BTS shopping - not Target or Amazon

[Anonymous]

Staples and Office Max, grocery stores (Giant and Safeway), Walgreens, CVS, Michael’s. Dick’s and Kohl’s have backpacks and lunch boxes and stuff, especially online. For younger kid clothes - Children’s Place and Carters are nice. Discount stores like TJ Maxx if you can spend some time digging through there in person.

[Anonymous]

Dollar Tree has a ton of cheap school supplies right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stand with OP, no Target, no Amazon, no Walmart. There's so little in life we have control of these days, if I can control where our money goes to, it makes me very satisfied

You do you but you’re not making the impact you think you are.

Have fun driving to multiple stores.

Why are people so defensive of these brands? Agreed the op is likely not making much of a difference but something must be happening as Target's sales are down and thebopening day for prime day this year was lower.

I express my values with how I spend my dollars sounds like OP does too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stand with OP, no Target, no Amazon, no Walmart. There's so little in life we have control of these days, if I can control where our money goes to, it makes me very satisfied

You do you but you’re not making the impact you think you are.

Have fun driving to multiple stores.

Sounds like she is, actually…

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/target-struggles-to-reverse-alarming-customer-trend-amid-boycotts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stand with OP, no Target, no Amazon, no Walmart. There's so little in life we have control of these days, if I can control where our money goes to, it makes me very satisfied

You do you but you’re not making the impact you think you are.

Have fun driving to multiple stores.

I don't know Target's stock and sales records are in the toilet right now

[Anonymous]

hobby lobby has lots of school supplies, walgreens, cvs have more limited selection but usually have the basics in stock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hobby lobby has lots of school supplies, walgreens, cvs have more limited selection but usually have the basics in stock.

lol. If OP is not shopping at Target and Amazon, she’s definitely not going to Hobby Lobby!

[Anonymous]

Why didn't you buy the PTA box?

[Anonymous]

What did target do this time to make the libs mad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hobby lobby has lots of school supplies, walgreens, cvs have more limited selection but usually have the basics in stock.

Hobby Lobby is in the never will I ever category

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why didn't you buy the PTA box?

Too expensive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did target do this time to make the libs mad?

Same as before— that’s why their stock has been falling for months. No news coverage under your bridge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:hobby lobby has lots of school supplies, walgreens, cvs have more limited selection but usually have the basics in stock.

lol. If OP is not shopping at Target and Amazon, she’s definitely not going to Hobby Lobby!

This is OP and lol. You bet I don't shop at hobby lobby (though I don't think MoCo has any stores so it's easy).

Thanks for all the comments, even those who don't agree or understand my anti-Target stance. You do you, but I greatly disliked their DEI retraction (it was literally within hours of the EO) and so I'm avoiding spending money there when I can (which is most of the time - except BTS). If I do have to purchase there (baby registry gifts) then I make sure to put BIPOC brands in my order. Amazon and Walmart have always been generally terrible so Target felt different, particularly with all of their inclusive branding/history (breastfeeding in fitting rooms, using models with disabilities in their ads, pride month, BIPOC brands etc etc etc).

You don't have to get it, just sharing what my goal was. Like PPs, I am seeing enough evidence of the boycott's impact to continue avoiding shopping there.

In the end, I ordered all their supplies from our school's supply site. I had previously heard the selection/quality was low, but then talking with other parents realized they quite liked their products, even at greater cost since the school gets a cut. Win win! FWIW, Staples was best in terms of selection/DEI policies (which wouldn't have been my deciding factor a year ago, but is now especially since they're remaining committed since January despite the pressure).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why didn't you buy the PTA box?

DP. There is no such thing at our school.

[Anonymous]

Ccs, staples, 5 below etc.