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Just some additional advertising for todays boycott.

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Ok I know about the other ones but what's the bad stuff target did? Besides the general capitalistic crap.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Only thing I've heard about is cutting all their DEI programs.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

IMHO we should have it every Friday or Every 28th or something like that.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago (8 children)

I get this, but as a small business owner who is already struggling, I worry about this and the other upcoming days.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If you make handmade items or refurbish things or do services there is a good chance people will not boycott you. This is more about corporations. If your a retailer I would ask that you participate although may be a bit late. Close for sales, don't put in any orders, and instead say you will be open for people to hang, discuss, play games, whatever.

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[–] kokope11i@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (5 children)

First I've seen extending this to restaurants. That seems a bit much. Most restaurants around me are small businesses. Not cool for the folks trying to keep a single place afloat.

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[–] nadram@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Never heard of this before. I like it, should be a weekly thing.

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

We have it every Sunday where I live, government-mandated. Not fun.

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[–] sillybread@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (8 children)

As expected, nothing came of this. Don't be pathetic. Stop buying from red states and wacko Trump supporters everyday.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Stop buying from red states

No wheat? Even imported Italian pasta is made from American Durum wheat. (Yes Italian pasta companies import US wheat, make pasta from it and then sell it as Italian.)

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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Everybody will just buy more shit tomorrow. Are you people afraid of going into the streets?

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago

Forgot about this, but luckily I never really buy shit other than food.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This can have an effect in exactly two ways:

  1. retailers lose a bit of profit because they cannot optimize their staffing for this one day. They might be a little less profitable because they have one person at work who is not needed, for example. They might also get mad customers the next day when everybody goes back shopping and they haven't prepared for it. Similarly, they might have to throw away a few fresh products and not have them in stock later.

  2. if (and only if) people buy the stuff they need somewhere else instead. If this is about grocery shopping, well, you need groceries at some point. Doesn't matter much for the retailer when you buy it (apart from 1), as long as you buy it consistently at their place.

I support the protest, but if you want to make an impact, use that day to find alternative places to do your shopping in the future.

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