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BOYCOTT OREOS

Posted: Jun 26, 2016

As much as we complain, we are not the only ones with work issues.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicagos-sweet-oreos-sour-with-corporate-greed/

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This Is - Old News

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I stopped buying oreo's nearly a year ago now when they first announced they were moving to Mexico. Used to love oreo's. i don't anymore.

It's a recent article. - PassingThru

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I was unaware of this. Then again, I don't buy any of the affected brands (Ritz Crackers, Oreos, Chips Ahoy, Planters Nuts).

Certainly it's no surprise, just another in a long line of American products gone south. La-Z-Boy is another brand I will NEVER buy since they moved their production to Mexico.

It May - Be a Recent

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article, but if you read through it, it states the move to Mexico began in 2015. The person(s) who ran the article must be at a loss to print anything more recent.

Wait. La-Z-Boy is still in US - I have a lot of friends who

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work at the one in Neosho, MO. They have production bonuses and make really good money. It's too physical for me or I would apply. I don't know what all is in Mexico, but there are several plants still in US.

Well, it was news - to me.

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Unfortunately or fortunately, I'm a diabetic so this is a nonissue.

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