Stores and or other places you refuse to do business with

TX-Dennis said:
If I refused to do business with every anti gun company in the US I would soon run out of places to do business.
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Agreed.

I don't avoid much, but I do avoid the following...

Levi's
Cheaper Than Dirt
Walmart (unless I really need something and can't find it anywhere else, which is almost never the case).

I don't frequent Starbucks, but they do have a few things I like that I'll get once in a while. However, if I do go, it's usually a kiosk/coffee shop inside another business, like Barnes & Noble.

For large chains, I'll avoid certain locations if I've encountered bad service or just don't like that location, but if other locations are acceptable I'll use them.

I have recently switched from going to Lowe's or Home Depot to a local True Value hardware store. Not as many options, but I've found they usually have what I typically need, it's less crowded despite being a smaller store, and the people working there are nice. They're also a USPS contracted site, so I can take care of my postal needs without having to go to a post office.
 
I will not patronize businesses that are anti-RKBA, plenty of other options. I wonder why so many think being anti-gun is so good for business, and I firmly believe that businesses should concentrate on customer satisfaction, their stockholders and investors.
 
hoosierone said:
For years Best Buy has been my go to place for any electronic stuff. I have found their employees to be polite and well trained. My wife and I (In our 70's) recently bought a printer there. The young man went out of his way to determine our needs and recommend the right product for us. He also gave us the pros and cons of signing up for various ink services. We were both very pleased. I wish all retail employees were as good as the ones at Best Buy.
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We also have used Best Buy for electronics (no other choice anymore). I asked one of the young guys waiting on us why everyone was helpful and not pushing products.

He said simple, we don't work on commission.
 
The list is growing, but in addition to local anti 2A businesses Starbucks I don't patronize Dicks, *Starbucks, NFL, NBA, Coke, etc.

*when working overseas I occasionally acquiesce when there's no immediate option.
 
Starbucks of course because the coffee sucks and is way overpriced. I agree with a lot of the other things listed. At&t I hate because I live in small town and they are the only internet provider available thus they charge three times what you would pay in the city. pro football because most of them are overpaid thugs. Best Buy has good people but needed a cable and it cost me $29. Found same cable later on Amazon for $6.95 plus free shipping.
 
Ron IL said:
A few years ago I moved to a small town that is right between three larger towns. After I lived there for a year or so I found out we had an auto supply. One day I needed a small part and went to it. This was a year or two before IL got a concealed carry law. They were just talking about it at the time. A big sign on the front door said absolutely no firearms allowed in this business. I got my part and left and never been back. I go the extra 3 miles to the next town. That was a NAPA auto parts store. I think I read that it is their national policy. They lost all of my business.
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Somebody ain't told Bo Barrow, if that's NAPA policy.
One of the largest gun retailers in the Southeast, and a NAPA parts store.
 

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There's businesses that I avoid, but not boycott. There are a few that fall into the "NO WAY IN HECK" category - Cheaper than dirt, Target, and Bank of America.
 
Cheaper than Dirt. They are lower than dirt. I'd quit shooting and sell my guns if I had to deal with them.

I'm not a regular at Starbucks but if I want a cup of coffee and I see them first I'll go to one. Doesn't happen very often. Mostly when I'm traveling.

I don't go to Burger King. It seems every one I go into is filthy.

Generally I don't boycott based on Politics. It'd come down to half the population boycotting the other half and vice versa. I prefer not to drag politics into commercial encounters.
 
glenwolde said:
A. Revenue is not profit.
B. You might want to research the changes in the tax code that made that possible, and who was responsible.
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Don't care about all that. I paid more Fed taxes (don't care about the state and payroll stuff) than them. That's all that matters to me.
 
GaryHK said:
Don't care about all that. I paid more Fed taxes (don't care about the state and payroll stuff) than them. That's all that matters to me.
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You must be one of them one percenters!

"... That's because Amazon actually owed money to the federal government in 2019. After two straight years of paying $0 in U.S. federal income tax, Amazon was on the hook for a $162 million bill in 2019, the company said in an SEC filing on Thursday...."

Amazon had to pay federal income taxes for the first time since 2016

While both left and right like to criticize Amazon for not paying enough in taxes, all they are doing is taking advantage of every tax deduction they legally can. If you don't like how they pay, or don't pay, federal taxes, your beef is with the tax code, not Amazon. Write your congressional representatives.
 
I'll do business with anyone that has a product I like/use at a fair price that arrives in a timely manner. I don't care what they do with my money once they get it. Some companies have very well known positions that I disagree with, but they probably wouldn't like a lot of things I do with my money either. If you want to go down that rabbit hole of evaluating every position on every issue of every entity involved in producing a particular product, be my guest. You may never emerge, and you'll certainly find money of yours being sent to causes you despise. I have neither the time nor the inclination, and in the end, it doesn't matter to me at all. Quality, price, and efficiency matter.
 
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