Marks & Spencer Globe - Malvinas

[TonyToniTone]

The globes lists the British territory as the 'Islas Malvinas' followed by 'Falkland Islands' in brackets and 'Puerto Argentino' rather than Stanley.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8583179/M...

Not sure what they were thinking..

[GT03ROB]

Storm in a teacup.... made in China or somewhere like that , nobody bothered checkin the map. Nothing malicious & the sort of oversight that can easily happen.

[98elise]

GT03ROB said:

Storm in a teacup.... made in China or somewhere like that , nobody bothered checkin the map. Nothing malicious & the sort of oversight that can easily happen.

Agreed. It's a decorative globe, not a navigation aid so it would have just been bought, distributed and sold. I doubt anyone did any checks other then it looks like a globe and will sell.

[citizensm1th]

Do people get as annoyed by the french calling our channel by another name? after all we have fought far more wars and many more people have died fighting over parts of the channel that have ever died fighting for the Falklands.

or is it just because it is more recent?

[21TonyK]

98elise said:

GT03ROB said:

Storm in a teacup.... made in China or somewhere like that , nobody bothered checkin the map. Nothing malicious & the sort of oversight that can easily happen.

Agreed. It's a decorative globe, not a navigation aid so it would have just been bought, distributed and sold. I doubt anyone did any checks other then it looks like a globe and will sell.

I think M&S would be wise to write them off.

[Jim the Sunderer]

I wonder what the Chinese manufacturers wrote on for Taiwan.

[citizensm1th]

Jim the Sunderer said:

I wonder what the Chinese manufacturers wrote on for Taiwan.

ground zero

[dudleybloke]

Jim the Sunderer said:

I wonder what the Chinese manufacturers wrote on for Taiwan.

China insists on Taiwan being shown as part of China, and also insists on the 9 dash line to be shown on any maps or globes manufactured in the PRC.

[Teddy Lop]

citizensm1th said:

Do people get as annoyed by the french calling our channel by another name? after all we have fought far more wars and many more people have died fighting over parts of the channel that have ever died fighting for the Falklands.

or is it just because it is more recent?

last time I looked France wasn't a British high street retail store

[Cold]

M+S have just announced they will be removing the globe from sale.

[anonymous-user]

DDg said:

How did London become "Londres" in French, or Osterreich become "Austria" in English etc etc? Its like someone told a Frenchman "our capital is L-O-N-D-O-N" and they went off and renamed it. Still, I suppose we got our own back by refusing to pronounce Paris as "Paree"...

(In response to the OP, I think it'll probably only outrage DM readers)

The issue highlighted by this thread is a totally different one to the scenarios you noted.

[essayer]

I bet they got the nine dash line right

[anonymous-user]

98elise said:

GT03ROB said:

Storm in a teacup.... made in China or somewhere like that , nobody bothered checkin the map. Nothing malicious & the sort of oversight that can easily happen.

Agreed. It's a decorative globe, not a navigation aid so it would have just been bought, distributed and sold. I doubt anyone did any checks other then it looks like a globe and will sell.

This.

It means nothing.

[anonymous-user]

citizensm1th said:

Do people get as annoyed by the french calling our channel by another name? after all we have fought far more wars and many more people have died fighting over parts of the channel that have ever died fighting for the Falklands.

or is it just because it is more recent?

I have no idea why anyone would get angry over anything like this.

Does anyone really give a crap about what a bit of water is called? The EU could insist it is called 'The French Channel' from now on, and I simply wouldn't be able to muster any disgruntlement.

[21TonyK]

Lord Marylebone said:

98elise said:

GT03ROB said:

Storm in a teacup.... made in China or somewhere like that , nobody bothered checkin the map. Nothing malicious & the sort of oversight that can easily happen.

Agreed. It's a decorative globe, not a navigation aid so it would have just been bought, distributed and sold. I doubt anyone did any checks other then it looks like a globe and will sell.

This.

It means nothing.

Other than to the DM reader who buys one as an Xmas pressie for an ex-Falklands veteran for Xmas.

M&S did the smart thing quick. Few grands worth of stock in the bin saves a massive headache.

[anonymous-user]

21TonyK said:

Other than to the DM reader who buys one as an Xmas pressie for an ex-Falklands veteran for Xmas.

M&S did the smart thing quick. Few grands worth of stock in the bin saves a massive headache.

I agree that M&S did the right thing. We all know they only did it out of fears of bad publicity of course.

But they don't really have a choice when faced by the spittle-flecked anger of the Daily Mail and its readers.

[NoddyonNitrous]

It's not gone down well here in Stanley. M&S have done the right thing for their reputation.

[hutchst]

As if anybody would be stupid enough to pass laws about how stuff gets shown on maps.

[GT03ROB]

Lord Marylebone said:

21TonyK said:

Other than to the DM reader who buys one as an Xmas pressie for an ex-Falklands veteran for Xmas.

M&S did the smart thing quick. Few grands worth of stock in the bin saves a massive headache.

I agree that M&S did the right thing. We all know they only did it out of fears of bad publicity of course.

But they don't really have a choice when faced by the spittle-flecked anger of the Daily Mail and its readers.

I repeat what I said storm in a teacup.

• company commissions product
• nobody thinks to check the product or doesn't check thoroughly
• company puts product on sale
• somebody points out it has a sensitive error on it
• company promptly withdraws product

Are you implying M&S support Argentine claims to the Falklands? Guilty of not checking their product thoroughly but that's about it.

[mx5nut]

NoddyonNitrous said:

It's not gone down well here in Stanley. M&S have done the right thing for their reputation.

Any fears of a boycott of the local branch?