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Do you boycott particular businesses?

Do you boycott particular businesses?

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radcen

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Do you boycott particular businesses? If so, which ones and why?

I general do not boycott over social issues. For example, many friends of mine boycott Chick-fil-A over their religious stances. I do not (though I don't think their food is orgasmic like many others seem to think). I figure that if I look hard enough that I can fine something in every business that offends me, then I'd be left with no place to go.

I general DO boycott over repeated instances of shoddy customer service and/or crappy policies. If you treat ME like crap, I'm going to stop going there. For example, I liked the merchandise and prices at Burlington Coat Factory, but hated their return policies. I rarely return anything, but still want the option when necessary, and don't like the feeling of that I'm somehow being unfair. You either stand behind your merchandise, or you don't. Hence, I stopped shopping there.
 
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I do not shop at Wal Mart out of conviction that they are destroying much of what founder Sam Walton claimed to love about small town America as well as their short term gain long term pain results for much of the American working class.
 
Nice thread radcen.
sure to stir the pot.
Let me start with Papa John's, Domino's, and the rest of reagan's pizza boys who **** their employees every way but loose.
radcen said:
Do you boycott particular businesses? If so, which ones and why?

I generally do not boycott over social issues. For example, many friends of mine boycott Chick-fil-A over their religious stances. I do not (though I don't think their food is orgasmic like many others seem to think). I figure that if I look hard enough that I can fine something in every business that offends me, then I'd be left with no place to go.

I generally DO boycott over repeated instances of shoddy customer service and/or crappy policies. If you treat ME like crap, I'm going to stop going there. For example, I liked the merchandise and prices at Burlington Coat Factory, but hated their return policies. I rarely return anything, but still want the option when necessary, and don't like the feeling of that I'm somehow being unfair. You either stand behind your merchandise, or you don't. Hence, I stopped shopping there.
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radcen said:
Do you boycott particular businesses? If so, which ones and why?

I generally do not boycott over social issues. For example, many friends of mine boycott Chick-fil-A over their religious stances. I do not (though I don't think their food is orgasmic like many others seem to think). I figure that if I look hard enough that I can fine something in every business that offends me, then I'd be left with no place to go.

I generally DO boycott over repeated instances of shoddy customer service and/or crappy policies. If you treat ME like crap, I'm going to stop going there. For example, I liked the merchandise and prices at Burlington Coat Factory, but hated their return policies. I rarely return anything, but still want the option when necessary, and don't like the feeling of that I'm somehow being unfair. You either stand behind your merchandise, or you don't. Hence, I stopped shopping there.
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Treat me shoddy in a restaurant, and I won't be back so you can do it twice. That's probably the most frequent "boycott" I do...and not often, at that. Most restaurants in the Chicagoland area either give great service and great food or don't stay in business.

There's a casino about 30 minutes from my home that I won't go back to. They actually charge for cashing checks. Really?

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I am a loyal-as-can-be shopper at Bed Bath & Beyond. Their return policy and customer service is absolutely awesome. Anything I can buy there? I won't buy anywhere else.
 
We generally shop locally owned when we can. We try not to eat in chain restaurants. We buy almost all our veggies, eggs and meat from local farms and ranches.
 
MaggieD said:
Treat me shoddy in a restaurant, and I won't be back so you can do it twice. That's probably the most frequent "boycott" I do...and not often, at that. Most restaurants in the Chicagoland area either give great service and great food or don't stay in business.

There's a casino about 30 minutes from my home that I won't go back to. They actually charge for cashing checks. Really?
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There's a nearby restaurant that my wife and I will never go to on our own, but we sometimes get roped into going to when with a large group/club that we belong to. The food isn't bad, but they do things like charge 35c for a 2 oz side of ranch dressing, or for extra butter. Seriously? I don't like being nickle-and-dimed to death.


MaggieD said:
On the opposite end of the spectrum, I am a loyal-as-can-be shopper at Bed Bath & Beyond. Their return policy and customer service is absolutely awesome. Anything I can buy there? I won't buy anywhere else.
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Good flip side. There are places that I will go for the same reason. The competition doesn't even get a consideration.
 
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radcen said:
Do you boycott particular businesses? If so, which ones and why?

I general do not boycott over social issues. For example, many friends of mine boycott Chick-fil-A over their religious stances. I do not (though I don't think their food is orgasmic like many others seem to think). I figure that if I look hard enough that I can fine something in every business that offends me, then I'd be left with no place to go.

I general DO boycott over repeated instances of shoddy customer service and/or crappy policies. If you treat ME like crap, I'm going to stop going there. For example, I liked the merchandise and prices at Burlington Coat Factory, but hated their return policies. I rarely return anything, but still want the option when necessary, and don't like the feeling of that I'm somehow being unfair. You either stand behind your merchandise, or you don't. Hence, I stopped shopping there.
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I'm not really committed enough to intentionally boycott things. My opposition manifests as a general aversion. I generally don't shop at Wal-Mart, but if a friend stops by there while I'm with them, and I need to pick something up, I won't let my aversion stop me from doing what is practical.
 
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Risky Thicket said:
We generally shop locally owned when we can. We try not to eat in chain restaurants. We buy almost all our veggies, eggs and meat from local farms and ranches.
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Even if they treat you like crap, or the owner's values are something the polar opposite of values you hold dear? That's the premise of this thread, not local vs chain.
 
I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart or buy Apple products. I cannot think of a reason not to hate Apple.
 
radcen said:
Even if they treat you like crap, or the owner's values are something the polar opposite of values you hold dear? That's the premise of this thread, not local vs chain.
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Hmph. I can't say no, but is a relatively minor factor. I stopped drinking Blue Moon after I learned it was made by the Coors Brothers, but I never really liked Blue Moon and the Coors Brothers as a business don't have any redeeming attributes that would let me overlook their support of right-wing think tanks and lobbying groups whose influence over Washington I dislike.

In contrast, I'm not boycotting Hobby Lobby because they are acting out over having to cover contraception because to some extent I consider their frustration valid.
 
Hobby lobby, I don't know how they trained that many employees to treat customers like crap but they did. Also not impressed with the owners attitude about really anything so we just don't do any business there.
 
I'm an avid fan of Office Depot. I will not go to Office Max (although Office Depot has bought most if not all Office Max stores and closing them). The reason I go there is primarily the customer service. They train their associates to be helpful, respectful and just plain nice. Every time I ever went into an Office Max, regardless of where I was in the country, it was like the same asshole employees had just transferred to where ever I was. Office Depot, no matter where I was in the country, seemed to have the exact same great attitude in their employees.

Staples? Not too bad, but not as good.
 
Carjosse said:
I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart or buy Apple products. I cannot think of a reason not to hate Apple.
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They were the first major electronics company to audit for conflict minerals among their suppliers.

... I don't like Apple either, though.
 
radcen said:
Even if they treat you like crap, or the owner's values are something the polar opposite of values you hold dear? That's the premise of this thread, not local vs chain.
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They don't treat me like crap.
 
No, I almost never or never personally boycotted a business. I only think of it if I had a bad experience. Even then I am typically able to move beyond it if I get word things have changed.

You could probably get me to shop at Lucifer's Pawn Shop if Satan has what I'm looking for at the right price.
 
I kind of boycott Apple. I will get free stuff from their store, but otherwise I never buy any of their downloads or products. Their efforts to corner all digital entertainment with their IP rights on the technology. God I wish Bill Gates had let them go under instead of saving them when he had the chance.

Beyond, I avoid Exxon but that is more for reasons not strictly political, and that is about it.
 
Beaudreaux said:
I'm an avid fan of Office Depot. I will not go to Office Max (although Office Depot has bought most if not all Office Max stores and closing them). The reason I go there is primarily the customer service. They train their associates to be helpful, respectful and just plain nice. Every time I ever went into an Office Max, regardless of where I was in the country, it was like the same asshole employees had just transferred to where ever I was. Office Depot, no matter where I was in the country, seemed to have the exact same great attitude in their employees.

Staples? Not too bad, but not as good.
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Our OD did not survive. Their folks were as bad as our OM employees. About the only time I go to OM now is whenever they are having one of those insane loss leader sales. I have multiple businesses and have cards in a lot of my employees names (with their consent). I soak their butt's whenever I get the chance. Otherwise I don't because they are constantly trying to upsell you on overpriced warranties. It is a $20 clock, no I do not need a warranty, geez.

For our harder to get stuff we use a local owned store that delivers for free and has convenience accounts for businesses. For general stuff other than paper, I often just use Walmart as it is a lot cheaper. For paper, we order it online from Reliable because they deliver to the lobby and who the hell wants to lug around 12 cases of legal paper.
 
Carjosse said:
I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart or buy Apple products. I cannot think of a reason not to hate Apple.
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I shop at Wal-Mart all the time. But around 30 years ago at a McDonalds, they refused to put lettuce on a hamburger for the wife and I haven't been back to a McDonald's since. I don't know if that is a boycott or just not going back because of bad service. the only other thing I can think of is I will never go see a jane Fonda movie. But since she hasn't made any movies in over a couple of hundred years, it is no big thing either.
 
i avoid walmart unless there's absolutely no other option due to the way they treat their employees. my ex fiancee's mom worked there, and the way she was treated upset me enough that i'd seriously consider participating in a unionization effort for a local store.
 
I boycott all the gasoline majors. Try to buy local. Give to charities that spend locally i.e. food pantries, Salvation Army, historical societies, schools, etc. All spending in my Community.
 
Chick-Fil-A requires employees to dress like fags.

That's just wrong.

Boycott Chick-Fil-A
 
I boycott any business that is a gun free zones. Like the 100 businesses in Seattle that are gun free zones
 
I intensely dislike Apple. Primarily for their over-the-top annoying smugness... and that of their fans.

I can't say that I never ever ever buy anything from them, but I always give somebody else first shot, and if it is even close I go with the competitor.
 
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