If you are avoiding Amazon and Target, where are you buying what?

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Anonymous wrote:I've never shopped at Target, but I love Amazon and I'm keeping my Prime membership. Bezos and Zuckerberg aren't the problem, here. (Don't use Facebook or any Meta product).

They are absolutely part of the problem.

PP you replied to. No, they're really not. You need to look past the Bezos and Zuckerberg million dollar donations to the Inauguration and see what the war of influence is between Musk and those guys. I don't know what you've got against Target, I never shop there.

Look past the fact that they are part of the problem?

No thanks.

Fck Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.

Zuck absolutely part of the problem. Facebook and Google run a duopoly with online advertising. Facebook is basically a drug dealer- feeding more and more outrage to its users so they keep coming back for more. Bezos still bad just from the "accumulate $100+ billion is fundamentally wrong" angle, but it's more complicated with him. Definite issues with how he has managed the Post, but it's not realistic to think they would have the reporting firepower they do, without his money.

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Anonymous wrote:Walmart?

I boycotted them from the start. They moved into smalltown rural areas, offered low prices, put the local stores out of business, and raised their prices.

So, no, I won't shop there.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't proactively support small businesses even if I like the notion of small businesses because they're just not that great. They are more expensive and don't have the same stock. And some are certainly very ideological (looking at you Penzys).

Amazon is wonderful. Target is convenient. The only person who cares if you try to make a moral argument out of avoiding Amazon and Target is you and you alone, no one else. Do what you want but you aren't budging the needle except you will spend more money by trying to avoid the big boxes and Amazon, and it was another person on another thread who also pointed out it's more ecologically friendly and sustainable to stick with Amazon and deliveries than going to 20 different stores in your car.

I would not listen to this Debbie Downer.

Tesla boycotts worked well enough that Musky had Trump doing car advertisements on the White House lawn, had Hannity posting he bought a Tesla, and had his friend "donate" Teslas to the Las Vegas police department (which I think doesn't want to drive them??).

So, yes, boycotts work.

I'll keep going.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't proactively support small businesses even if I like the notion of small businesses because they're just not that great. They are more expensive and don't have the same stock. And some are certainly very ideological (looking at you Penzys).

Amazon is wonderful. Target is convenient. The only person who cares if you try to make a moral argument out of avoiding Amazon and Target is you and you alone, no one else. Do what you want but you aren't budging the needle except you will spend more money by trying to avoid the big boxes and Amazon, and it was another person on another thread who also pointed out it's more ecologically friendly and sustainable to stick with Amazon and deliveries than going to 20 different stores in your car.

I would not listen to this Debbie Downer.

Tesla boycotts worked well enough that Musky had Trump doing car advertisements on the White House lawn, had Hannity posting he bought a Tesla, and had his friend "donate" Teslas to the Las Vegas police department (which I think doesn't want to drive them??).

So, yes, boycotts work.

I'll keep going.

Yup. I predict Tesla will kick Musk out and Target will declare bankruptcy. Let’s see if the felon likes bulldogs like he likes cars that you can’t charge at government buildings.

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I have never had an Amazon account. In fact I don't online shop at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Walmart?

I boycotted them from the start. They moved into smalltown rural areas, offered low prices, put the local stores out of business, and raised their prices.

So, no, I won't shop there.

When has Walmart raised prices? Their net profit margin is under 3%!

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This whole thread is performative nonsense. Are you really not aware of where to buy things other than Target and Amazon? Here's a list of 100 large U.S. retailers: https://nrf.com/research-insights/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2024-list

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't proactively support small businesses even if I like the notion of small businesses because they're just not that great. They are more expensive and don't have the same stock. And some are certainly very ideological (looking at you Penzys).

Amazon is wonderful. Target is convenient. The only person who cares if you try to make a moral argument out of avoiding Amazon and Target is you and you alone, no one else. Do what you want but you aren't budging the needle except you will spend more money by trying to avoid the big boxes and Amazon, and it was another person on another thread who also pointed out it's more ecologically friendly and sustainable to stick with Amazon and deliveries than going to 20 different stores in your car.

I would not listen to this Debbie Downer.

Tesla boycotts worked well enough that Musky had Trump doing car advertisements on the White House lawn, had Hannity posting he bought a Tesla, and had his friend "donate" Teslas to the Las Vegas police department (which I think doesn't want to drive them??).

So, yes, boycotts work.

I'll keep going.

Just like how Musk bankrupted twitter? Wait, hold on.

Most people can't afford Teslas. I don't care about Tesla. But thinking you're going to change your fantasy of whatever the big bad owners of Target or Amazon are doing by not patronizing their businesses is They are in business because they are super efficient and deliver enormous bang for the buck and that's all that matters. Virtue signaling protests isn't going to do anything but play out in your fantasies. Like a lot of these posts on DCUM.

Yup. I predict Tesla will kick Musk out and Target will declare bankruptcy. Let’s see if the felon likes bulldogs like he likes cars that you can’t charge at government buildings.

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Anonymous wrote:This list makes it easier to find places to replace the billionaire-owned companies.

The suggestions for replacing the Washington Post were good. They might not all be perfect though. I questioned Wayfair as a replacement for Amazon, but this list is a start.

https://www.boycottoligarchs.com/

Well I've been shopping at WF since way before they were sold to amazon. Their produce is some of the best around. Their meats and poultry are higher quality than at most supermarkets, I prefer to purchase organic and pay for quality. So when the stores I can easily get to are a WF and a Safeway, I'm still picking the WF

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Walmart?

I boycotted them from the start. They moved into smalltown rural areas, offered low prices, put the local stores out of business, and raised their prices.

So, no, I won't shop there.

When has Walmart raised prices? Their net profit margin is under 3%!

This has literally been Walmart's process from the start. The PP gave an accurate description of what they did initially to become the big box giant they currently are.
They also have for long refused to give people 40+ hours a week. They prefer to keep people under 32 (or whatever is legal for not having to provide healthcare benefits). Target does not/has not systematically done that.

Even now, I will still choose Target over Walmart any day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love a good replacement for kids stuff - specifically basic clothes, not the kind I would get as hand-me-downs. For example, socks, underwear, leggings. Where you shop for these?

Try Primary—they have ethically made basics in every color. I also like zkano (made in the us!) for socks.

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The few items that I purchased exclusively from Target, I now get direct from the brand (e.g., Yankee Candle store at Columbia Mall). I now buy all my groceries from Giant instead of purchasing some items from Giant and Target. I will need paper towels and laundry detergent soon, so I may get it from Giant, which will cost more. I might also get a Costco card again.

I am not budging on shopping at Target. I want them to go out of business for the bs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never shopped at Target, but I love Amazon and I'm keeping my Prime membership. Bezos and Zuckerberg aren't the problem, here. (Don't use Facebook or any Meta product).

They are absolutely part of the problem.

PP you replied to. No, they're really not. You need to look past the Bezos and Zuckerberg million dollar donations to the Inauguration and see what the war of influence is between Musk and those guys. I don't know what you've got against Target, I never shop there.

NP — Bezos is killing off the Washington Post as a great newspaper, he is absolutely part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never shopped at Target, but I love Amazon and I'm keeping my Prime membership. Bezos and Zuckerberg aren't the problem, here. (Don't use Facebook or any Meta product).

They are absolutely part of the problem.

PP you replied to. No, they're really not. You need to look past the Bezos and Zuckerberg million dollar donations to the Inauguration and see what the war of influence is between Musk and those guys. I don't know what you've got against Target, I never shop there.

Look past the fact that they are part of the problem?

No thanks.

Fck Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.

Bezos doesn't run Amazon or its sub companies. He runs the post, movie, etc. Bezos stock from Amazon but so do employees and many others. Amazon provides a lot of jobs so you are hurting those working for amazon at risk for losing their jobs as numbers go down.

Musk ... not a chance I'd buy anything from him.

I DGAF if he “runs” it or not. Most of Bezos’ wealth still comes from Amazon stock.

Fck him and the others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never shopped at Target, but I love Amazon and I'm keeping my Prime membership. Bezos and Zuckerberg aren't the problem, here. (Don't use Facebook or any Meta product).

They are absolutely part of the problem.

PP you replied to. No, they're really not. You need to look past the Bezos and Zuckerberg million dollar donations to the Inauguration and see what the war of influence is between Musk and those guys. I don't know what you've got against Target, I never shop there.

NP — Bezos is killing off the Washington Post as a great newspaper, he is absolutely part of the problem.

Exactly.