U.S. companies say Canadian retailers are turning away products - National | Globalnews.ca
U.S. companies say Canadian retailers are turning away products - National | Globalnews.ca
Amid the "Buy Canadian" movement, some U.S. companies say retailers in Canada have been turning away their products or halting planned deals.
I'm in the US. I've stopped getting stuff made in the red states (sadly Evan Williams that I love as well). Cut off Amazon and Target. The list is huge. It's a process unfortunately. But I'm buying Canadian where I can. Especially that sweet syrup. Love you guys.
Moved abroad and I tell everyone I can to boycott American. Doesn't take alot of convincing!
Where'd you go?
Shit, I’m American and I’m regionally boycotting things made in red states to the greatest degree I reasonably can.
Can't blame Canada one bit. They have to put their own interests first.
I wonder if it's dawning on any Trumpers here in America that they've made a profoundly bad call. I'm guessing probably not. They may only have an inkling of this harsh reality when it hits their wallets like a freight train. But even then it will always be someone else's fault (liberals, Democrats, foreign nations, etc).
Are we winning yet??
Win win situation is if the west coast breaks off from the rest of the US. We'd finally be free from idiocracy. The red side of the US didn't want us anyways
They don't really have the brain cells to self reflect. It's like asking a vampire to look in the mirror.
Its's like asking the emperor to look in a full length mirror.
Then they'll still think it was a good idea, it just went wrong in the execution.
I've seen some waking up but not most.
I got a survey from Google Opinion Rewards today asking if I was participating in the Buy Canadian movement. When I said yes, the next question was how much of a price increase would I accept in order to keep my convictions. I said 50%, but I really should have said higher.
I earned $0.16 for my answer and now I feel dirty.
Trump on Monday.... "Canadian tarriffs now 55%!"
If he was smart and coy he'd do 51% for the 51st parallel where Canada is or if he wanted to he'd make it 100% for the 100th Meridian "where the great plains begin" lol
$0.16 USD or CAD?
CAD...
Well no one’s buying them so why would they stock them? Had to go buy a bunch of new screwdrivers and normally I get Klein. Nope! Picked my up some nice Wera and won’t be looking back.
Klein doesn't really seem what it used to be anyway. IMHO Japanese tools FTW
I mean it's not necessarily the retailers. It's Canadians themselves who aren't buying them. If I read "états unis" on a product I will look for an alternative or go without.
Exactly. Same here 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
“That’s the kind of disruption we would never expect,” said Hung. “I never heard of this happening until now. It’s definitely quite a bit of headwinds."
This is exactly the reason we have to affect blue states like CA/WA/NY/MA just like red states with our dollar. So many people and companies still have their head in the sand and don't realize the Trump rhetoric is a real threat to Canada and more than just trolling. They don't really become aware of it until it actually affects them and that's not limited to Republicans.
The people in the blue states are afraid for their lives.
This isn't a situation where the people in the blue states need to be aware of the danger Trump poses to Canadians and the problems he poses for Canada and need to be made aware of it.
The people in the blue states are unable to afford much of anything now, not food, not healthcare, not housing, not transportation, nothing. And on top of that, they're afraid of being disappeared because the Trump regime is disappearing people for no cause, because of things like having an autism awareness tattoo or like publishing a letter.
It's not to say that what Canada is facing from Trump isn't bad, but no, people in the blue states are MORE aware of the dangers of Trump than you are. Canadians are justified in reacting, absolutely, but people in the U.S. in blue states are not unaware of what's going on, and don't need Canadians to make them aware of these things.
Yes, but we have to move past the "it can't be that bad for my business" and the "don't blame me, I didn't vote for Trump" excuses. Blue state residents have to actually stand up for their state and fellow residents against this administration. I've been impressed by some of the protests in LA in support of Mexico, but Sacramento, Olympia, Albany, Salem have a lot of legwork to do to protect itself from the Trump admin. Canadian actions are meant to spur individual Americans to action as well.
You can still buy Tabasco if you want. Louisiana is a red state but one of the McIlhenny heirs was a good dude. The peppers are grown in South and Central America and Avery Island (where the sauce is made) is mostly a wildlife refuge now. He only introduced one invasive species, which is pretty good for a rich guy in the 1800’s.
I get that there are many Americans and American companies that do great things. Hell, I still have a Costco membership because they treat their workers and customers really well for a large chain, and have demonstrably rejected the "anti-woke" movement.
But understand that if this keeps going on I'm not renewing it this year. This is because every dollar that goes to Washington DC through US federal taxes is metaphorical ammunition for Trump, to illegally threaten to withhold funding for refusing to go along with his demands.
Elbows up 🇨🇦
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I mean really think about this strategically: if you’re the US and you want other countries to feel an economic squeeze because you think you can throw your weight around, you can’t do it in such a fragrantly aggressive/hostile way. You know why? Because capitalism fucking loves good marketing. If you can sell righteous indignation/support, you have a recipe for billions.
The Canadian companies refusing to do business with American companies or refusing to sell their products aren’t just making a moral stand - they’re giving themselves an advantage. They are leveraging an opportunity to go “buy from us because the US is awful and we are Canadian and we’re awesome and not awful.”
“Buying Canadian” is a moral and economically advantageous act. Ever wonder why every single hybrid car had” hybrid“ written on them in the 2000’s/2010’s? Pretty sure they still do to be honest.
Not to mention the role this has played in forming a united front from our provinces who have largely removed interprovincial trade barriers overnight. This should make our internal economy more efficient which is great.
Oh for sure!
In Denmark, Coca Cola is in full damage control trying to highlight that they are produced in Denmark and thus is basically as Danish as our native brands, but it is an uphill battle since Coca Cola is basically THE American brand.
To be honest I don't know how well they're succeeding in their damage control... But I'm getting a sense they are suffering...
Huh? Even if it's produced in Denmark, how can some of the revenue not be going back to the US where Coca Cola is based?
Edit: Yep, Carlsberg Danmark pays royalties and licensing to The Coca Cola Company in the US. They also buy the syrup concentrate from the US (or its subsidiaries).
So it is most definitely a US product that is being "finished" in Denmark, with a lot of revenue going to the US.
Kraft is doing the same here in Canada. Just means its working. Theyre worried about losing their market.
I dont care what happens now. I will never buy American again unless I have no choice and cant do without.
About a year ago, there was a boycott on the Loblaws supermarket chain in protest of their boasting record profits at a time when grocery inflation was out of control. It lasted about a month before kind of fizzling out.
But I think by comparison, this buy Canadian movement has legs. It's a major nationwide shift in people's spending habits. And the key word here may be habits. Let's say for argument's sake that after 4 years of Trump, a new administration comes in and repeals all the tariffs. By that time, people will have settled into alternate brands across a wide range of consumer goods, and it may be difficult to convince them to switch back again. There's a certain inertia in human behaviour. So the effects of this could potentially go on quite a bit longer than the tariff war.
Oh yes it'll go on for a long time and might never return to the previous state.
American products got world wide recognition in a time when USA was the peak of western culture, technology and quality.
With or without tariffs and boycotts, people everywhere in the world will once again have to question if they even want America products. This doesn't go well with the increased consumer awareness that is happening everywhere else but in USA.
UK turning down clorinated American chickens is the funniest thing today, like eew brother, eew what's that?
Tariffs also have a way of sticking around long after the reason for their introduction is forgotten.
Righteous.
Cool, now make sure those products can get into American hands at a fair market price.
You don't say...