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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:30 am
Here is a list of the sponsors that promote their "stuff" thru commercials that run during Big Brother. If you want to call them and give them a little piece of your mind the phone number is after the name. I am going to do this and refuse to purchase anything that they sell. I don't condone violence or abuse in any way shape or form and if they do (which proves to me they do by continuing to run their commercials on CBS during BB)I won't be purchasing their products. SPONSERS OF BB8 - Commercials Miller Brewing Company- 414.931.2000; Visa- 800.VISA.911; Dove- 800.761.3683; Circuit City- 800.843.2489; OralB- 800-446-7252; Lowes- 800.445.6937; Applebees-. APPLE; OnStar- 888.466.7827; Band Aid (Johnson & Johnson)- 866.JNJ.2873; Dell Computers- 800.915.3355; Pepsico- 914.253.2000; KFC -800.225.5532; Staples- 800.378.2753; Crest (Proctor & Gamble)- 800.699.3974; Hyundai- 800.633.5151; Subway- 800.888.4848; Kohl’s- 866.887.8884; Lysol- 800.820.8939; Shout- 800.494.4855; Domino’s- 734.930.3030; Verizon- 908.559.6388; Long John Silvers (YUM Foods)- 502.874.8300; Sears- 800.549.4505. Thanks and Have a Great Day! 
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:31 am
mods please change spelling of title to Sponsors. ty
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:36 am
the only two sponsors i use are visa and oralB. not giving those up. sorry.
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Nutsy
Member
08-14-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:38 am
Why? I love this show! I'm heading out now to get a SUBWAY sandwich in my HYUNDAI, wearing my SEARS outfit, might haul out the VISA to get some KFC and PEPSI too.
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:41 am
Exactly why I stated "If You Want". That's what's great about living in America...you have choices.
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Dallasbbfan
Member
07-08-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:43 am
LOL at Nutsy! Mssas, I wish you luck with this. I don't care enough on this issue to take on the cause but it is great that you are letting your voice be heard. 
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Agirlcalledbob
Member
08-12-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:43 am
LOL Nutsy! Sounds like a very busy afternoon.
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Milosmom
Member
06-10-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:44 am
A lot of shows on CBS do have violence. Fictional violence but violence just the same. Are we to boycott all those shows as well? Cold Case, CSI, CBS Evening news, etc........
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Vickielg
Member
08-10-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:45 am
Thank you Mssas, I was going to have to look for that Info.
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Frogichik
Member
06-11-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:48 am
I love the drama, that's why I watch! It would be so boring if everyone sat around getting along, singing kumbaya.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:51 am
What violence is BB commiting?? I haven't seen any signs of violence on the show or the feeds. If you are talking about words, that's not violence.
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Citadelle
Member
07-06-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:54 am
I hope that my favorite show doesn't get canceled. 
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:54 am
Okay... I give up all those things...some of which I REALLY REALLY like... ...um...who am I hurting here?
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Catwoman
Member
07-17-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 10:58 am
I guess we can use those same numbers to call the sponsors to tell them that we enjoy BB8 and that we appreciate their sponsorship.
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Tvwatcher
Member
04-17-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:01 am
it doesn't need to be canceled - it just needs to clean up its act, distance itself from the Jerry Springer stuff, set strict boundaries, and stick to those boundaries, even if its their pet houseguest crossing the boundaries.
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Realurker
Member
08-10-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:03 am
Yes, tvwatcher
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:10 am
As I sit here right now...on my dell computer, looking at the sales on kohls.com before I drive to work in my Hyundai (which I really do have...nice lil cars, b*tch to have to fix tho), I am reminded that these sponsers put their commercials everywhere. So shouldn't we also list the companies who show their commercials during, let's say boxing matches (shows who sponsers are in the ring, at least for UFC) or even any of the fake wrestling...
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Lainee
Member
07-19-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:19 am
Beckie03...I used to have a Hyundai Scoupe...awesome little cars but like you said, hard to have fixed! From the glance at the list, I don't see anything I use. Hubby and I tend to buy generic products...I don't own the Hyundai anymore (haven't for a couple years), living in a sma-a-a-all town we don't have Applebee's, Circuit City, Lowes, Kohl's, Long John Silvers. We do actually have a KFC and Sears Outlet store...and since we don't go to KFC cepting once in every great blue moon and hubby loves Sears, wouldn't do any good to boycott.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:22 am
Keep in mind that ad space for programming is purchased months in advance. All the sponsors knew when they bought the ad space for BB back in April was that they were getting prime real estate all summer long. They didn't know who the contestants would be or what kind of representation they would exude. And it's not so easy, or economical, once you've purchased the ad space, to pull the campaign... even if for some godly reason the sponsors did listen to your complaints and comply. And seriously... not one company on your list of sponsors gives two hoots whether or not a handful of BB watchers stop buying their product. Is Crest really going to go bust because of a Big Brother boycott? Hardly. Their pocketbooks won't even notice. I think it's great that you want to act on your disappointment. But if you take that much offence to what you're seeing on BB this summer, you should consider writing to the broadcast standards board, instead. Or AG. Or Les Moonves.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:22 am
Yes, Lainee...my Elentra just got out of the shop, needed a brand new radiator...$400. Yes, I love it
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Mssas
Member
08-04-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:47 am
I love it...ty all for making me laugh! A Hyundai??????????? Gets in her Tahoe and drives off. 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:52 am
Not dumping my computer, or my dental floss and I'm sure ask heck not dumping my Pepsis! Maybe I need to get over to Kohl's today..
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Bbnut
Member
06-12-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 11:53 am
Not me...if I don't like a show I don't watch it and if I don't like the feeds, I don't buy them. Plain and simple. I love BB, I love the feeds, and I love this site and all the people who keep us update while we can't watch...I think BB is handling the situations just fine...to me, people should stick with the "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"... What I don't get, is why people are calling this verbal abuse...if it were someone Jen cared about, it might be different...but why should she care what Dick has to say about her when he means nothing to her???? JMO There is nothing wrong with this season...in fact, it has been the most interesting season, next to Janelle mouthing off at Maggie and April...loved it!!! What a boring show if everyone were to get along. BB wouldn't exist if that were the case. The only thing about this season that I was against was AC doing vandalism...America doesn't stand for that! I emailed a letter to them and didn't vote on that one. I thought it was completely wrong...JMO
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Lainee
Member
07-19-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:09 pm
Mssas...At the price of gas these days...a tank in a Hyundai will go at least twice (might even be about 3-4 times) the distance of your Tahoe! My Kia Sephia gets 35-40 miles to the gallon...got ABOUT the same in my Hyundai Scoupe! 
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Taximomg
Member
07-17-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:17 pm
No way...not boycotting....not giving up BB..not..not..not.. <100>
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