Dear
Nestle
I
am in the unfortunate position of having to reconsider my continued support of
your company through the purchase of MILO. Let me explain why. You promote MILO
as the “drink of play”, my personal experiences lead me to believe that it is
in reality the “drink of death”.
Let
me explain why.
My
personal preference is all milk. I heat the milk in a microwave and then add a
heaped dessert spoon of MILO into the hot milk and stir it until dissolved.
No
hot water.
No
sugar.
In
my last workplace I was preparing a hot MILO as per my preferred method. I had
the tin and spoon waiting ready for the milk to heat up. I opened up the
microwave to retrieve the now suitably heated milk to discover that it was the
mug and not the milk that had been heated.
The
subsequent burns to my fingers, although superficial, required medical
treatment, and I could not fully extend my index finger for a week. The heat
caused me to drop the mug spilling, what turned out to be still relatively cold
milk all over the kitchen floor.
I
was grateful for the presence of one of the administrative staff who walked
into the kitchen at the same moment I was burned to prepare her own hot drink.
She not only attended to my injuries but also cleaned up the mess. This also
was the start of one of my closest friendships, for which I should be thankful.
But
Nestle, I ask you, at what cost?
Like
customs firing over the bow of a suspected drug runners boat, this burn was
merely a warning shot.
In
my new and current workplace, I was initially pleased to discover your fine
choc-malt powder was supplied to staff. That was until Monday of this week when
I again prepared a workplace beverage.
Having
not heeded the earlier warning this time MILO conducted a full assault, almost
ending my life! I was innocently drinking my freshly made MILO as per my
preferred method as described earlier when I choked. I had a mouthful of MILO
and was in the act of swallowing when I inadvertently coughed at the same time.
The result was a lot of cough and spluttering and gurgling as my body’s
reflexing kicked in ejecting the MILO drink before it drowned me.
If
I was not the unwitting victim in the seemingly unprovoked attack I might have
objectively argued that drowning in a perfect hot MILO was a pretty good way to
go.
Different
office, different mug, different milk, different microwave. The only constant
in these two assassination attempts in
the Neslte branded energy food drink, MILO.
My
question is this, Nestle. Why are you trying to kill me? I just wanna be made of milo.
I
have not criticized you for your support of Robert Mugabe’s regime of
reclaiming farms, nor have I commented on your demands of the Ethiopian
government during its countries crippling drought. I have not protested against
you use of palm oil or you earlier stances on breast feeding. Whilst the rest
of the world had a field day of your use on horse meat in products labelled as
beef, I kept my silence.
I
may have provided some light-hearted commentary on your acquisition of Jenny
Craig, but surely I have done nothing to warrant such personal and dangerous attacks
upon my person.
I
do not understand your reasoning. Maybe you are just indiscriminately wielding
your power as the world’s most profitable corporation. Does your ability to
willingly harm and destroy loyal customers send a message to individuals and
organisations that might really harm your reputation and bottom line?
What
ever is happening for you I respectfully request that you cease and desist your
attacks you your person. Please allow me to enjoy the malty milk goodness rich
in vitamin B and calcium with Low GI. I just want to play.
Yours
sincerely
Darren
Freak
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