My local Lidl has sodastream machines this week and I was wondering if its annoying/unnecessary to put a little post it note on it saying its an israel product or something

Edit: thanks for all the replies, I ended up messaging the customer service and I left a piece of paper with "boycott Israeli products" with my shitty handwriting on a sodastream box, I didn't stick anything anywhere so hopefully this will avoid any "vandalism" accusations.

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[–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Unnecessary or annoying are perhaps not the standard to judge this by. I think legally you could be in trouble. Inside your local supermarket isn't the place for a protest. Trying to dissuade customers from buying certain products by tempering with the merchandise, even if it's just a post it note, will at the very least get you barred from shopping there and at worst a day in court. If you are unlucky, this has the potential to be a decision you'll rue.

Look at what kind of protest is allowed where you are. Because the rules aren't universal. But holding a placard on the public space in front of the store may be the safer option.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Good point, though I'm not sure if companies here in Finland act so aggressively, especially Lidl which from my understanding is a (bit more)decent company in terms of employee conditions and they do have some of the best/broadest selection of vegan and vegetarian options, so I don't think them selling sodastreams is as much of malicious as rather ignorant

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Keep in mind that you are talking about a German supermarket chain and you want to protest a company headquartered in Israel. Their reaction may lack rationality.

    Do what you think is right. Just be aware of the possible consequences.

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