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To: Thought_Provoking
Here's a list of French products to boycott, courtesy of FranceStinks.com. (This is a long list - Sorry I wasn't able to format it better)

Perrier
Poland & Deep Park Springs (Perrier owned)
Ungaro
Evian
Ricard
DFS
Miami Cruiseline Services
Peugeot
Citroen
Renault
Rossignol
Moet-Chandon
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Michelin
Red Roof
Motel 6 (yes, French!)
Suitehotel
Mephisto shoes
Axa Financial
L'Oreal Paris
Grey Goose
Dannon
Yves St. Laurent
Oscar de la Renta
Lalique (fine glass products)
Baccarat (fine glass products)
Waterman Pens
Heller model kits
Cloudy Bay
Lu (cookies)
Limoges
Lacoste
Verilux

Hachette Fillipacchi Media (owns Woman's Day, Elle, Boating, Car & Driver, Premiere, Popular Photography, American Photo, Flying, and many more)

Roquefort cheese (it cannot be called Roquefort unless French, hence "bleu" if of other origin)

Perrier-Jouet
Lectra CAD/CAM
Les Halles Steakhouses
Lanvin
Courvoisier
Joseph Drouhin
Chateau Margaux
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Dom Perignon
Alcatel
Novotel
Mercure
Pernod
Doprint
Formule 1
Neopost
Nivea
Vittel
Yves Rocher
Vichy
Club Med
Vuarnet
Elysee writing implements
Hermes
Thomson/RCA
Hennessey
Celine
Sparkletts Water
Fendi
Bic
Gaulloises
Gitzo
Baby Bel (Vache Qui Rit/Laughing Cow Cheese)
Schlumberger
Grand Marnier
Fred
Lassafre (Red Star Yeast)
Solomon (Skis)
Ilog
Certain-Teed
Mavic, Zefal, Look (bikes)
Nissan (majority French owned)
Air France
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Dassault
Ondeo Nalco
Thierry Mugler
BF Goodrich Tires (owned by Michelin)
Jeanneau/Benneteau
Cartier
DMC
Bonne Maman Cookies
Maille Mustard
Chanel
Givenchy
Sofitel Hotels
Veuve Cliquot
Louis Vuitton
Thalassa
Etap Hotel
Norton Sandpaper
Le Creuset
Square D
Ibis Hotels
Lancome
Alexis Lichine
Prat Art/Europa Inc.
Fina
Elf
Airbus
Roderer
Crystal
Chateau Petrus
Volvic
Aventis
Christian Dior
Sephora
Orangina
Petit Bateau
Mont Blanc
Publicis
Vivendi (owns Universal, at least for a bit longer)
Boucheron

23 posted on 02/23/2003 12:38:18 PM PST by nutmeg (Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops)
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To: nutmeg
Thanks for the list. I've printed it out, and will be making copies to give out.

Do you know the names of American companies that are owned by the French?
25 posted on 02/23/2003 12:48:26 PM PST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against nukes.)
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To: nutmeg
Aventis pharmaceuticals with brand names like Allegra, Lasix, and Nasacort.
26 posted on 02/23/2003 12:48:42 PM PST by Nebullis
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To: nutmeg
Thanks very much for your list. It's the most complete that I have found so far. I have downloaded it and am giving it out to everyone who's been asking. Re the Hachette group, these are the mags we have to cancel our subscriptions to because they are owned by the (french-owned) Legardere folks: 18 titles including American Photo, Boating, Car and Driver, Car Stereo Review's Mobile Entertainment, Cycle World, ELLE, ELLE Decor, ELLEgirl, Flying, Home, Metropolitan Home, Popular Photography, Premiere, Road & Track, Sound & Vision, Travel Holiday, Woman's Day and Woman's Day Special Interest Publications. (No more fascism - at least not on my credit card! Boycott France if you care about freedom.)
52 posted on 02/25/2003 2:56:00 PM PST by leilani
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To: nutmeg
Also, I noticed you didn't have T-Fal or Silpat on there. Lots of folks buy their cookware. We need to start spreading the word that buying their products is helping to support fascists, too.
53 posted on 02/25/2003 3:05:31 PM PST by leilani
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