Boycott Brawny Paper Towels

[UCBerkeleyPostop]

They are manufactured by Koch Industries.

[Devlyn]

I was going to, I had a roll of the store brand. But there was a giant display of Brawny supporting the Wounded Warrior Project. I bought the 8 pack of Brawny. Hugs, Devlyn

[crazy old bat]

I buy the dg brand at dollar general, but only cause I'm so poor. Otherwise I would splurge and buy viva. I never liked brawny because it just wasn't that great a paper towel.

[crazy old bat]

I buy cheap paper towels because it's stupid to spend a ton of money on something like that. Now, toilet paper? That's different. Using cheap stuff is harsh and especially rough on the nose.

I blow my nose on paper towels. Tissue is too wimpy for my huge honker, lol.

[Amazon D]

I use paper towels for TP and cloth rags for my nose

to me TP has no use

[Devlyn]

Looks like we're on a roll! Hugs, Devlyn

[crazy old bat]

Looks like we're on a roll! Hugs, Devlyn

Don't get too absorbed in it. Its liable to run out anytime.

[Joelene9]

I was going to, I had a roll of the store brand. But there was a giant display of Brawny supporting the Wounded Warrior Project. I bought the 8 pack of Brawny. Hugs, Devlyn

Same here.  Brawny did have an internal tiff over the lumberjack on the package.  The previous one reminded some in their marketing department of a "1970's porno guy" as in Midnight Cowboy.  They changed the Lumberjack image that some called the latest one the "Metrosexual".   Isn't "Metrosexual" just one step away from "Gay Guy"?
  Joelene

[aleon515]

Here's a list of Koch paper products. It normally doesn't do much good to boycott a single product like that.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/08/24/895947/-Boycott-Koch-Products
This link also lists ALL Koch products. Impressive list.
Koch is huge, makes me wonder how effective a boycott of Koch could be.
Most effective boycotts (table grapes, tomatoes from Taco bell, canned tuna, etc.) were of a limited product that was easy to get your head around.
I'm happy to boycott their paper products though.

--Jay Jay

[Shang]

I don't use any of their products except for Angel Soft, and that's because I can get 12 or more rolls for $4 where I work.  Though I just discovered another brand I like better and will probably fork out the extra $2 for instead.  It's not all that big of a deal for me.

Now, if y'all were like boycott Taco Bell or Chef Boyardee then I might have a problem, lol.

[Hikari]

I am way too cheap to buy name brand anything, much less disposable things.

Well, i might buy name brand clothes and shoea but that is different those matter.

[aleon515]

Yeah though my point is that there are so many products I don't know how much good a boycott is. Effective boycotts  (perhaps the most effective was the Montgomery Bus Boycott) are very focused. Mind you I am not opposed to it, but I am getting my roof reshingled (yeah poor me. The insurance is only covering half of it). Anyway I would be willing to bet taht shingles are made by Koch industries and that no roofer has ANY idea.

--Jay Jay