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Despite being a US citizen living in the USA, I started boycotting [many] US businesses when Trump won in 2016. I have added more companies to the list since October 2023, and even more when Trump won again. It aint much, and I am aware an organized strike would have more impact, but I feel better about myself.
John Deere had a 98.1% “yes” on a shareholder vote to reinstate DEI.
But fuck them anyway, they are hardcore against Right to Repair laws. Massey Ferguson is better anyway.
Yeah they didn’t end dei. They just stopped supporting “controversial” events, like pride parades and such. Still deserves to be up there. Though I’m not in the market for a million dollar tractor, either.
Yep. Fuck ‘em
Lowe’s is difficult as Home Depot is way worse. Like yeah they didn’t roll back DEI but likely because they didn’t have any to begin with and are a huge Trump supportet
I also would like to see what these companies actual statements are. Because a few companies are ‘rolling back dei’ in that they’re just renaming the program and rewording the mission statements. Like it’s just for show because a diverse workforce is extremely profitable.
Plus their products are garbage. I had curtain rods from them such that the metal snapped without even significant strain. Had to replace after two years, was a huge waste of time and money, although these umbra brand it’s are so much better.
Easy, I don’t do business with any of those, not even bezoszon - Brazil has decent alternatives to online shopping
Wow. It’s always the companies you most suspect huh?
Target was actually a surprise for us when the news first came out.
We expected them to bow to pressure eventually; but diversity was such a big part of their image, we thought they’d hold out a bit.
I’d love to boycott TSC, but it’s the only place I can reliably find the feed for my ducks.
Is there a specific brand that you need? I don’t know a whole lot about duck feed, but I’ve talked to some of the people who regularly feed the ducks at a nearby park, and they buy feed from Chewy.
Purina. Last time I ordered from Chewy, it kept getting delayed for stock issues. :(
One of the things I do often is to go to the manufacturer’s website and look for information about “Distributors” or a “Store locator”. Sometimes the system lets you search by specific product, but it looks like Purina’s only lets you search by animal. If there’s a local alternative that just doesn’t carry your brand, it wouldn’t hurt to ask if they can order it for you.
My personal approach to longer term boycotting is to reduce my spending with these companies as much as possible, rather than looking at it as all or nothing. If you were to adjust your purchasing habits to make something like Chewy your first choice, and only buy from TSC when Chewy is out of stock/delayed, that’s still going to impact TSC’s profits and is better than making no changes.
I don’t know where you’re located, but Wilco seems to carry the Purina duck food, available for shipping, and looks like they might be less bad morally, although I have no idea how expensive shipping is or how reliable they are.
P.S. Purina is owned by Nestle, so that’s a whole other layer to consider. No judgement though, my cats love their Friskies and Fancy Feast, and it’s not like I can explain to them why they should accept a different food, especially when I’m unemployed and it’s significantly cheaper than anything else.
I appreciate your advice! I used to use a different brand that came from Rural King but the Rural King near me closed and nobody carries the other brand. The local feed store doesn’t special order shit for just one person, and all flock feed doesn’t have enough niacin for ducks. Feed is literally the only thing I get from TSC. I’ll definitely check out Chewy for the feed and alternatives though!
He put Ford twice lol
At this point, it’s just better to boycott all large or for profit companies by default.
It’s hard, boss.
Impossible unless you live completely off the grid.
No problemo. Only 2 on the list I did fuck with and it will be easy to never shop there again.
So I used to shop at Target as a way to boycott Walmart…. Any suggestions now that they both suck?
In order of impact
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Live without it
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Repair/repurpose something you already have (ex: dig out a spare you might not have in easy reach)
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Secondhand, local (ex: yard sale, estate sale, Craigslist)
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Secondhand, online (ex: Mercari, Depop, eBay)
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Small/medium business, local (ex: farmer’s market, your local co-op grocery store)
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Small/medium business, online (ex: an individual that makes a certain type of widget, an online specialty store)
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Large business, local (ex: Meijer, Kroger, Target, Walgreen’s)
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Large business, online
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Amazon
I have personally been going with Meijer as my large business of choice when nothing else serves my needs. I’m not sure how much of an impact choosing Meijer over Target has. But I figure the less I give to any large businesses, the better.
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Shoplifting
I don’t have the stones to shoplift but I used to know a couple homeless guys that boosted from home depot for 50c on the dollar. It was better than what they would get from a pawn shop . Support your local boosters
I canceled my Target card and told them it was because of this bullshit. And yeah Walmart’s been on my list for a long time. Running out of places to shop.
Between Target and my local grocery doing anti-union bullshit, I just started shopping at Costco even though I’m only shopping for 1. So far so good, other than the whole “guess this is what I’m eating for the next 15 meals straight”. But I’m lucky to even have a Costco very close by.
We do what we can, but some people just don’t have a lot of options realistically.
Farmers markets when in season. Canned for the winter from Costco. Grow your own if you can.
Co-ops may be an option too in some areas.
Find your local stores and support them as hard as you can.
instructions unclear i am at hmart again
This is the way. I haven’t shopped at walmart (15 years), target (8 years) amazon (never) and I get along just fine. Everything they sell other than food is junk and winds up costing more money in the long run to buy goods that dont last from those outlets.
It’s best to save your bread and buy something once that will last a lifetime when ever possible.
Flea markets , garage sales, Craig’s list, consignment shops, second hand stores, ebay etc
If you have to choose between the two evils, go with Walmart. They’re cheaper and pretended they cared way less than Target did.
Part of me wants to start shopping at Walmart because at least they’re unabashedly evil?
They’re all evil bastards, so might as well go with the one that pretended they weren’t less and, as a practical matter, is generally cheaper. Unless you’re lucky enough to have a viable local option, of course.
How is Amazon staying off these boycott lists? Bezos was literally at the inauguration
Third from the bottom
Smack my head I can’t read
Coulda hada V8!
Add Paramount to that list and lots of TV networks
The X makes it look like they didn’t, I feel this issue could be remedied
What’s the difference between Ford and Ford Motor Company?
Even Target rolled back their policies, and it was big on DEI. I suspect these companies had no choice but to comply with the current administration.
They complied in advance because corporations have no issues with fascism unless we make issues for them
Even more, corporations that kowtow to fascist governments often thrive (if they’ve gotten in the good graces of the fuhrer), because the nature of fascism is such that big business becomes another arm of the government to control and use as a cudgel. If you kiss the ring, you might end up doing alright, and like Volkswagen, or IBM, come out of this unscathed and maybe even better off than before.
But it’s a tight rope, and you’re dealing with irrational actors who can (and very much will) turn on you in a moment’s notice for any perceived slight. Or really for any or no reason at all.
Costco has gone in the opposite direction since Trump entered office. Their shareholders voted overwhelmingly to keep (and possibly even expand) DEI.
So no, it’s definitely a choice.
Of course they had a choice. This was motivated by greed.
