Boycotting France?...A good list of their products...

e-mail | 3-18-03 | Xthe17th

[EternalVigilance]

BOYCOTTING FRANCE? Here is a simple list of products not to buy:

Air France
Air Liquide
Airbus
Alcatel - Based in Paris France
Allegra (Allergy Medication) - Produced by Aventis Pharmaceuticals based in Strasbourg, France
Aqualung (Including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest)
AXA Advisors
Bacou-Dalloz-Makes Industrial protective devices
Bank of the West - Owned by BNP Paribas
Beneteau (boats)
BF Goodrich - Owned by Michelin
BIC (Razors, Pens & Lighters) - Started in 1945 by Marcel Bich. Originally based just outside of Paris. Began trading on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1972. 40.5% Publicly traded. Bich family still owns 33.5%.
Biotherm (Cosmetics)
Black Bush
Bollinger (Champagne)
*Browning Firearms
Car & Driver Magazine
Cartier
Chanel
Chivas Regal (Scotch)
Christian Dior
Club Med (Vacations) - Owned in part by Paris based CDC (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations)
Culligan (owned by Vivendi)
Dannon (Yogurt & Dairy Foods)
Danon-Lea and Perrin, Evian and other food/water
Decatholon Super Sport Stores or MVP Sport Stores
Dassault Systemes-(CATIA design software)
DKNY - LVMH acquired 100% of Gabrielle Studio Inc., the privately owned licenser of Donna Karan trademarks back in 2001.
DMC THREADS
Dom Perignon
Durand Crystal
Elle Magazine
Emile Henry French Cookware
Enertec makes high speed recorders used in Recon aircraft
Essilor Optical Products
Evian
Fina Gas Stations
Fina Oil - Billions invested in Iraqi Oil fields
First Hawaiian Bank
George Magazine
Givenchy
Grey Goose Vodka
GroupeSEB owns Krups, Moulinex, Roweta and Tefal
Cookware
Groupe Shneider, owner of Modicon and Square D
Guerlain Fragrances
**Hachette Filipacchi owner publisher of many magazines sold in the USA. See the list below.
Hennessy
Houghton Mifflin (books)
International Herald Tribune - 181 ave Charles-de-Gaulle - F-92521 Neuilly - FRSource:World Business Council for Sustainable Development '00 [Domain Registration], [Corporate Profile]
Jacobs Creek - Owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989
Jameson (whiskey)
Jerry Springer (talk show)
Krups
Lancome
Lea & Perrins a product of Danon
Le Creuset (Cookware)
L'Oreal (Health & Beauty Products)
Louis Vuitton
Marie Claire
Martel Cognac
Maybelline
Méphisto (Footwear & Apparel)
Michelin (Tires & Auto Parts) - Their phone number is: (33) 1 45 66 15 53 in France
Mikasa Crystal and Glass (purchased by ARC int'l in 2001)
Moet (Champagne)
Motel 6 - 33, Avenue du Maine- 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France
Motown Records
MP3.com
Mumms (Champagne)
Nissan (Cars) - Majority owned by Renault Nivea
Normany Butter
Parents Magazine
Perrier
Peugeot (Automobiles) - Pronounced "Pooh Joe", must be French
Pierre Cardin
Playstation Magazine
ProScan - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France Publicis Group (Including: Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising)
RCA (televisions & electronics) - Owned by Thomson Electronics, France
Red Magazine
Red Roof Inns - Owned by the Accor group based in France
Renault (Automobiles)
Road & Track Magazine
Roquefort Cheese - All Roquefort cheese is made in France
Rowenta (Toasters, Irons, Coffee makers, etc)
Royal Canadian
Salomon (Skis)
Seagram's Gin
Sierra Software and Computer Games
Sodexho Alliance, French Food Caterer for the US Marines
Sofitel (Hotels) - Owned by the Accor group based in France
Sparkletts (Water) - Owned by Danone, based in France
Spencer Gifts
Sundance Channel
Taylor Made (Golf)
Technicolor
T-Fal (Kitchenware)
The Glenlivet (Scotch
Top Tobacco - Dist. by Republic Tobacco L.P., Glenview IL, made in France
Total Gas Stations
UbiSoft (Computer Games)
Uniroyal
Uniroyal Tires - Owned by Michelin
Universal Studios (Music, Movies & Theme Parks) - Universal Studios is owned by Vivendi-Universal, headquartered in Paris France
USFilter
Veritas Group
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Vittel
Vivendi - Vivendi Headquarters, Paris France
Wild Turkey (bourbon)
*Winchester Firearms (US Repeating Arms)
Woman's Day Magazine
Yoplait - France-based Sodiaal owns a 50% stake of Yoplait
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Rocher Cosmetics
ZigZag (tobacco papers and roller products)*
Zodiac Inflatable Boats

* Sad news but these two companies are owned by the Belgian Company Herstal, (French Light)
**List of 18 magazines sold in USA by Hachette Filipacchi with an estimated 50 million readers: American Photo, Boating, Car Stereo Review's Mobile Entertainment, Cycle World, ELLE Decor, ELLEgirl, Flying, Home, Metropolitan Home, Popular Photography, Premiere, Sound & Vision, Travel Holiday, Woman's Day Woman's Day Special Interest Publications.

[EternalVigilance]

Please keep this list and send it to your relatives, friends and fellow conservatives via e and snail mail!

[Lorianne]

Hmmmmm, I just closed two Bank of the West accounts several weeks ago, without even knowing of their French connection.

[b fair]

Please do BOYCOTT RCA/Thomson.
Not only does France not support us.
This Company layed off a LARGE portion of their American employees but none of its French employees.

[silverwolf]

Hahaha, boycott France? never!! they have the best products from wine, cheese perfumes, cosmetics, by the way, i wonder how the supermodels and the female hollywood stars would look like without Dior, Rubinstein, Arden, Lancome, and murch more products, course max factor sucks.

[angry elephant]

What is a good worcester sauce if we don't buy Lea & Perrins?

[Crusader21stCentury]

Perrier

You should be aware that while the water comes from the south of France, the company is owned by Nestle a Swiss Entity.
If that matters to you.

[countess]

French's worcestershire?

[JIM O]

I don't see twinkees on the list, I am sure the French must make them.

[EternalVigilance]

You should be aware that while the water comes from the south of France, the company is owned by Nestle a Swiss Entity.

Oh well, I'm tired of those who sit on the fence, too. ;-)

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of danger..."

[EternalVigilance]

LOL...

[EternalVigilance]

Buy some good Iowa corn-fed steaks...they are so tender and delicious, they don't need steak sauce! ;-)

If it needs sauce, it musta been raised on sagebrush somewhere out west...LOL

[OOTB]

No, I think the problem is that the French CONSUME twinkies.
As the old adage says...you are what you eat!

[Severa]

how the hell is Wild Turkey on this list? I thought it was made in my home state of Kentucky....

[KS Flyover]

... cheese perfumes ...

No wonder the French stink so bad.

[EternalVigilance]

You go right ahead and buy the stuff. You have the right...just like others have the right not to buy any of it if THEY want.

As to the Hollywood types? Most of them could do with a little less makeup anyhow. Of course, they won't be participating, since they are mostly French at heart.

[EternalVigilance]

how the hell is Wild Turkey on this list? I thought it was made in my home state of Kentucky....

I wondered about that.

Tragic, if true, eh? ;-)

[TheOtherOne]

Hahaha, boycott France? never!! they have the best products from wine, cheese perfumes, cosmetics, by the way, i wonder how the supermodels and the female hollywood stars would look like without Dior, Rubinstein, Arden, Lancome, and murch more products, course max factor sucks.

Now that you have established your priorities, welcome to FR. Not how I would have jumped in, but welcome. I like French wine too, but not at the expense of supporting ChIraq against my own country.

[countess]

If all I do is switch brands, I'm not hurting the U.S. economy. I'm still buying just as much stuff in my local stores. No company has ever done enough for me that I will never consider buying their competitor anyway. A lot of the food we buy comes from American subsidiaries of French-owned companies, and we will hardly ever know it. They are all over the food service industry too, so every time we eat out, we are potentially boosting an enemy economy.

Sorry to sound so harsh. My husband is in the mideast tonight, and I hate the French right now.

[supercat]

I know this is a French list, but since Germans aren't much better, does anyone know of a non-German, non-Chinese, non-French, non-Russian, Bb harmonica roughly equivalent to a Hohner Special 20?

[TheOtherOne]

I may have to close my B of W accounts too. I have been looking for a reason.