I have boycotted all Nestle products for 2 years now. It really is not that hard (although I got caught out when we moved back to Australia as I didn't realise Uncle Toby's came with a Nestle stamp). But in general we boycott everything they make, including cosmetics, and this is a great talking point with friends. In general I think about 1 in 5 start a boycott of their own to some degree (even if it is just coffee).
The boycott works well in the UK, to the extent that Nestle cannot sell baby formula there due to the outcry it would cause. They are aware of the action and (my naive self thinks) will eventually find it more profitable to be ethical everywhere, to increase their profits drastically in developed countries. Profits are all they see, so this is where we have to sting them.
I boycott because of the formula advertising guidelines, which Nestle is consistently the biggest violator of. This vastly contributes to the 1.5 million babies every year who die because of unsafe formula feeding. Baby Milk Action explains it more eloquently than I can though. Interestingly my brother boycotts Nestle due to their use of child labour, and now others are doing the same because of their use of palm oil which, like other morality issues, they are the biggest sinners.
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I think im gonna buy me a cow and some chickens and only eat what comes out of my garden 
which atm is yacca plants, lots of grass, parsley and chives.
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