Backlash over Coles' latest mini plastic toys campaign

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Supermarket giant Coles is under fire over its latest marketing campaign - giving out free mini plastic toys with purchases.

Anti-plastic campaigners are calling for a boycott of Coles' new range of miniature grocery toys launched today.

Jamie Lepre and Paul Hellier are calling on consumers to boycott Coles during the 'mini' collectables campaign.“We should be teaching our children about sustainability and respect for the environment, not giving them the tools to contribute to the problem,” said co-campaigner Mr Lepre.“Are you gobsmacked that Coles has brought out a new range of 'little shop' toys during Plastic-free July?”, the petition creator Sara Coates said.

"The contemporary consumer wants instant gratification, the children are driven by pester power, saying I want it and I want it now, and for peace and harmony, parents and grandparents, are satisfying the demands put to them by the children,” Mr Urquhart said.Coles unveiled Little Shop 2 today.In a statement to SBS, Coles defended its campaign saying it had received many requests by customers for the return on the campaign.

 

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Didn’t learn from Little Shops 1 so moved on to LS2...must have been popular for them to do another one...everything sold out and selling on eBay $$$ so talk to those non-boycotters 🤷🏽‍♀️

Hey they r cute hehhe

So they should More useless plastic is exactly what the world doesn't need

Takes me back to my childhood... in the ‘70s!

Beyond stupid. Woolworths and Coles are not really reading the room on this one.

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