We’ve all had those moments when we’ve said we’ll never buy from a certain company again. Whether it’s due to a frustrating customer service experience, unethical business practices, massive company controversies, or just overall dissatisfaction with the product or service, it’s easy to get fed up with a company and vow to never give them our business again.
But it turns out we’re not alone in feeling this way. In fact, a recent survey from LendingTree found that about 1 in 4 American consumers are currently boycotting a company they spent money on in the past due to bad experiences or values that didn’t align with their own. And with the power of social media and online reviews, it’s easier than ever for consumers to share their grievances and warn others about brands to avoid.
We recently stumbled upon a Reddit post where people shared which brands they’ll never buy from again — and the little thing was basically begging to be shared here on Bored Panda.
We spent an unhealthy amount of time reading which companies people say you should avoid like the plague, and the responses were nothing short of epic. From big corporations to fast fashion brands, it’s clear that no company is immune to the wrath of unhappy customers, as consumers have a zero-tolerance policy for BS. But don’t just take our word for it — check out this list of brands people have sworn off for good. But be warned, this list may inspire you to join the boycott brigade.
#23
"SheaMoisture Hair products. I have major issues with the ingredients they list and the sustainability of sourcing them. Example, anything they say contains Baobab (Adansonia) oil is majorly suspicious. I was born and raised in Sothern Africa and the clusters of trees are 100km apart, with a few fruit here and there, they take hundreds of years to fruit, if at all. It just isn't right. Also, the one product they said contained Mafura - thats literally the word for oil - So, what oil? Its just marketing using "Africa" like we are fools and I will not support this."
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43points
#24
"Nike & Hersheys come to mind for their child labor and human rights issues."
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43points
#28
"The ones that constantly pay YouTube channels to do spots for them. It just makes me very suspicious of their quality. Raycon is a good example."
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38points
#29
"Fiji water.
Aside from wild overpricing of ALL bottled water, that brand is utterly anti-environment. The bottles are made in China, shipped thousands of miles to Fiji, and filled with admittedly good-tasting water. But they're then put back on a ship, and sailed more thousands of miles to the west coast, put on trucks and trains, and shipped east.
When you work it all out, the amount of oil burnt to get that bottle to you would half-fill the bottle.
Compare to a local bottled water, or even better, tap water in a reusable bottle."
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37points
#31
"Amazon. Cancelled my account a few months ago and found out there are a lot of online Shops with better prices and fast delivery."
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35points
#32
atticusjackson wrote: "Yeezys."
uncultured_swine2099 replied:
"Adidas ripped up their contract with him so he cant profit off them anymore, but I see what you mean. I wouldn't want to wear anything associated with him either."
"Adidas ripped up their contract with him so he cant profit off them anymore, but I see what you mean. I wouldn't want to wear anything associated with him either."
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33points
#35
Negative-Pin8540 wrote:
"Herbalife."
"Herbalife."
Anonimouse13579 replied:
"I did a bit of research on Herbalife a few years ago after someone i met was spruiking the benefits of power tea and adding five different drinks together and it was sooo much better than coffee because caffeine is bad. Well the power tea is essentially a caffeine drink. On one page of the website they are calling out how bad caffeine is for you. But it is in most of their powders."
"I did a bit of research on Herbalife a few years ago after someone i met was spruiking the benefits of power tea and adding five different drinks together and it was sooo much better than coffee because caffeine is bad. Well the power tea is essentially a caffeine drink. On one page of the website they are calling out how bad caffeine is for you. But it is in most of their powders."
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32points
#36
"Lyft.
Driver did not speak English, picked up another passenger who thought it was THEIR car, drove the wrong passenger to my address before realizing the mistake, called me to ask what was going on but again, could not speak English so not sure how much he understood, but I could hear the passenger in the background telling the driver it was not his house. I watched the driver driving around for another 20 mins on the app before marking the ride “completed”. Tried to get a refund for the ride and Lyft rejected it saying the driver had been at both the pick up and drop off locations, tried to contest this but was sent on a loop of try to get a refund, then get denied again- there’s no way to talk to a person or call an 800 number, just website & app. Finally gave up as it was only a loss of $20 but still infuriating."
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32points
#37
"Brand name medicine. Why pay multiple times more for the same stuff with a fancy logo. Just compare the generic brands label to brand name to be sure."
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31points
#38
"Dyson:
Overpriced toys-are-us quality. Great British inventor that takes his factories to Asia to make more profit at first chance. Now buying up a ton of farm land in the UK to avoid inheritance tax and driving up land prices."
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30points
#40
obese_latvian_woman wrote:
"Summers Eve."
"Summers Eve."
Capital_Refuse_160 replied:
"So completely unnecessary and straight harmful to lady bits. I’ll never understand why that type of stuff is popular"
"So completely unnecessary and straight harmful to lady bits. I’ll never understand why that type of stuff is popular"
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29points
