Rollbacked? What kind of fucking word is that? Are we just making anything into a nonsensical verb now?
"Rolled back" works just fine.
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Despite being a US citizen living in the USA, I started boycotting [many] US businesses when Trump won in 2016. I have added more companies to the list since October 2023, and even more when Trump won again. It aint much, and I am aware an organized strike would have more impact, but I feel better about myself.
🤣 I already avoid all of those shite companies. I must be doing something right.
John Deere had a 98.1% “yes” on a shareholder vote to reinstate DEI.
But fuck them anyway, they are hardcore against Right to Repair laws. Massey Ferguson is better anyway.
Yeah they didn't end dei. They just stopped supporting "controversial" events, like pride parades and such. Still deserves to be up there. Though I'm not in the market for a million dollar tractor, either.
Yep. Fuck ‘em
Lowe's is difficult as Home Depot is way worse. Like yeah they didn't roll back DEI but likely because they didn't have any to begin with and are a huge Trump supportet
I work at Lowe's, and here in the Deepest South, we have a wildly diverse staff. Black, gay, Hispanic, kids on their first job, old folks staying busy, all kinds. They do seem to lean heavily on hiring vets, but that falls under DEI.
https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/diversity-and-inclusion
I should note: Our CEO is black. Don't know anything about the guy, but I do like listening to him talk. I don't get any sense of BS or fake corpo talk. Only been there 2 months but I'm a little taken aback by the lack of corporate BS. LOL, it ain't exactly heaven, but better than expected.
The retailer also will no longer participate in an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign that measures workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees, and will also stop sponsoring and participating in events, such as festivals and parades, that are outside of its business areas.
I don't have a problem with this. Aren't we always bitching about rainbow capitalism? I'd rather a company drop it than fake it.
I also would like to see what these companies actual statements are. Because a few companies are 'rolling back dei' in that they're just renaming the program and rewording the mission statements. Like it's just for show because a diverse workforce is extremely profitable.
Plus their products are garbage. I had curtain rods from them such that the metal snapped without even significant strain. Had to replace after two years, was a huge waste of time and money, although these umbra brand it's are so much better.
Wow. It's always the companies you most suspect huh?
Target was actually a surprise for us when the news first came out.
We expected them to bow to pressure eventually; but diversity was such a big part of their image, we thought they'd hold out a bit.
He put Ford twice lol
The one is just a guy named Ford, we should boycott him.
No way. Dude has my towel and is going to get me off this thing. Something about Vogons?
Whatever. Thanks for all the fish, suckas.
At this point, it's just better to boycott all large or for profit companies by default.
It's hard, boss.
Impossible unless you live completely off the grid.
I'd love to boycott TSC, but it's the only place I can reliably find the feed for my ducks.
Is there a specific brand that you need? I don't know a whole lot about duck feed, but I've talked to some of the people who regularly feed the ducks at a nearby park, and they buy feed from Chewy.
Purina. Last time I ordered from Chewy, it kept getting delayed for stock issues. :(
One of the things I do often is to go to the manufacturer's website and look for information about "Distributors" or a "Store locator". Sometimes the system lets you search by specific product, but it looks like Purina's only lets you search by animal. If there's a local alternative that just doesn't carry your brand, it wouldn't hurt to ask if they can order it for you.
My personal approach to longer term boycotting is to reduce my spending with these companies as much as possible, rather than looking at it as all or nothing. If you were to adjust your purchasing habits to make something like Chewy your first choice, and only buy from TSC when Chewy is out of stock/delayed, that's still going to impact TSC's profits and is better than making no changes.
I don't know where you're located, but Wilco seems to carry the Purina duck food, available for shipping, and looks like they might be less bad morally, although I have no idea how expensive shipping is or how reliable they are.
P.S. Purina is owned by Nestle, so that's a whole other layer to consider. No judgement though, my cats love their Friskies and Fancy Feast, and it's not like I can explain to them why they should accept a different food, especially when I'm unemployed and it's significantly cheaper than anything else.
I appreciate your advice! I used to use a different brand that came from Rural King but the Rural King near me closed and nobody carries the other brand. The local feed store doesn't special order shit for just one person, and all flock feed doesn't have enough niacin for ducks. Feed is literally the only thing I get from TSC. I'll definitely check out Chewy for the feed and alternatives though!
Easy, I don't do business with any of those, not even bezoszon - Brazil has decent alternatives to online shopping
Im already boycotting most of those companies for being American.
So I used to shop at Target as a way to boycott Walmart…. Any suggestions now that they both suck?
In order of impact
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Live without it
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Repair/repurpose something you already have (ex: dig out a spare you might not have in easy reach)
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Secondhand, local (ex: yard sale, estate sale, Craigslist)
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Secondhand, online (ex: Mercari, Depop, eBay)
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Small/medium business, local (ex: farmer's market, your local co-op grocery store)
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Small/medium business, online (ex: an individual that makes a certain type of widget, an online specialty store)
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Large business, local (ex: Meijer, Kroger, Target, Walgreen's)
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Large business, online
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Amazon
I have personally been going with Meijer as my large business of choice when nothing else serves my needs. I'm not sure how much of an impact choosing Meijer over Target has. But I figure the less I give to any large businesses, the better.
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Shoplifting
I don't have the stones to shoplift but I used to know a couple homeless guys that boosted from home depot for 50c on the dollar. It was better than what they would get from a pawn shop . Support your local boosters
I canceled my Target card and told them it was because of this bullshit. And yeah Walmart's been on my list for a long time. Running out of places to shop.
Between Target and my local grocery doing anti-union bullshit, I just started shopping at Costco even though I'm only shopping for 1. So far so good, other than the whole "guess this is what I'm eating for the next 15 meals straight". But I'm lucky to even have a Costco very close by.
We do what we can, but some people just don't have a lot of options realistically.
Farmers markets when in season. Canned for the winter from Costco. Grow your own if you can.
Co-ops may be an option too in some areas.
Find your local stores and support them as hard as you can.
instructions unclear i am at hmart again
This is the way. I haven't shopped at walmart (15 years), target (8 years) amazon (never) and I get along just fine. Everything they sell other than food is junk and winds up costing more money in the long run to buy goods that dont last from those outlets.
It's best to save your bread and buy something once that will last a lifetime when ever possible.
Flea markets , garage sales, Craig's list, consignment shops, second hand stores, ebay etc
Part of me wants to start shopping at Walmart because at least they’re unabashedly evil?
They're all evil bastards, so might as well go with the one that pretended they weren't less and, as a practical matter, is generally cheaper. Unless you're lucky enough to have a viable local option, of course.
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No problemo. Only 2 on the list I did fuck with and it will be easy to never shop there again.
Add Paramount to that list and lots of TV networks
What's the difference between Ford and Ford Motor Company?
Motor Company
At what length do shorts become pants?
tbf Accenture implemented Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion the same way they handle their consulting gigs; a sales person made a bunch of shit up, some juniors with no experience were thrown into meetings, and someone made something up that was very far from anything anyone asked for (which is why they needed the feedback) so it wasn’t a huge loss.
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