How principled are you?

I do whatever suits my convenience and never let "principles" interfere with that. Ive paid enough into the community for things I dont use and now I put myself first without a pang of conscience.

I seem to remember refusing to buy French apples in the supermarket as a protest against nuclear testing in the Pacific.

Not very.

Quite a bit tbh.
One example was refusing to shop at Asda for increasing the cost of their own brand of baked beans from 90p to £1-70 in a matter of 6 months.
I shall not be going back.

Not a question you can necessarily answer about yourself. What matters is whether others who are familiar with you and with the way you live your life, think that you are. As Rabbie Burns has it : " O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us".

Well, to be honest, although I have from time to time boycotted various establishments for ethical reason, I am so old and feeble now that I just have to do whatever I can do to simply get by and cope.

No I am afraid I am not very principled either - I remember the old adage about not cutting off my nose to spite my face!

Gave full support to the boycott on S.A. goods during the
Anti Apartheid Movement years

Often I realise I'm meant to boycott something but can't remember why.

Ive been asked if I have "principles" in business. Well no - its all about my convenience. I will go out of my way for good regular customers. Like I will give them first refusal before I place an item in my shops if its on their wish list. Or I will allow them to pay for expensive items by installments. However if someone messes me about (like ordering stuff and not paying or communicating) or is rude or disrespectful I will block them from my shops in a heartbeat. Im not interested in going around the houses to make over "difficult" customers into regulars. I am happy to allow them to go elsewhere and annoy other vendors. Thats the beauty of being self employed.

The last time I got really angry was over that disgusting Iraq war and I went on marches against it. At the time I would have cheerfully assassinated Blair. Usually there are two sides to things and I realise that, though Putin is pretty dreadful and I can't for the life of me find anything good there.

Yes. Brought up that way like Anniebach aware from young as to political boycotts etc and continued.

But I agree with "Henetha* one has to compromise. Use of car not public transport, Amazon spring to mind too.

Not sufficiently principled to carry on my boycott of Amazon some years ago - they’re just too convenient.

Not enough to avoid Amazon altogether. Or flying.

I never buy any Danish, Dutch or German pork or bacon - it’s mostly factory farmed - U.K. raised higher-welfare only, which usually means M&S or Waitrose. Not that we eat much of either.
Free range eggs and chicken only.
But we eat a lot less meat than we used to.

I never buy Danish butter (Lurpak) - factory farming again. Or any other but U.K. origin - I like to support our own farmers.

I try to buy seasonal, U.K. grown fruit and veg as far as poss - obviously not e.g. citrus or bananas, and we only ever buy strawberries when they’re in season here - but the season is quite long nowadays. But I will confess to the odd pack of e.g. imported mange tout or sugar snap peas.

Anniebach

Gave full support to the boycott on S.A. goods during the
Anti Apartheid Movement years

Yes, so did I.

We used to get a lot of S African fruit in the shops here but I would not buy it.

Free range eggs and chicken only, although the chickens were safer in barns during the Avian flu outbreaks.

I try to avoid anything with palm oil.

I'm afraid I tried to boycott Amazon but DD had bought me a Kindle years ago and lockdowns put paid to my principles.

Not flying wherever possible, the only flights in the last five years are MrJ Southampton to Belfast once a year to see his family.
Just moved utilities from Shell earlier than planned as they’re still buying Russian gas.
Buy local or British as much as possible, use the farm shop a couple of miles away.
But, I do use Amazon and buy imported food sometimes.

Yes, I'm very principled when it comes to animal welfare - high welfare meat from the local butcher only, and free range eggs.

And as much UK-produced fruit and veg as possible.

Long time since I flew anywhere.

*Anniebach
Gave full support to the boycott on S.A. goods during the
Anti Apartheid Movement years*

Me too and went down to London on marches with my placards and chanting as we walked

And I won’t buy eggs if they are not free range
Otherwise not very I guess

I have resigned on several occasions in points of principle. I was sorry to have to do this each time but I did not want to associated in any way with plans they had for actions I felt were wrong or unethical. I'm a real pain in the neck!

Hm this is interesting.
Im as principled as I feel I can afford to be but I’m also quite tight. Or perhaps careful with my funds.

Yes anniebach to SA boycott/Barclays Bank in 60s and 70s.
Next used to be my favourite shop, and I loved my Dyson, but after their CEOs' behaviour re Brexit (promoted it but seemed to want special treatment for their companies) and apparent lack of concern for their employees, I decided I didn't want my money contributing to their bonuses.

Chardy

Yes anniebach to SA boycott/Barclays Bank in 60s and 70s.
Next used to be my favourite shop, and I loved my Dyson, but after their CEOs' behaviour re Brexit (promoted it but seemed to want special treatment for their companies) and apparent lack of concern for their employees, I decided I didn't want my money contributing to their bonuses.

I'd already bought Dysons and I'm not going to get rid of them on principle but I might because the rechargeable ones are less than satisfactory!

I think I've bought 3 Dysons over the years, and I really liked them, but last new one was a Shark.
I forgot free range eggs only, and I avoid companies that I know donate to Tories eg Warburtons. We don't eat meat or fish so no conflict there.

I’m quite principled about the things that matter to me. I didn’t buy anything from South Africa for years because of apartheid. I only ever buy free range eggs. I only buy British meat because of our better welfare standards. I recycle whatever I can and I try not to waste food, or anything else really. I buy my paracetamol although I use a lot because of the neuralgia in my hand, rather than request it on prescription. I don’t lie and I try to be straight forward with people.
However I fly reasonably often including to New Zealand to visit our daughter. I’ve ordered a new car and it’s a petrol car. I would never join a Just Stop Oil group.
So swings and roundabouts I suppose.