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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 08:19 PM Mar 2021

Just a suggestion---I emailed Coca Cola at their Atlanta headquarters and told them that as long

as Georgia had that Jim Crow anti-voting law and they chose to remain there, I would be drinking rum and Pepsi. I suggested strongly that they use their "Big Money" to twist---or break---the necessary arms to insure fair elections in their "home state".

When money talks Republicans always listen.








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Just a suggestion---I emailed Coca Cola at their Atlanta headquarters and told them that as long (Original Post) Atticus Mar 2021 OP
They might listen, or they might not. It's a slim chance, but worth doing anyway. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #1
Yes. Unfortunately Koch's for Coke's or Mercers Millions speak volumes erronis Mar 2021 #2
No cocoa cola products coming through my front door. Bluethroughu Mar 2021 #25
I love it!!! bdamomma Mar 2021 #3
Find a press release and email the PR people listed soothsayer Mar 2021 #4
Here's an email address and PR person for Coke johnnyplankton Mar 2021 #16
Awesome soothsayer Mar 2021 #24
I'll give it a shot but until Coke sees a real drop in sales, I remain skeptical it will matter. TomSlick Mar 2021 #5
I'm new and confused and very old....what did Coke do? pidge Mar 2021 #6
Coke is headquartered in Georgia. TomSlick Mar 2021 #8
What you said. Mr. Evil Mar 2021 #11
Just checked---UPS and Home Depot are also in GA----can't fight them all. pidge Mar 2021 #7
Yes, we can. Moreover, as a matter of principle, we must. TomSlick Mar 2021 #9
Absolutely correct! Mr. Evil Mar 2021 #12
Following is the web address for sending an e-mail to Coca-Cola. TomSlick Mar 2021 #15
Got it! Mr. Evil Mar 2021 #18
I did it. Just now. nt PatrickforB Mar 2021 #21
I get it...no more CNN for me,I guess. pidge Mar 2021 #14
No one said that having a social conscious would always be convenient or comfortable. TomSlick Mar 2021 #19
Pepsi For Me GB_RN Mar 2021 #10
UPS is a "union shop". Fed Ex is not and has had "special legislation" passed for them by prior Atticus Mar 2021 #13
Forgot UPS Was Union GB_RN Mar 2021 #26
I also prefer UPS but it's because they are so much better at what they do than ratchiweenie Mar 2021 #28
Any one DENVERPOPS Mar 2021 #17
See link below. TomSlick Mar 2021 #20
List of Georgia companies ecstatic Mar 2021 #22
Good for you. I hope it's the start of an avalanche. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #23
Lists of products under the Coca Cola umbrella Wednesdays Mar 2021 #27

erronis

(14,941 posts)
2. Yes. Unfortunately Koch's for Coke's or Mercers Millions speak volumes
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 08:28 PM
Mar 2021

Still I think we'd all be doing ourselves a service by not drinking any of Coca-Cola products. And many of them aren't readily identifiable.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
24. Awesome
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 10:33 PM
Mar 2021

That is the single best way to get your issue heard. It makes them super duper nervous to hear unhappy customers/investors.

TomSlick

(11,032 posts)
5. I'll give it a shot but until Coke sees a real drop in sales, I remain skeptical it will matter.
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 08:53 PM
Mar 2021

I'll give it a shot because I know of nothing else to do.

TomSlick

(11,032 posts)
8. Coke is headquartered in Georgia.
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 09:24 PM
Mar 2021

If Coca-Cola had raised any real objection, the Georgian Jim Crow voter suppression laws would not have passed. Coca-Cola gave its consent to the racist legislation by its silence.

If Coca-Cola will not use its vast economic power to stop racist legislation in Georgia, I will use my minuscule economic power to express my displeasure.

Mr. Evil

(2,746 posts)
12. Absolutely correct!
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 10:06 PM
Mar 2021

Hitler controlled the masses and he was only one man. Doesn't it stand to reason that the masses can control one entity? If enough of us tell Coke that they can go fuck themselves if they don't do the right thing then we will go to Pepsi or RC or store brand.

As far as I'm concerned Brian Kemp is just another Hitler wannabe consumed with power. He needs to be hit hard with consumer demand that corporate power rein him in!

TomSlick

(11,032 posts)
19. No one said that having a social conscious would always be convenient or comfortable.
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 10:15 PM
Mar 2021

I've been drinking Coke since my mother put it in my sippy-cup. If I can boycott Coke, you can boycott CNN.

GB_RN

(2,267 posts)
10. Pepsi For Me
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 09:49 PM
Mar 2021

I know it’s now HQ’d in NY, but it was founded here in NC, so I’ve got a particular fondness for it anyway.

I don’t shop Home Depot (hate that orange color) because the founder is a tRumptard. So it’s Lowe’s (another NC company) for me, again.

I don’t fly Delta. Southwest has my business.

Didn’t know UPS was there in GA, but I’ll use FedEx or USPS (if it absolutely doesn’t have to be there on time 🙄 - FU, DeJoy!).

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
13. UPS is a "union shop". Fed Ex is not and has had "special legislation" passed for them by prior
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 10:08 PM
Mar 2021

Republicans that enables them to operate largely "union free".

I am not saying we shouldn't contact UPS, but I will continue to prefer them to Fed Ex where I have a choice.

I grew up in a union household and will support union labor and the employers which respect them till I assume room temperature.

ratchiweenie

(7,744 posts)
28. I also prefer UPS but it's because they are so much better at what they do than
Sat Mar 27, 2021, 12:22 PM
Mar 2021

FedEx. If I have a choice of two products I'm ordering and one uses UPS and one FedEx, I always order the UPS one. FedEx can take 3 times as long. Being a union shop probably has something to do with it. They are just better.

ecstatic

(32,566 posts)
22. List of Georgia companies
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 10:20 PM
Mar 2021
GEORGIA FORTUNE® 500
Because of Georgia’s competitive business environment and ease of access to the global market, 18 Fortune® 500 companies have chosen to locate their worldwide headquarters in Georgia. An additional 32 Fortune® 1000 firms have established their base of operations here, and more than 450 Fortune® 500 companies have a presence in the state.

Aflac
AGCO
Asbury Automotive Group
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola European Partners
Delta Air Lines
First Data
Genuine Parts
Graphic Packaging Holdings
HD Supply Holdings
The Home Depot
Mohawk industries
NCR
PulteGroup
Southern Company
SunTrust Banks
United Parcel Service
Veritiv

https://www.georgia.org/industries/headquarters



I think I'm going to start with Delta, SunTrust, Southern Company (Georgia Power) and UPS.
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