Economic blackout
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Weren't boycotts effective during the civil rights movement?
We are participating. Money will eventually change hands to pay for the colonoscopy I had this morning, but I think that's outside the scope of this effort.
Since we moved to a place with a functional downtown consisting of 100% (I think) local businesses plus a year-round farmer's market, I have made a concerted effort to patronize them. That kind of long-term change in spending behavior seems more likely to drive change, but the one-day event has the advantage of being something you can point to. If businesses can look at their financials and see a visible change on February 28, then a message has been sent. Whether it's a message that will drive action is another story.
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Percentage of donations by top execs and business
Staples 44% Dem 56% Repub
Macy's 65% Dem 35% Repub
Kohls 75% Dem 25% Repub
Home Depot 38% Dem 62% Repub
Amazon 68% Dem 32% Repub
Menards 5% Dem 95% Repub
Lowes 44% Dem 56% Repub
Harbor Freight 100% Dem
Target 52% Dem 48% Repub
Walmart 49% Dem 51% Repub
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Harbor Freight? Who knew?
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Don’t forget Penzys! And Bob’s Red Mill.
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Buy Tide at Costco and break even? Buy Persil at Costco and win all around?
Does anyone use Persil? I don’t get my clothes dirty like I used to and even if it’s not quite as good as Tide I’ll bet it works fine. Your experience?
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Has anyone seen whether Friday’s no-buying effort has had any effect?
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@Steve-Miller said in Economic blackout:
Buy Tide at Costco and break even? Buy Persil at Costco and win all around?
Does anyone use Persil? I don’t get my clothes dirty like I used to and even if it’s not quite as good as Tide I’ll bet it works fine. Your experience?
We’ve been doing Tide but will revisit Kirkland next time we buy. We used to use Kirkland and it worked fine. Not sure why we switched.
Rumor is that the German company that makes Persil makes Kirkland. Is that what you were referring to?
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