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niyad

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5. I am fortunate to have such options near me, and support them as much

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:24 PM

16 hrs ago

as I can. It is no hardship for me to boycott companies, corporations, etc., have been doing it since the early '70's. People used to ask me how I managed to shop with the extensive boycott list I had, how I kept them all in my head. Wasn't/isn't hard.

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Merry boycotting: US shoppers avoid Trump-aligned businesses amid holiday season [View all] JohnQFunk 17 hrs ago OP

I need to see where this is having real effect. stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #1

In addition to avoiding "bad" businesses, it's important especially this time of year to RockRaven 17 hrs ago #2

I am fortunate to have such options near me, and support them as much niyad 16 hrs ago #5

It's easy for me too. Demobrat 14 hrs ago #12

Right, it's about doing the best we can BoycottTwitter 13 hrs ago #13

Exactly. niyad 10 hrs ago #15

I have avoided shopping at all Marthe48 17 hrs ago #3

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I told my family not to use Amazon on my Xmas gifts BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #6

Hard to Break with Amazon Grumpy Old Woman 15 hrs ago #7

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Make sure you find out who they order from Polybius 9 hrs ago #17

I've known these people for years. murielm99 5 hrs ago #21

Same here. Their customer service really sucks! BigmanPigman 14 hrs ago #10

I've shifted where I buy. summer_in_TX 15 hrs ago #9

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This boycott extends to Britain Richard_GB 14 hrs ago #11

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I'm an Amazon addict tavernier 9 hrs ago #18

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