Had no idea a boycott was happening.
Can we add bigger offenders like Wal-Mart and Amazon?
Join me, I’ve been boycotting them for years.
It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company
Neither could their capitulation to Trumps bigoted rhetoric.
I got a lot of flak and eye rolls from my liberal friends a few years ago when I, as a queer woman, would criticize their Rainbow Capitalism. But Target is not an ally, they never were. They are simply a corporation that got some easy publicity in liberal spaces by showing the bare minimum decency.
Fair weather allies, aren’t.
Just to build on this. No publicly traded company is an ally to any group but its shareholders.
That’s why it’s our responsibility as consumers to align their shareholder interests to doing the right fucking thing. Boycotts and other consumer action are part of their calculations on what the shareholder interests are, so a large population of informed consumers who vote their conscience with their wallet will provide pressure to do the right thing.
Damn and here I am participating in this boycott for so long without even trying.
Target sucks.
Remember there are bots even on Lemmy to push the narrative that we have no power. Billionaires aren’t scared of a couple less dollars, but they are TERRIFIED of us figuring out we can organize. Let’s not fight each other let’s fight the oligarchy!
Already been boycotting target
Been boycotting them since my local one let ICE use their back parking lot to stage up and detain folks
Using gift cards is OK if you’re boycotting a place, right? I mean, Target already has the money and you’d just be helping them out if you didn’t buy anything with them.
I’m a school bus driver and I always get a lot of tips (Christmas and end of year) in the form of Target gift cards. BTW yes, I agree that tipping school bus drivers is fucking weird. We already get paid and it’s not like we’re going to drive the kids into a tree if we don’t get tipped.
Those are Christmas gifts. The parents are just showing appreciation for you already not driving their kids into a tree, not bribing you lol.
In my old community the bus driver was part of our community, we knew her and she was amazing. She knew the kids, she welcomed them by name every morning and she made sure they got to school safe AND ok.
The last bit is the most important part. She deserved a “tip” but in reality as someone who was part of my extended “raise my kid family” she “earned” her card and Starbucks gift card (mostly cuz she drank 7-11 coffee and I liked razzing her)
Our current bus driver is a contractor who couldn’t give a fuck about anything except when he has to be at the stop and when he is allowed to leave, exactly where the “nah you’re too far away from the bus stop fuck you’d kid” line is.”
It’s not always weird, but can be.
Every one of these idiot companies pivoting to cowboy capitalism from rainbow capitalism are clueless about who actually has money in this country.
The billionaires?
Sorry, money they’re actually willing to spend at a store.
Billionaires can’t buy anything at stores, after all “IT’s NOt LIQuID”. 😜
PS: I know that they can buy shit at stores with their lifetime loans while keeping their assets 100% intact, but what billionaire is going to shop regularly at Target?
Warren Buffett?
Nah, that would require Target to actually sell quality products, and Walmart has them beat on quality and price, somehow.
Oh good I’ll continue to not shop there
I had no idea either. But I also haven’t been to target in about 6 months and I’ve been boycotting pretty much everywhere else since last year. I haven’t even done online shopping since October and it’s been kinda nice going to actual stores again. Was gonna get a Costco membership next so I don’t have to use Kroger. Unfortunately, the nearest Costco to me is about an hour away. Fortunately, I like driving.
Start paying cash so payment processors don’t get their fees and they can’t sell your info.
I think this is the smart thing to do right now. I applaud.
I used to do nearly all my shopping there because of the policies they got rid of. Cancelled my 360 membership, getting used to buying flour 25# at a time from Costco …
Boycotting Target and Walmart.
Boycotting them since Jan. 1. 😎
well that’s easy, I haven’t shopped there in years. They’re inconvenient, overpriced, low quality, rarely have what I’m looking for. Why would I shop there?
Easiest. Boycott. Ever.
Target sells cheaply manufactured goods at high prices. I haven’t shopped there in years already for that reason.
I like to go there to buy thermos. They have a clearance section that sells them for like $5. Big good ones too.
Oh and their cheap $1 aisle that sells seasonal stuff. I like going there for Christmas time and buying cheap Christmas decorations for the workplace lol.
