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Peter Dutton calls for boycott of Woolworths after Australia Day merchandise dropped

www.theguardian.com Peter Dutton calls for boycott of Woolworths after Australia Day merchandise dropped

Some media and Coalition politicians have voiced outrage over the decision, which the retailer says is due to lack of customer demand

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This is exactly how Trumpism gets seeded into mainstream Australia. Dutton can fuck right off with his racist dogwhistling, and find something better to complain about.

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If Dutton is against it, it's probably the right thing to do.

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- The man is like a compass that points south.
  He's not actually useless, but why Bizarro? Why?
  
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Nothing says Australia more than cheap plastic shit with the flag printed on it.

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- Which is probably made in China
  
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Let the market decide. No not like that

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- This isn't the market deciding, this is pandering. Kmart literally said they're stopping it due to "inclusivity", and Woolworths even said that too:
  
  https://au.news.yahoo.com/woolworths-follows-kmart-with-major-australia-day-decision-041153633.html
  
  "There has been a gradual decline in demand for Australia Day merchandise from our stores over recent years. At the same time there’s been broader discussion about 26 January and what it means to different parts of the community,"
  
  Making up the former to enforce the latter.
  
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  Do you think either retailer would give a crap about “inclusivity” or the “broader discussion” if sales weren’t declining? It’s not pandering it’s marketing
  
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Woolies would keep the crap if people bought it. I'm unconvinced they would drop the range if it were making them buckets of money.

I'll bet it's loads more profit per shelf to fill that space with back-to-school stuff.

It's us who don't want Australia Day stuff. Possibly because we don't exactly have wads of spare disposable income to spend on luxuries? Maybe because we have a personal stance on Australia Day? Maybe we just don't care?

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- Woolies would keep the crap if people bought it. I’m unconvinced they would drop the range if it were making them buckets of money.
  
  Nah, it's just more DEI-led stuff where they're trying to pander to the vocal minority to score points, like Bud Light and Target did in America, where it backfired massively. Make no mistake, they're dropping it for "inclusivity" like Kmart did, not because it doesn't make money. They even mentioned this in their statement:
  
  There has been a gradual decline in demand for Australia Day merchandise from our stores over recent years. At the same time there’s been broader discussion about 26 January and what it means to different parts of the community,"
  
  It'll be back next year when they fuck around and find out this year. Keep politics and pandering out of grocery stores. Didn't ever think I'd have to say that lol. It's ridiculous.
  
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  It’ll be back next year when they fuck around and find out this year.
  
  Ultimately, Coles and Woolies are untouchable. It's almost impossible to boycott them. That's the whole problem with the grocery duopoly in Australia. I don't foresee this move having any impact on them either way. They know it, too. You may be right and they're pandering somewhat, but I am a cynic and I believe they're doing it because the range isn't making enough money to justify its shelf space.
  
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  Mate what the fuck do you think 'decline in demand' means?
  
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  Fuck around and find out that stocking shelves for a one day event with cheap plastic crap that isn’t selling well is a bad idea?
  
  ‘Help help, I’m being repressed!’
  
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  Make no mistake, they’re dropping it for “inclusivity” like Kmart did, not because it doesn’t make money.
  
  Even if this were true, it would be because they've determined that the "inclusivity" (whatever that is) is going to make them money.
  
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Bold move for Voldemort who's always loved the free market and despised boycotts.

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- FFS dont say his name! Now he knows where you are and he is going to send a bunch of voting material to you! Or recruit you as an au pair!
  
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  Gonna sue you for being demonstrably mean to him.
  
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- I expect to see him decked out on Jan 26 in an Australian flag singlet with Australian flag boardies and thongs. Waving little Australian flags and giving out cute stuffed kangaroos and koalas to kids.
  
  Or, I dunno, maybe he could just be a hypocrite?
  
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The less cheap plastic crap that will end up in landfill and waterways on the 27th the better. What a stupid thing to kick up a stink about. I know why he's doing it but I'm sick of conservatives turning every little fucking thing into more culture war bullshit. Just fuck off already.

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I had to check whether this is was from The Shovel or not. Honestly, it's baffling that a federal politician (and head of the opposition) is focusing on something so trivial.

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- It's an absolutely perfect example of how petty he and his ilk are.
  
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Imagine being this fragile.

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weird thing for someone who wants to be PM to do. this is Katter type nonsense

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I'm all for boycotting Woolies for their business practices, but not as much as I am for boycotting that semi sentient potato.

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Yeah, when people are struggling to afford food this is the big issue to focus on. /s

Knob

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“Cancel culture is running rampant!” - Peter Dutton discussing Peter Dutton, probably.

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- Tell him that he is trying to get government to intervene in a market-driven choice
  
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Agreed! Lets boycott Dutton. Oh wait, sorry. I misread that. Well, I've already typed it now so Im sticking with it.

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he has nothing to lose.. may as well try the Trump playbook

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What will china do with all the merchandise?

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- Flog it to another country with green and gold iconography. They may have to add a black stripe.
  
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Mashed potatoe mashed potatoe

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- It's Hot Potato, Hot Potato. Then we get to mashed Banana. Honestly, do you even wiggle?!
  
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  You're correct, but I think most people would be more inclined to characterise Dutton as 'mashed' rather than 'hot' 😆
  
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TIL Woolworth’s are still around in Australia. I can’t remember the last time I went into a Woolworths here in the states.

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- Completely different companies. Just coincidentally same name.
  
  We do have Target though. No walmart.
  
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  Target is also two completely different companies
  
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- I'm Germany too
  
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- Our kmarts will blow your mind
  
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Cancel culture exemplified.

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Woolworths CEO reportedly “stepping down” after another trainwreck interview a month or so after his trainwreck Australia Day interviews 😂

I believe this is the “find out” part of FAFO.

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which the retailer says is due to lack of customer demand

They let it slip when Kmart said it was due to "inclusiveness" though. We all know it's not from lack of demand, it's from the usual woke pandering.

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- Often Marketing is just Marketing. Those people who are triggered by the word “inclusiveness” will consider it either Pandering or Acknowledgement of people’s feelings. Those of us who are rational will recognise it for what it is; Spin to justify a decision based on maximising profit.
  
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  Those people who are triggered by the word “inclusiveness”
  
  No one is "triggered" 🙄. It's just a term that's used by the DEI/ESG squad that basically gives them a free defense squad when they use it to do a stupid thing.
  
  Those of us who are rational will recognise it for what it is; Spin to justify a decision based on maximising profit.
  
  You're not disagreeing with me. The problem is that what the DEI/ESG squad think will maximise profit - pandering to the minorities - usually backfires massively. Those of us who are rational know that pandering to the minority isn't smart because you put off the majority.
  
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