Colonel Panic wrote:

spoon wrote:Steve, why the Metro?

steve wrote:Wal-Mart
the Metro
the Empty Bottle
House of Blues
Clear Channel

That's about it. In more ways than one.

Do you even have to ask?!?

Obviously, yes.

tipcat wrote:I boycott the Decemberists.

me too... wait, there's a difference between hate and boycott though, right?

Burger King
The Rave
Budweiser

Boombats wrote:Coors (supports the Klan).

http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/coors.asp

I don't buy or recommend Behringer products.
I don't go to the Brugger's Bagels shop that replaced Drake's in Ann Arbor
I don't go to Wal Mart, but there really isn't a Wal Mart near me, not that I would go were there one.
I don't get prescriptions at the pharmacy chains, I get them at the local one, because I know the people who own it.
I shop a couple local hardware stores, because they are more convenient and just as price competitive once you factor in gas and time to go to a big place like Lowe's/Home Despot
I don't go to the Clark gas station in downtown Dexter, MI because the weekend guy is a jerk.

steve wrote:Wal-Mart
the Metro
the Empty Bottle
House of Blues
Clear Channel

That's about it. In more ways than one.

Why the Empty Bottle?

those chumps over at buyblue.org shut down. their site sucked anyway, with their misleading icons.

it's pretty easy to boycott crappy beer like coors and miller, especially here in philadelphia, where we have the best beer in the world.

I've had enough bad experiences with fast food to usually keep bound to the mast as I drive past their siren like fried food smell.

hardware stores? sometimes it's hard to find a mom and pop here in the city. there's a few around but sometimes they just don't have what you are looking for...

walmart? if not just because of the politics, but because 1. it ain't cheap and 2. you can't find anything. it's a mess in there.

I do go to target. I feel dirty afterwards.

any other evil stuff? I killed my citibank credit card. I drive a fuel efficient honda. I buy my gas at Hess who gives money to democrats.

I turn off all the lights, I don't use the air conditioner in the car and try not to use it at home. I dissuade people from buying the fluorescent "green" bulbs because of the mercury.

I don't own any behringer products.

I unfortunately own a Mackie (LOUD) PA speaker.

Coke (drink) is not an especially painful loss either, but sometimes a little slug is nice.

And the Decemberists? I don't even know who they are.

I boycott Duggal, a color lab here in NYC. I tell my students not to go there. They are the antithesis of a customer-oriented service organization.

I also try not to buy clothes with logos.

I do not go to movies at the IFC center - despite the fact they screen El Topo - because they would not hire union projectionists, nor would they allow their projectionists to unionize.

There are quite a few business/organizations I will not support:

All big name clothing stores (GAP, American Eagle, Urban Outfitters, A&F, etc.)
Blockbuster (You don't carry VHS tapes? I don't rent from you, motherfuckers!)
Starbucks (Fuck them. Their coffee is terrible)
Clear Channel (Radio Monoploy. Fuck that shit.)
Ticketmaster (Absurd fees.)
Wal-Mart
McDonalds
Microsoft (I've pirated all my copies of windows.)
The MPAA
Big Theater Chains (Lowes, AMC, etc.)
Television (Television sucks. I'd rather read a book.)

Thats about it.

Wal Mart - obviously
Clear Channel, in any way I can
Exxon
Domino's
Coors - not a problem because I think their beer sucks.


Starbucks is not as bad as you think, BTW.

-A

WoundedFoot wrote:There are quite a few business/organizations I will not support:
Microsoft (I've pirated all my copies of windows.)

Doing so you help them to widen their monopoly.

If possible use GNU/Linux or another free (as in freedom or as in free beer) OS, instead.