoch sycophants love?
Some people love talking about freedom to do what they want, but when other people or companies use that freedom to do something they personally don't like, they don't like freedom anymore.
Those of you complaining, do you want to force them to sell it at a loss? Or pay $30 for a poor quality flag made in a sweat shop? Which one is the least unAustralian?
This isn't a ban on Australia Day landfill. This is just a business deciding it's not worth selling.
@syousef Sell at a loss?
Do you have proof of this to be the case or are you just taking Woolworths at their word they are selling at a loss? There is a reason why there is a commision into supermarkets price gouging during covid because frankly they cannot be taken at their word. Ask the farmers, milk farmers if this is the case.
Woolworths says its true, so it must be true.
If they were making a lot of money on this stuff they would keep selling them. You think Woolworths should be forced to sell this tat? Just maybe the supermarkets should be concentrating on Australian produced products.
They don't want to sell it. If their motive is profit, it's not hard to take their word that the things they don't want to sell just aren't going to result in that profit for them. Companies don't tend to do bad stuff just to be evil. There's no one sitting in their lair plotting the end of the world one product cut at a time. They tend to be greedy to maximize shareholder profit over being decent.
Love that users make this about China, you can still claim a free Australian made flag (both Australian and Aboriginal) from your local federal Politician.
They are wondering why a government official wants a private industry company to sell Chinese made tat. If you can claim a free flag why are you buying one from WW?
My local woolworths has cricket sets, sand castle items, pool noodles and other items as part of there Australia day range.
Wasnt just cheap flags?Do these things have a flag plastered on them? Or are they just something they sell most of the year put on a shelf labelled “Australia Day” and probably marked up in price. Then dropped in price afterwards.
I never bought Australian day merch anyway, so doesn't impact me in the slightest.
Peter Dutton: "Let the free market decide, enough of this cancel culture"
(Free Market Decides)
Peter Dutton: "Oy, don't do that. Everyone, cancel Woolworths"
The Libs are woke
What if you're not a fan of the rabidly anti-Australia Day mob, and also the rabidly pro-Australia Day mob? I just want a good public holiday with a barbecue, and none of the "conspicuous american-style patriotism".
In that sense i'm quite happy if supermarkets stop carrying all that extra flag crap to cater to people who want them as capes and bucket hats.
I think you sum up the thoughts of many of us.
Fanaticism is the bigger issue.
People who’ve found a way to monetise ignorance and bigotry are very scary. Particularly when they inoculate their followers from common sense. They appeal to paranoia to say “only trust me”. That pathway leads to Waco, the Capitol attack, the Oklahoma City bomb, the cops killed out here etc.Tie it in with Religion and you get shoot ups in Clubs, the twin towers attacks, attacks on minorities in India, etc.
To a certain degree If someone is willing to die for a cause then shoot them up front. There is no way to stop them.
The Age yesterday the consensus was Dutton is a hypocritical buffoon.
The LNP were the people trying to raise legislation to stop secondary boycotts. I wonder how much of this tat Dutton was intending to buy?
https://theconversation.com/scott-morrison-wants-to-outlaw-b…Woolworths would sell it if people bought it. They've obviously decided it isn't profitable. This is exactly how the free market works. This isn't some social justice campaign. Don't over-think the decisions made in board rooms. The only decisions made are those with the greatest profit in mind.
So when Qantas spent $400,000 on the YES campaign it wasn't a social justice campaign? It's decison was based with greatest profit in mind?
Did you read Woolworths statement?
'There has been a gradual decline in demand for Australia Day merchandise from our stores over recent years,' the supermarket giant said in a statement.
"At the same time, there's been broader discussion about 26 January and what it means to different parts of the community.'
Do you really believe that statement is only profit driven?
There are a lot of things that make up profit driven. It is also how you are perceived as a corporate citizen. People like NAB don’t sponsor the football just because it gets the guys at the top a chance at a corporate box. Actually the WW statement is totally profit driven. They want to be seen as caring about the community rather than just greedy bastards who would sell their grandmother for scientific experimentation.
Do you really believe everything you hear?
Yes. Qantas ran a cost-benefit analysis and concluded the best financial gain was to be by backing the YES campaign. They calculated that $400,000 was a small cost to pay for the advertising they would get from their statement. And I'm sure it worked - they would have got front page coverage across the country, potentially for days. Millions of dollars worth of advertising.
Woolworths can justify their decision any way they want - it will always be done with the greatest profit in mind.
Why is isn't there a poll option for I don't care if Woolies sells cheap crap for a one day event.
Agree with not filling the landfill. But Wooloies need to do more about crap coming out on sale for Halloween and other made-up days.
I dont care. I dont shop at woollies anyway.
Interestingly enough Costco makes very little fuss about Australia day. You can buy a cake but little tat. They have stuff for Christmas, Halloween, even Chinese New Year but not Australia day. Can’t wait to see Dictator Dutters telling us all the stores we should boycott for them making a Commercial decision. The list will be massive.
Who gives a shit
RWNJ who vote for the Libs, apparently.
Woke Dutton advocating to CANCEL Woolies.
Hope they go the way of budlite
Time to cancel Dutton & his woke media-grabbing agenda.
He’s waging war against free market Australian retailers.
Woolies should be applauded for refusing to stock cheap Chinese landfill plastic tat.
Let’s unite against this anti-capitalist, unpatriotic filth pouring out of Dutton’s mouth.
If Dutton wants to get elected, he needs to unite Australia, not tell supermarkets whether to sell Chinese thongs…Surprised this has caused such a fuss. Who tf actually buys Aus day merch?
The fuss is not that they are not selling the merch, but that they had the gall to announce they wouldn't be selling it due to lack of demand, when the real reason is that the woke corporates hate Australia and don't want our national day to be celebrated at all. If you haven't seen the directive from Woolies to their staff, I suggest you Google it and have a read!
I love the “society should never change because it suits me fine” brigade. You don’t have to hate a country to expect it to do better than what it currently does. In fact it shows you really love it because you are invested in its future.
Do you still want the society that was in place when that flag was raised? I sure as shit don’t. Frankly selling the tacky, Chinese made crap is much more disrespectful of Australia. History doesn’t treat slave owners, or their enablers, well. People look in horror at the injustice of imprisoning homosexuals. Woman no longer have to resign from their government jobs when they get married. Society moves on.
There's no reason it has to be tacky "Chinese made crap" (racist, much?). Woolies are more than welcome to have it manufactured in Australia or whatever country you show allegiance to (clearly it's not Australia in your case).
@dcash: I’m pointing out this stuff is made overseas so we are exporting dollars out of the country to get it made. Me, I don’t think showing allegiance to my country is tied to buying tacky crap whether it is made here or not. I would much prefer that people use their hard earned money to buy things like Australian grown produce or durable goods they get a lot of usage out of.
You have a very myopic definition of what allegiance to Australia entails? However, it seems to involve a socialist view of government forcing companies to sell useless rubbish. What next? Forcing people to buy them.
@try2bhelpful: Rofl. You're the one who felt the need to call it "Chinese made crap", and yet you get all defensive when I suggest it could be made wherever you like!
@dcash: If being a patriot means I have to buy low cost plastic shite from a multibillion turnover supermarket then count me out.
There are many ways that citizens can be patriotic without the dog whistle b0llocks that foams out of Dutton’s anus.
Paying tax, being employed, having a bank account, owning a house/car, using public transport, going to the beach, exploring the countryside, voting. These are all patriotic activities. What Dutton is calling out has fu¢k all to do with patriotism.
I'm more concerned with the Woolworths 'memberships' signs to gain the cheaper price I saw in the supermarket today on some products.
EDIT: Apparently this is old news. I just avoided buying the product.
If these lands belong to only aboriginal people, not sure why those people who claim so dont go back to the uk.
Definition of hypocrisy .
i wish we could ban the moaning woke lunatics in our society
Ya mean the people who are aware of social and political issues, especially racism? How on earth can you object to that? Unless you prefer people are ignorant these things are happening. If my history was slavery, segregation and second class citizen I might be looking for changes in attitude as well.
And then what?
End up like north korea or russia
no thanksMaybe we should just ignore the karens n darrens and not let our feelings get in the way of their free speech.
opinions are like @ss holes everyone has one and they all stink
The hidden option is to write "What do I vote for if don't care?"
Then l'll tally up all those that commented that exact phrase.