Is the Target Boycott Really Effective?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Samesies. No Target for me at all, and I’ve never shopped at Walmart. It’s harder, yes, but so very worth it.

Zero target. Deleted my Amazon account of 22 years. I downloaded my data so I know my lifetime spending at Amazon, I'm sure they won't miss me @ 2K a year, but better for me. Buying more at Costco.

[Anonymous]

I shopped at Target once in 2025, before the boycott. I’ve been really limiting Amazon shopping, but have purchased a few things. I’m mostly buying more at other stores.

I just found an old stash of Target gift cards we’ve received. I’m holding out on buying anything there, but have decided I will use them this year so that Target has inventory going out the door without collecting another penny from me. If I don’t use the cards, they get to pocket that money.

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[Anonymous]

I follow an artist on Instagram whose main job is working at Target. She's worked there for 7 years, I believe she said in her last video.

Anyway, her content online is about her art and also budgeting. She makes a video each time she gets a paycheck to show how she's budgeting her pay.

Since this boycott went into effect, the pay in her videos has significantly decreased because her hours have significantly decreased. She consistently had 35-40 hours and now the past 2 videos I've seen, she had 26 and 29 hours. This last video included budgeting out her tiny paycheck and looking for another job. The boycott is definitely working. It's just sad that it also hurts the workers.

[Anonymous]

just had fun on my Target run

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:just had fun on my Target run

Yay? That in no way offsets my many Target runs that are not being made now. Haven't been there since end of January.

[Anonymous]

Wife participates in the boycott unless of course for the few make up items she seemingly can't get anywhere else, so she sends me to fetch it to remain pure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wife participates in the boycott unless of course for the few make up items she seemingly can't get anywhere else, so she sends me to fetch it to remain pure.

I chuckled.

[Anonymous]

I have not been in since they made their anti-DEIA announcement. I miss it, but I’m not going to relent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've largely been avoiding current events or limiting myself just to headlines. what did Target do?

They removed their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies after making a big show for years of having them.

I've started shopping at Costo instead. Their board decided to keep their DEI policies, but the Trump admin is trying to bully companies into getting rid of them.

OP

Costco is a unicorn. Most companies are doing these initiatives in a performative way. I don't like Target and hardly ever shop there, but I'm not sure why THAT business decision of all things is upsetting considering they have much better practices for their employees than so many companies out there who might just sell pride merch to seem like do gooders.

It’s the betrayal. They pretended to genuinely care. It’s fine my black feelings aren’t hurt. My green dollars go to Costco. Target doesn’t need my green dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wife participates in the boycott unless of course for the few make up items she seemingly can't get anywhere else, so she sends me to fetch it to remain pure.

Boycotting doesn’t have to be pure. You can also minimize to effect change. Her sending you probably means she won’t buy more than the things she can’t get elsewhere, so in that case it’s effective.

I’m 100% boycotting Target, but I’m grossly minimizing Amazon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wife participates in the boycott unless of course for the few make up items she seemingly can't get anywhere else, so she sends me to fetch it to remain pure.

Boycotting doesn’t have to be pure. You can also minimize to effect change. Her sending you probably means she won’t buy more than the things she can’t get elsewhere, so in that case it’s effective.

I’m 100% boycotting Target, but I’m grossly minimizing Amazon.

Target notes that male makeup buying is the growing demographic, orders more tuck friendly swimsuits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I shopped at Target once in 2025, before the boycott. I’ve been really limiting Amazon shopping, but have purchased a few things. I’m mostly buying more at other stores.

I just found an old stash of Target gift cards we’ve received. I’m holding out on buying anything there, but have decided I will use them this year so that Target has inventory going out the door without collecting another penny from me. If I don’t use the cards, they get to pocket that money.

Great idea. Me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I follow an artist on Instagram whose main job is working at Target. She's worked there for 7 years, I believe she said in her last video.

Anyway, her content online is about her art and also budgeting. She makes a video each time she gets a paycheck to show how she's budgeting her pay.

Since this boycott went into effect, the pay in her videos has significantly decreased because her hours have significantly decreased. She consistently had 35-40 hours and now the past 2 videos I've seen, she had 26 and 29 hours. This last video included budgeting out her tiny paycheck and looking for another job. The boycott is definitely working. It's just sad that it also hurts the workers.

I feel badly for Target staff.

Of course Target is taking money and hours away from them rather than firing the corporate idiots who screwed Target over.

[Anonymous]

For the first time (since getting my RedCard in 2009), I have had two months of $0 on my statements. I thought I'd miss it and I do not at all. This upcoming Kate Spade collab is pretty gross - I don't know who would want to buy that cheaply made junk. You can get KS at TJMaxx and every consignment/thrift store.

Keep up the great work, boycotters!