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NightWatcher

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2. It would appear that I'm already boycotting them....

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 02:22 PM

Dec 2014

Aside from the occasional Cracker Barrel visit when traveling, I don't eat at too many of those places anywhoo. Funny to how most of those on the list are food slingers. RW'ers gotta get their greasy food.

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10 Right Wing Companies That Every Progressive Should Boycott [View all] KamaAina Dec 2014 OP

Thanks. I guess I knew about all of these but sometimes it's good to be reminded. OregonBlue Dec 2014 #1

I have only gone to Waffle House twice in 25 years yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #3

Isn't that like saying horse shit smells better than cow shit MattBaggins Dec 2014 #11

Cracker Barrel made the list too! nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #30

It would appear that I'm already boycotting them.... NightWatcher Dec 2014 #2

Oh, shit (no pun intended) - didn't know Angel Soft toilet paper was a bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #4

Never patronized any of them hifiguy Dec 2014 #5

Already boycotting 2naSalit Dec 2014 #6

Haven't eaten at any fast food place and very rarely at a restaurant, GGJohn Dec 2014 #7

all Ten listed here: Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #8

I figured most people knew about the others KamaAina Dec 2014 #9

Yes, I know about the four paragraph limit. Just trying to be helpful. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #13

I think I get emails from Marriott. rogerashton Dec 2014 #37

Yeah, Kind of a shame about The Mariotts. They are nice but, yes there are plenty of alternatives. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #43

"Carl's Jr." has always been Hardees on the East Coast. ileus Dec 2014 #10

Yes. and Their food sucks anyway. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #14

I'm sodium sensitive so fast food is by definition a place I would go to eat. CTyankee Dec 2014 #36

Exactly why I avoid Fast Food Places, too. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #44

The socialbility is a big part of it. I know the waitress and the owner. I trust the cook, too.... CTyankee Dec 2014 #54

And here in the midwest too. progressoid Dec 2014 #17

And Hardee's is easily the worst of the big burger chains here in bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #41

not always hfojvt Dec 2014 #55

Amway JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #12

Isn't Amway a pyramid scheme? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #15

Rick Ross classifies it as a cult! KamaAina Dec 2014 #16

Yep - but it's a Billion Dollar one JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #18

I am so confused, according to this discussion Amway is a legitimate business - Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #24

Does it matter? JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #25

well, it matters because pyramids are dirty business regardless of their politics. If Amway is a Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #26

Ahhh Insurance JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #34

So Then, Pyramid Schemes are legal in Michigan? Intangibles are such a racket by design and now Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #45

Not casting stones - I live in NJ! :-) JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #48

I just realized what a mess I made of this thread. lol Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #49

Also, this is the first I have heard of Amway being a Cult although I can see the comparison. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #28

Easy to boycott them all TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #19

Wally World? KamaAina Dec 2014 #20

WalMart is the only place open 24 hours where I live ... while it is not impossible for Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #27

If WalMart gets its way, it will be the only game in any town. Live and Learn Dec 2014 #31

awesome Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #46

Sorry, but I'm still going to eat at Carl's. Throd Dec 2014 #21

Yeah, avoid all ten of those crap companies lovemydog Dec 2014 #22

Proud to say I never shop UglyGreed Dec 2014 #23

Proud to say the same. RebelOne Dec 2014 #59

I avoid all of them like the plague... Historic NY Dec 2014 #29

How about the buycott app for your cell phone. It tells you a lot about who to boycott. Stellar Dec 2014 #32

I like the link to progressive businesses Kalidurga Dec 2014 #33

For paper products JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #35

There is no Costco close enough for me to shop at but there is a Walgreens across the road Kalidurga Dec 2014 #39

I shop at Sam's and Costco TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #42

I LOVE pecan waffles Dirty Socialist Dec 2014 #38

After reading the Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #40

I will say, Chic Filet has the nicest and most polite employees in the business...... Logical Dec 2014 #47

Papa Johns breathed a huge sigh of relief. n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #50

As did Domino's KamaAina Dec 2014 #58

L.L. Bean & the Separation of Church & State yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2014 #51

I inherited some ExxonMobile stock. I don't buy their gas, but cash their checks with enthusiasm. Shrike47 Dec 2014 #52

Thank you... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #53

The best part of the article is the comments Nevernose Dec 2014 #56

Way ahead of you. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #57