10 British Companies That Destroyed Their Reputation Instantly

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Published 2024-05-20
One wrong move can destroy you forever. For this video, WatchMojoUK counts down 10 British Companies That Destroyed Their Reputation Instantly. We're looking at British companies that aren’t what they used to be – or global companies that ruined their reputation, but only in the UK. Let us know in the comments which of these companies you think should go bankrupt.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ThexMJT
    The KFC chicken was most pathetic sort of public outrage, 'I had to go to Burger King'
  • @SirAsdf
    Didn't the Post Office go out of its way to ruin the lives of several of its Sub Postmasters because they didn’t want to admit their accounting system sucked ass? I think that's a bit more damning then. "Oh boo hoo, Cadbury's chocolate isn't as good as it used to be"
  • @jacobduncan2142
    Im surprised you didn't have Dasani on the list. Their "Got Spunk" ad was disastrous, then it was found they were just bottling local tap water. Needless to say, Dasani doesn't sell in the UK anymore. 😆
  • @neilcameron7705
    For Doc Martens, buy from Solovair: they're a co-operative (non-profit) that makes footwear from the same area that the original DMs were made.
  • @user-nu1dd8tx5n
    I live in Adelaide and don’t buy any Cadburys products now that they have abandoned Bournville plain chocolate, its signature brand.
  • @sthcalguy3024
    I can't think of a single product or service that is better today than before.
  • @rolybellamy956
    remember RATNERS the jewellery company ? in an interview the owner said it was " crap " and it folded soon after !
  • @chivebutter8794
    We should talk about Royal Mail ruining postmasters lives. Also, Gary Lineker was right! Of course the tories couldnt have that
  • @davidhoward4715
    So one and a half million people losing their phone connection and a monstrous child abuse scandal are on roughly the same scale of outrage as people not liking the taste of chocolate. This is our modern world.
  • @david_g_barron
    What you didn't mention is that when Gary Lineker was suspened by the BBC, it caused a complete walk out of his fellow pundits, commentators, reporters and the Professional Footballers Association told its members not to speak to anyone from the BBC until Lineker was reinstated. Even the pundits and presenters who were not assigned that weekend refused to appear as well, causing an issue that might have gone away quietly into an even bigger news story and an own goal for the Boris Johnson appointed people who suspened Gary Lineker in the first place.
  • @peterking8586
    It’s unacceptable that a publicly funded company pay rock star wages to its executives. If you’re forcing the public to fund an organisation through taxation (that’s what the license fee is) they you being paid Civil Service wages.
  • @clarkejoseph49
    I remember the whole Horsemeat scandal like it was yesterday. I had to avoid going to TESCO as a result during the scandal. At least Findus’ Crispy Pancakes are still going but they’re Bird’s Eye now.
  • @julianaylor4351
    Jimmy Saville always gave me 'the creeps'. It was what he said, how he behaved and I have never understood, why most people didn't spot it. Never like Rolf Harris either or Gary Glitter.
  • I can remember Tesco’s comeback from the horse meat scandal. Their advertising campaign at the time was from Wieden & Kennedy and involved a lot of images on white background (or stock footage relevant to the advert) and fitting music. In the case for the horse meat scandal comeback it involved an advert with an image of a roast chicken on a white background, footage of someone grilling steaks on a barbecue and an image of a roast pork joint with crackling and a pledge at the end sourcing all meat and poultry solely from British and Irish farms. The music used was the hymn I Vow To Thee, My Country
  • @RandomRoss
    Cadbury hasn't been selling chocolate for 200 years they started off selling tea and coffee until 1905 they perfected the Dairy Milk chocolate.
  • @katbee8120
    I had a pair of Docs that I bought in 1994 when I was 15. They lasted until I was 22. The only thing that ruined them was the salt on the roads that we use in the winter in Canada. Never got a blister and there was very little breaking in needed. Fast forward to now where, in three years, I’ve worn through two different pairs. Different styles but different problems. The first pair were work boots that lost their nonslip ability in four months. The second pair were eight holes that had the leather crack open about six months in. They are my dream shoe but so bloody expensive for something that won’t even last. Not only that but the blisters were horrendous