Tunnocks

[snooky]

Tunnocks have every right to call their teacakes any nationality they like, in the same way we can choose to buy or not buy any brand of teacake on the market.

Oh crumbs..... :greengrin

[WeeRussell]

Ah well - always preferred the tesco value versions of Caramel Wafers anyway. :aok:

[lucky]

The whole saga is just embarrassing. What some hardline Nats don't get is that to convince previous No voters to vote Yes a softly softly approach is the best way. Talk of boycotts and threats just turns people off.

[Hibs Class]

Surely this is a wind-up? Even the most narrow-minded nationalist couldn't be so pathetic?

[Pretty Boy]

Surely the success and expansion of an established Scottish company is something to be proud of?

A bit of a rebrand to target a new market is hardly a big deal.

[ronaldo7]

Surely the success and expansion of an established Scottish company is something to be proud of?

A bit of a rebrand to target a new market is hardly a big deal.

:agree: Just playing to their bigger market. Soon they'll be sending tunnocks tea cakes to that man on the moon.

[Scouse Hibee]

I despair at the reaction to this though plenty on here will agree as already demonstrated in various threads about British and Scottish..

[(((Fergus)))]

Always wondered what constituted the unique Scottish national identity. Didn't expect it to involve biscuits.

[ronaldo7]

Wee Ginger dug covers the Great British Tea cake.:greengrin

https://t.co/aBbqcaiEql

[Keith_M]

It's just a storm in a Tea-Cake.

[patch1875]

It's all gone wafer

They should just mallow out.

[Speedy]

Tea cakes are pish.

Caramel wafers on the other hand...

[Jim44]

Counter productive move by Mr Tunnock. Changing the marketing to appeal to a 'British' cohort is unlikely to have a wider appeal than it has at present, yet, it would appear, incredibly, that a significant number of parrochial nationalists will cease to stuff their guts with the products. I wonder if the world's starving population would be so discriminating.

[Smartie]

Tea cakes are pish.

Caramel wafers on the other hand...

:agree:

I've never agreed with a post on here more.

Tunnocks tea cakes are the most overrated pile of keek ever.

Don't get me started on those nasty snowball things either!

I've never understood the need for people to get into addictive substances like heroin and cocaine when there are caramel wafers in this world.

Although if I ate as many throughout the year as I happen to have done over the past few weeks I suspect it would have as positive an impact on my general health as these substances do……

They could wrap them in pictures of Maggie Thatcher eating miners or Will Carling making sweet love to Lady Di and I'd still happily buy and eat them.

That's from a Yes and SNP-voting proud Scot who despairs at the crass negative gestures and tactics that some people are choosing to adopt in the pursuit of Independence these days.

[JeMeSouviens]

Who exactly is supposed to be behind this "boycott" if it even exists? This is just yet another entire-Yes-movement-outrage turns out to be handful of tweets story isn't it?

[ronaldo7]

Who exactly is supposed to be behind this "boycott" if it even exists? This is just yet another entire-Yes-movement-outrage turns out to be handful of tweets story isn't it?

:agree: A handful of Unionist hacks see a few tweets from people with Indy2 on their page, and it's full on Britnat fury.

[Pete]

You can take our lives...but you will never take our teacakes!

I fact the "tea" part sounds a bit too British so I'm going to just call them cakes.

[marinello59]

Who exactly is supposed to be behind this "boycott" if it even exists? This is just yet another entire-Yes-movement-outrage turns out to be handful of tweets story isn't it?

It is a minority, doesn't make it right though. I'd simply condemn it , it damages the Yes cause.


:agree: A handful of Unionist hacks see a few tweets from people with Indy2 on their page, and it's full on Britnat fury.

Maybe, just maybe , if we all dropped the Unionist / Britnat / Separatist /Nat labels we could move forward with a proper National debate rather than stoking up division. Prior to the referendum we saw each other as just Scots. I kind of liked that. :greengrin

[McD]

It is a minority, doesn't make it right though. I'd simply condemn it , it damages the Yes cause.



Maybe, just maybe , if we all dropped the Unionist / Britnat / Separatist /Nat labels we could move forward with a proper National debate rather than stoking up division. Prior to the referendum we saw each other as just Scots. I kind of liked that. :greengrin


Quite possibly the best post I've seen re. Independence either pre or post referendum :aok:

And as always, an excellent voice of reason M59

[ronaldo7]

It is a minority, doesn't make it right though. I'd simply condemn it , it damages the Yes cause.



Maybe, just maybe , if we all dropped the Unionist / Britnat / Separatist /Nat labels we could move forward with a proper National debate rather than stoking up division. Prior to the referendum we saw each other as just Scots. I kind of liked that. :greengrin

Loyalists/Republicans/Rich/Poor/Yams/Huns Which ones would you like to use?:aok:


15853 :aok:

[snooky]

My advice to any business would be to stay out of politics as much as possible as you are likely to alienate half your market.
e.g. How many Hearts gigs have the Proclaimers played? :wink:

[NAE NOOKIE]

Getting advertising right is a balancing act when your campaign is likely to alienate certain folk.

When Sugar Puffs used Newcastle Utd to plug their product they couldn't give the stuff away in Sunderland.

How many Yams binned BT when Hibs scoring a goal against them and ET in a Hibs shirt were used in their advert?

How many Huns have stopped drinking Magners cider?

How many Everton fans wont buy Nivea for men products?

The list is endless ....... As for Tunnocks Tea Cakes, who cares.

[Pete]

How many Everton fans wont buy Nivea for men products?



At first I was all :confused:


I'm kind of wishing I hadn't Googled it now. The game's gone!

[weecounty hibby]

My Mrs is a cider drinker, Strongbow mostly. But was absolutely not allowed to drink it when they sponsored hearts

[snooky]

And C. R. Smith Windies needny bother calling me ..... ever.

[Halifaxhibby]

It is a minority, doesn't make it right though. I'd simply condemn it , it damages the Yes cause.



Maybe, just maybe , if we all dropped the Unionist / Britnat / Separatist /Nat labels we could move forward with a proper National debate rather than stoking up division. Prior to the referendum we saw each other as just Scots.
I kind of liked that. :greengrin

Spot on mate. Sometimes i feel like were on the verge of civil war here in scotland!!!!

[NAE NOOKIE]

At first I was all :confused:


I'm kind of wishing I hadn't Googled it now. The game's gone!

You are out of touch mate .... Its a well known fact that players perform better when their skin is hydrated and they are well exfoliated, many of the top clubs now have a beauty therapist attached to the physio team .... do you think its a coincidence that Jason Cummings has become a scoring sensation since sorting out his hairstyle. Whereas Rowan Vine was a failure after failing to get his beard under control.

:greengrin

[Colr]

Tunnocks have every right to call their teacakes any nationality they like, in the same way we can choose to buy or not buy any brand of teacake on the market.

Oh crumbs..... :greengrin

Companies from small countries need to export to grow. Until recently 8 of the 10 biggest multi-nationals were from small countries. To do that, you need to understand what the market will respond to. That's a commercial not a political issue.

More to the point, can you get the plain chocolate ones in Scotland 'cos they never have them in London!