Sponsor Boycott?

[E I Adio]

Avoiding a company because you don't like the company ethos or their products is one thing, because they sponsor a team you don't like, petty.

If there is little difference between a couple of products then surely it's a duty to avoid the one that benefits a rival team.

Is it only me, or are people really that petty

Yes. Once upon a time while looking for somewhere to live, and to the annoyance of the missus, I refused to even view a house because it was on St. Andrews Road (or Street, or Close, or similar).
And I can be just as stubborn about sponsors.

Nose, face, spite cutting?

[Chris Harte]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

[joe_c]

I do remember passing on purchasing a SHARP VCR a long time ago due to their past association with MAN UTD.
Other than that, nothing springs to mind.

It was a very smelly time for me when my dad saw fit to purchase a Triton shower.

[Dave]

Avoiding a company because you don't like the company ethos or their products is one thing, because they sponsor a team you don't like, petty.

Having said that I don't recall ever being influenced by an advert.

Agree with your first statement, but the billions spent on advertising are completely wasted on you?

Many of us would like to think so, but in reality they can be a very sophisticated, powerful and often subliminal, persuader.

Understand the bit about subliminal advertising, but it doesn't work on me.

Lisa, that's a load of rich, creamery butter.

[philthebar]

Avoiding a company because you don't like the company ethos or their products is one thing, because they sponsor a team you don't like, petty.

Having said that I don't recall ever being influenced by an advert.

Agree with your first statement, but the billions spent on advertising are completely wasted on you?

Many of us would like to think so, but in reality they can be a very sophisticated, powerful and often subliminal, persuader.

Understand the bit about subliminal advertising, but it doesn't work on me.

Lisa, that's a load of rich, creamery butter.

It must be me, that's another one that has gone right over my head.

[E I Adio]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

I suppose it might depend on whether I was a golf enthusiast, Scottish or had an interest in Christian martyrs.

[Chris Harte]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

I suppose it might depend on whether I was a golf enthusiast, Scottish or had an interest in Christian martyrs.

Well I've no interest in golf or religion (or its martyrs) and I'm certainly not Scottish.

So, given all of that, would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

[dave.woodhall]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

I wouldn't give it a second's thought.

[pauliewalnuts]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

I suppose it might depend on whether I was a golf enthusiast, Scottish or had an interest in Christian martyrs.

Well I've no interest in golf or religion (or its martyrs) and I'm certainly not Scottish.

So, given all of that, would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

Honestly, it wouldn't bother me either. If it was that much of an issue, I'd need to change my first name, too.

[Chris Harte]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

I suppose it might depend on whether I was a golf enthusiast, Scottish or had an interest in Christian martyrs.

Well I've no interest in golf or religion (or its martyrs) and I'm certainly not Scottish.

So, given all of that, would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

Honestly, it wouldn't bother me either. If it was that much of an issue, I'd need to change my first name, too.

It wouldn't have the same impact unless you become a Saint though.

[Dave Cooper please]

So, given all of that, would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

If I liked the house then yes.

I can just imagine going house hunting and the missus seeing the ideal house, and it's within budget, and it's in a nice area with a good school nearby and a cracking real ale pub on the corner and then telling her "Sorry, it's on a road called St. Andrew's Close, we can't buy it."

I think she would be quite within her rights to divorce me for being a daft twat to be honest.

[E I Adio]

So, given all of that, would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

If I liked the house then yes.

I can just imagine going house hunting and the missus seeing the ideal house, and it's within budget, and it's in a nice area with a good school nearby and a cracking real ale pub on the corner and then telling her "Sorry, it's on a road called St. Andrew's Close, we can't buy it."

I think she would be quite within her rights to divorce me for being a daft twat to be honest.

Well, if I had to give a sensible answer, then this would be it.

Instead I tried (obviously unsuccessfully) to obliquely highlight the preposterousness of the question.

[rutski]

i never buy any of my special lubes, gels whips ar any of my fistmaster5000 add on toys from ann summers shop out of principal the money goes indirectly to wham.

[pauliewalnuts]

Nose, face, spite cutting?

Would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

I suppose it might depend on whether I was a golf enthusiast, Scottish or had an interest in Christian martyrs.

Well I've no interest in golf or religion (or its martyrs) and I'm certainly not Scottish.

So, given all of that, would you live in a place called St. Andrews Road? Remembering which club you support?

Honestly, it wouldn't bother me either. If it was that much of an issue, I'd need to change my first name, too.

It wouldn't have the same impact unless you become a Saint though.

But my first name is PaulTaitTritonShowersBigJohnGayleRickyOttoGloriousLeylandDafCupVictorySOTV.

[Chris Harte]

If I liked the house then yes.

I can just imagine going house hunting and the missus seeing the ideal house, and it's within budget, and it's in a nice area with a good school nearby and a cracking real ale pub on the corner and then telling her "Sorry, it's on a road called St. Andrew's Close, we can't buy it."

I think she would be quite within her rights to divorce me for being a daft twat to be honest.

Well this is where it falls apart. I didn't even like the look of the house, and given there was plenty of choice in the area, it was easy enough to avoid even setting foot in it.

Admittedly, had it been the scenario you describe then that might have made it more difficult, but as I said previously, I can be a stubborn get when I put my mind to it.