I'm in, and I think we should all post this wherever we have an audience. I'm still on FB and intend to announce this plan a few times until the day. Our friends will see it, and they can share it to their friends, etc.
I've refused to buy anything from Amazon for longer than I can remember. For those of who can afford to skip Walmart, Target and others, we should do it all the time. A one day boycott of egregious businesses and support for small business should be our goal whenever financially possible. Amazon simply does not need nor deserve our money. In short, it sucks.
I've got February 28 on my calendar as NO PURCHASES.
Over the past 2-3 years I bought WAY too many things on Amazon. After the WaPo non-endorsement, I went onto my ( then active ) Amazon account and looked at all the items I'd bought over the previous 3 years that I would likely want to purchase again. Then I found the company that made each product and looked for a way buy it directly from the company or via a site other than Amazon. I saved each of those sites to my "Amazon Alternatives" folder. Yeah it was a time consuming PIA but I only had to do it once and it made me feel great. MacKenzie's not the only one who divorced Jeff.
If enough people do small acts it ultimately leads to getting their attention. 250,000 subscribers to the WAPO walked away and the paper has definitely noticed. I am bombarded with e-mails to return and the price keeps coming down. I'm waiting for the day they tell me it's free if I agree to re-subscribe. You may think that's an exaggeration but the paper in my area that covers southern NJ periodically offers a subscription for one dollar per year. Yet I resist because it's been a right leaning paper for years and I refuse to read it online even for one dollar.
Action speaks - ‘oh someone else will do it’ equals an opening for the billionaires working for Trump 2.0 to keep on kicking us when we’re going down. I’M IN for Feb. 28 and the next 3 day stint. It’s not a difficult thing to do.
I like this a lot. Especially the caveat, small businesses. I can do this. Even though it’s my anniversary, which one I don’t know. OK I did the math, and it’s 33 years. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I think it will show some strength, right where they’ll feel it.
I'm in BUT what will this do, really? Big corporations won't be hurt by one off day and everyone will just buy the day before or after so no real impact. Is someone going to communicate to the business(es) why we're doing it? Otherwise how will they know what the message is? A protest with no communicated parameters seems futile.
I think the idea is to get their attention first with one day, and then expand it to two or three. If you don't want to participate, the world will keep turning, but as someone else has said on here, anything is better than nothing. Do the small things, and work up to the big ones. I'm pretty certain business representatives are on social media outlets, and if we're flooding those outlets, they'll know.
Small businesses deserve our support every day! They are truly an endangered species, especially in the current chaotic environment. Maybe after February 28th we might think about more small business days, or designate special days for focusing on them. My family has owned small businesses for decades and I can tell you that competing against the “big guys “ is difficult. The main advantage we have is customer service (and not in the microwave sense of Amazon).Too many consumers are hyper focused on uber low pricing and what I like to refer to as Veruca Salt like I want it now demands. Thank you for giving life to supporting small businesses!
I’m in and will promote it on facebook. I do like the idea of researching the companies and buying separately.
Excellent!
I'm in, and I think we should all post this wherever we have an audience. I'm still on FB and intend to announce this plan a few times until the day. Our friends will see it, and they can share it to their friends, etc.
Perfect.
Only Gulf of Mexico merch.
Ha. I just went to Google Maps to leave another nasty review, and they've turned off the comments, because they are both complicit AND chicken shit.
I've refused to buy anything from Amazon for longer than I can remember. For those of who can afford to skip Walmart, Target and others, we should do it all the time. A one day boycott of egregious businesses and support for small business should be our goal whenever financially possible. Amazon simply does not need nor deserve our money. In short, it sucks.
What YOU said.
I'm in. I think days like that will have a greater impact than a boycott which is not always sustainable
I think you're right. People give in on a boycott but to skip buying from the big companies for one day is entirely do-able.
I've got February 28 on my calendar as NO PURCHASES.
Over the past 2-3 years I bought WAY too many things on Amazon. After the WaPo non-endorsement, I went onto my ( then active ) Amazon account and looked at all the items I'd bought over the previous 3 years that I would likely want to purchase again. Then I found the company that made each product and looked for a way buy it directly from the company or via a site other than Amazon. I saved each of those sites to my "Amazon Alternatives" folder. Yeah it was a time consuming PIA but I only had to do it once and it made me feel great. MacKenzie's not the only one who divorced Jeff.
Good on you. I fell into that trap during the pandemic -- way, way, WAY too much crap coming to my house in a blue van.
If enough people do small acts it ultimately leads to getting their attention. 250,000 subscribers to the WAPO walked away and the paper has definitely noticed. I am bombarded with e-mails to return and the price keeps coming down. I'm waiting for the day they tell me it's free if I agree to re-subscribe. You may think that's an exaggeration but the paper in my area that covers southern NJ periodically offers a subscription for one dollar per year. Yet I resist because it's been a right leaning paper for years and I refuse to read it online even for one dollar.
Anything we can do to say "hell, no."
That's my plan. I stopped my subscription, too, and I've never been so popular with them.
Action speaks - ‘oh someone else will do it’ equals an opening for the billionaires working for Trump 2.0 to keep on kicking us when we’re going down. I’M IN for Feb. 28 and the next 3 day stint. It’s not a difficult thing to do.
Coulden hoit, might help.
I like this a lot. Especially the caveat, small businesses. I can do this. Even though it’s my anniversary, which one I don’t know. OK I did the math, and it’s 33 years. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I think it will show some strength, right where they’ll feel it.
A small local restaurant might welcome your business. And happy anniversay!
I’m in.
I'm in BUT what will this do, really? Big corporations won't be hurt by one off day and everyone will just buy the day before or after so no real impact. Is someone going to communicate to the business(es) why we're doing it? Otherwise how will they know what the message is? A protest with no communicated parameters seems futile.
I think the idea is to get their attention first with one day, and then expand it to two or three. If you don't want to participate, the world will keep turning, but as someone else has said on here, anything is better than nothing. Do the small things, and work up to the big ones. I'm pretty certain business representatives are on social media outlets, and if we're flooding those outlets, they'll know.
Nor on Feb 17, Presidents’ Day. Or NMPD.
Small businesses deserve our support every day! They are truly an endangered species, especially in the current chaotic environment. Maybe after February 28th we might think about more small business days, or designate special days for focusing on them. My family has owned small businesses for decades and I can tell you that competing against the “big guys “ is difficult. The main advantage we have is customer service (and not in the microwave sense of Amazon).Too many consumers are hyper focused on uber low pricing and what I like to refer to as Veruca Salt like I want it now demands. Thank you for giving life to supporting small businesses!
I’ll be joining in the boycott.