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Bluesaph

(694 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:23 AM Feb 2020

Don't shop until after election!

That’s the best form of protest we can give. If we buy only essentials. Don’t go to restaurants. Don’t shop at Amazon. Don’t buy clothes, furniture, TV’s. No big ticket items!

If we must buy, buy second hand.

Trump tried to take credit for this boom economy from our President Obama whose policies began this ten year unprecedented economic boom! When Obama hits the campaign trails, make the contrast stark and resolute!

We do not want a Swamp creature for a president!

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Don't shop until after election! (Original Post) Bluesaph Feb 2020 OP
Sure.Make sure waiters and waitresses have no money. Put small businesses under! onenote Feb 2020 #1
... NanceGreggs Feb 2020 #2
On point! nt Raine Feb 2020 #4
Yes, let's put retail workers out of jobs. RandySF Feb 2020 #3
Exactly! nt Raine Feb 2020 #5
you are trying way too hard Skittles Feb 2020 #6
We all will sacrifice. Bluesaph Feb 2020 #7
Have been a more conscientious shopper since tRump took office Mersky Feb 2020 #8
Well, I'm not buying this idea Fla_Democrat Feb 2020 #9

onenote

(42,381 posts)
1. Sure.Make sure waiters and waitresses have no money. Put small businesses under!
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:28 AM
Feb 2020

What a great idea. Not.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
8. Have been a more conscientious shopper since tRump took office
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 01:37 AM
Feb 2020

Have foregone buying a tv, and I’ve passed on several pairs of shoes. Am wearing out old purses/bags. I like thrift store shopping.

I use vinegar, dish soap, and occasionally regular bleach as my primary cleaning agents around the house. Are cheap and I’m not buying as much from chemical companies. Was done with oven cleaner years ago - that shit is toxic awful. I could go on about big chem, but won’t.

Adopted using cloth napkins before he took office, and don’t buy nearly as many paper towels. I don’t bother folding them, bleh, no - I just shove them in a drawer.

Bought carbon offsets last year for a flight. And, am making efforts to drive less/purchase gas less often.

It’s as much a protest against tRump as it is about conserving in the face of global warming. I still buy stupid stuff, but less than I used to.

So, you’re not alone - is already happening in my household.

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