Do you boycot anything?

Skynut

Do you boycot anything for any reason and why.

Just curious.
Another thread took a turn down this path and rather than de-rail it completly I wanted to start a new thread.

I for one will not allow any of my money to go to jane fonda or michael more.
Jane fonda for her role in Vietnam and more for his ill fated attempt at de-railing our election process.
Monster is on my list for their practice of intimidating buisnesses without enough money to fight them.

Not many more make my list with exception to my short term boycot of illegal imigrants and their buisnesses.

So how about you, do you boycot?

PolkThug

M* -- People should be able to use the word "monster" and other common words without getting bullied into a licensing agreement.

faster100

Nope! I don't keep a list either... somethings a good deal or works good i buy it.. Boycotts are kinda silly... like if you get a bad haircut from fantastic sams you boycott all Fantastic sams.. when it was the hair cutter not the company. I'm sure you will get some good hits on this thread though

Demiurge

Organized boycotts? No, but boycotting for personal reasons, absolutely. You're kind of a dolt if you don't pay attention to who or what you support with your money.

danger boy

i'm boycotting this thread right now.

Skynut

danger boy wrote:

i'm boycotting this thread right now.

I was wondering who would get this out first.

faster100

A dolt? :rolleyes: Like Boycotting disney
Yeah this post stinks..

Demiurge

Sorry, I meant to say it would make a person a Rhodes Scholar and an unequivocal genius.

steveinaz

Absolutely:

1) Anti-smoking establishments
2) Anti-gun establishments
3) Anti-military establishments
4) Businesses with poor customer service

non of these a-holes get my money.

Although I'm not as good about it as I should be, I TRY to buy American whenever feaseable.

kingkip

faster100 wrote:

Nope! I don't keep a list either... somethings a good deal or works good i buy it.. Boycotts are kinda silly... like if you get a bad haircut from fantastic sams you boycott all Fantastic sams.. when it was the hair cutter not the company. I'm sure you will get some good hits on this thread though

What if Fantasic Sam's used child slave labor to cut hair, then would you use them? Obviously a retardedly extreme example, but then that statement wasn't well thought out either. Boycotting for one poor experience with one employee doesn't make much sense. Boycotting because you don't agree with a company's policies or political views is responsible consumerism.

Personally I boycott Dominoes Pizza. They give lots of money to Pro-Life causes.

BIZILL

i try my best to boycott automotive dealership service centers!!!!!

faster100

Just my opinion, and the reason these threads make no headway... peoples opinions pushed onto others... The question was, do you boycott? Not do you agree with others boycotts or lack of

aaharvel

i don't get involved in organized boycotts, but i'll go out of my way to boycott on from a personal standpoint. Right now, I'm boycotting Tom Cruise.

faster100

See like Tom cruise, I see your point and "could" boycott him as a person lately.. However if his movie's are good, I'm watching them.. sorry

Skynut

I feel the same way in regards to organized boycots. I have too much going on in my own life to pay attention to what other people think I should boycot.

I do however feel like it is anyones personal right to choose what they spend their money on and why.

This thread is just to see various reasons people choose to make a decision not to support someone or something.

PhantomOG

BIZILL wrote:

i try my best to boycott automotive dealership service centers!!!!!

before buying my WRX I believed all dealership service centers were evil as well. Then I found the Subaru dealership where I currently take my car and they are awesome. I go there for oil changes (i'm lazy ), $23 incl. tax and I get my oil changed, car washed and vacuumed in about 30-45 minutes. Never once have they said I needed some bogus repair. I've also taken my car there for regularly scheduled maintanence becuase there prices are very close (just a bit higher) than other places, and I know the guys working there know more about my car than anyplace else and I don't have to worry about some punk-**** HS kid taking my car for a joyride around the block.

so... who do I boycott? Dell

Skynut

Because they did away with the Dell dude?

BIZILL

i hope that kid got beat down or worse.

AsSiMiLaTeD

I haven't been to a movie theater since they started showing commercials...

MrNightly

i personally picked, "No I don't think it would make a difference." Before I get jumped, let me phrase it like this:

If I, a single American bloke, decide that I don't like, oh say, Sonic Drive Thru's and decide that I'm boycotting because I received bad customer service, my food arrived late, and they didn't even say you're welcome, I think it's ridiculous. Myself, as one person is not going to make a bit of difference. Even if I stand there with a sign that says, "Say NO to Sonic," do you think that even one person will turn away because of me? So when it comes to individual things, I think its just plain silly to boycott.

Now, let's say that we are standing up against the Government for instance, and trying to flex our national rights, then oh ya, I'm right there beside my other brothers and sisters who are boycotting for the greater good. After all, this is our right as American's, who belong to the GREATEST nation on this planet!

But to just boycott because I don't agree with so-n-so, or such and such, a complete waste of my time. Granted, I will take my business to a place that win's my trust, but if a deal comes up else where, and burgers are for sale at Sonic, trust me.. I'll be in line with the rest!

BIZILL

not to mention their prices! (what polkmaniac said)

Skynut

Polkmaniac wrote:

I haven't been to a movie theater since they started showing commercials...

Excellent logic.
I have not been to a theater in so long I forgot all the comercials I saw last time.
Advertisers love a captive audience.

steveinaz

I don't go to the movies either, but I don't know if I'd call it a "boycott" I just prefer watching at home.

dylan

Just say No! to negativity.

(saw this bumper sticker yesterday...)

faster100

Good answer MRnightly

and was right along my thinking... only people tend to push thier agenda driven boycotts on others.. Like i said, Boycott who you want just leave me to do as i choose without the " we don't agree with that company round here" attitude. to each his own.. I boycott this topic

madmax

steveinaz wrote:

Absolutely:

4) Businesses with poor customer service

non of these a-holes get my money.

Back several years ago I got on this kick because everywhere I went people were A-holes. Turned out if I continued the boycott process I would have no place to buy anything. I guess it goes that way sometimes...

And no, it wasn't me being an ****. I would walk into a place quietly, smiling, explain the problem sensibly and get nothing.

madmax

bobman1235

MrNightly wrote:

But to just boycott because I don't agree with so-n-so, or such and such, a complete waste of my time. Granted, I will take my business to a place that win's my trust, but if a deal comes up else where, and burgers are for sale at Sonic, trust me.. I'll be in line with the rest!

I would argue that it's a complete waste of your hard-earned money to patronize an establishment with which you have a personal qualm. You're absolutely right that it will not make a difference in teh grand scheme of things, but at least you know that you're spending your money somewhere where you agree with their policies (or whatever).

Joey_V

MrNightly wrote:

i personally picked, "No I don't think it would make a difference." Before I get jumped, let me phrase it like this:

If I, a single American bloke, decide that I don't like, oh say, Sonic Drive Thru's and decide that I'm boycotting because I received bad customer service, my food arrived late, and they didn't even say you're welcome, I think it's ridiculous. Myself, as one person is not going to make a bit of difference. Even if I stand there with a sign that says, "Say NO to Sonic," do you think that even one person will turn away because of me? So when it comes to individual things, I think its just plain silly to boycott.

Sometimes, it's more than just inflicing financial damage to the business you're boycotting.... it's more of a personal stand against a business that you dont agree with. Regardless of whether they suffer from your lack of patronage, a boycott is one man's refusal to give more to a cause not suited for him (or her).

I boycott when I feel strongly about it, I dont care if my money (or lack thereof) makes a dent in their net profits. All I care about is that my money goes to where I want it to go.

wallstreet

I generally boycott anything French. Disclaimer - I do buy one brand of wine from France.

danger boy

i'm ending my boycott of this thread now. ha ha ha

I am now boycotting my local Micky D's. I go thru the drive thru and order one of their new Asian salads they are pushing.. pay for it at window #1 then drive to window #2 where the nice young lady politely tells me they don't have any grilled chicken ready.. "do you want to wait 7 minutes or do you want crispy instead"?

I said ok. i'll take crispy instead. leave and eat my salad. It was pretty good. but c'mon, how tough is it to nuke a peice of chicken for 40 seconds and serve it up in my salad? 7 minutes? I can fire up my gas BBQ and grill my own chicken in 7 minutes.

So i'm boycotting my local McDonalds.

MrNightly

danger boy wrote:

So i'm boycotting my local McDonalds.

Have ya seen the changes McDonald's is doing for their restaurants? Going WiFi, with three different eating areas/styles. Pretty hip, so you might wanna reconsider your boycott