[Sportcat]

There's been a lot of discussion about boycotting French and German products (and for good reason), but are there any local, or national, businesses or groups you are boycotting? If so, why? Tell us your story. Maybe someone else has similar issues and we can elevate the pressure.

[islander-11]

I'm boycotting baseball. I've been an avid Red Sox fan all my life but the strike talk last summer finished me off. Screw those overpaid, whiny richard-heads.

Oh, and yes I've been boycotting the French for pretty much my entire life. Remember Howard Stern's first book, Private Parts? He had a great chapter - People I Hate. First entry in this chapter? Ze French. He was simply ahead of his time.

[Joe Demko]

Ruger.
S&W.

Assorted companies and knife makers that have in place their own "LE/Military Only" rules on merchandise it is perfectly legal to sell to anyone.

[whoami]

Boycotting the town of Princeton, NJ...not only are they one of the towns to pass a resolution opposing the war, they have since revived the Bastille Day celebration...not to mention claiming that it has 'nothing' to do with current events.

Other than that, just the usuals.

[wendy]

Hallmark since their corporate headquarters are in Missouri and they put up a lot of money to prevent CCW from passing in the area.

[enichols]

Hollywood and the French.

[jsalcedo]

Levi-straus
Ben and Jerry
Kmart
S&W
Ruger
Dell
AOL
Albertsons (fingerprints all checkwriters)
Le Madeline (food sucks and I wouldn't want my friends to see me going in there)

[Marko Kloos]

Moved to Legal & Political.

[2dogs]

Everything.:)

[Mikul]

S&W
Levi's
Kenneth Cole
The State of New Jersey
The State of California
The State of Maryland

How do I boycott a state? I don't buy anything made in these states and I don't buy from companies in those states because a little bit of my sale goes toward business and other taxes in the area.

I do make one exception. I'll buy ATF items: alcohol, tobacco and firearms.

[Silver Bullet]

Levi
Ben and Jerry
Kmart
S&W
Sara Lee
Hallmark
Rosie
Alec
Cher
Barbra
Michael Douglas
U2

Most for reasons that have been stated here or on TFL. A few for reasons that political but not particularly gun-related.

[DeltaElite]

Oxygen, I refuse to use oxygen. :neener:

[Soap]

Unless the people are quite obviously attempting to cramp my lifestyle, boycotting isn't worth my time and effort.

I'd rather spend my time, money, and effort changing this one corporation that is constantly depriving me of my property to distribute to others and my natural rights...can anyone guess what this company is called?

[Quartus]

Delta, that explains a lot. :D



For me?

Hollywood. China (as much as possible!) S&W. Ruger. Levi Strauss. Big Brother/Big Sister. The GOP (as far as fundraising is concerned).

[Chris Rhines]

I'm boycotting the government. :D

- Chris

[Blackhawk]

S&W.

You should already know why.

[anchored]

McDonalds & WalMart - for degrading the standard of living of the world.

[Quartus]

What's up with Ben & Jerry's? Hallmark?


(Just a quick note will do.)

[DeltaElite]

Ben and Jerry's supports Mumia Abu Jamal, who brutually murdered Ofc Daniel Faulkner.
I dunno about Hallmark.

http://www.danielfaulkner.com/

[Mikul]

Actually, Ben & Jerry's, the corporation, sent no money to support Mumia. Ben or Jerry (I forget which) sent money from his personal funds.

Also, Ben & Jerry's is no longer owned by the two men who founded it.

[Hkmp5sd]

Hospitals and Funeral Homes. More people die in hospitals than any other single location and the Funeral Homes gut you like a wild hog, stuff you in a far too expensive box and stuff you in the ground.

I'll just live forever and forgo their services.

[spacemanspiff]

mtv

that gideon whomever thats a "news" anchor for them is such a, wait i cant say what he is here.... hes a wuss, thats what he is.

"oh no! in reporter training the military had guns and were shooting them all around us, it was soo scary. but all these soldiers in the middle east are just family loving guys that dont want to be here, they didnt want to come to war, they just wanted an education".

i hate mtv and its willingness to bend to the sheeples demands, yet oddly enough every character they have on their "reality" shows smokes heavily. talk about hypocrisy.

[cratz2]

My list of boycotts:

KMart
All French cary companies
Rosie
That show, The View I never feel more conservative or more male than when watching it.
'Reality' shows
Pretty much all talk shows from 9am - 4pm

So, no KMart, no Target... If we skip WalMart, where do we go?

And spacemanspiff, If we had any laws governing truth in advertising, Music TeleVision would certainly have to change its name... :p

[TechBrute]

I don't neccesarily have so much of a boycott list as I do a list of places that I try to spend my money. Sure, I boycott the usual:

Rosie McFatso (fat, angry, and anti-gun)
Kmart (pulled ammo from shelves)
Vons (contributes to the Stop the Violence campaign)

but the deal is that even if they weren't anti-gun, I still wouldn't be giving them the time of day.

Rosie was fat and annoying prior to being outspoked on guns, and I don't watch TV at that time anyway. I pretty much avoid the whole talk show thing, altogether.

Kmart is nowhere near my house, and Target is nicer, anyway.

Vons has that stupid membership card that you have to give them all your info so they can sell your name to ad lists, or otherwise you have to pay their horrible prices.

I prefer to vote in the election booth more than with my wallet.

blah blah blah...

[LiquidTension]

Hallmark, Sara Lee, Kmart.

Also, any place that has a "No Concealed Weapons" sign. If they are not going to allow me to protect myself, I'm not going to support that business.

I also do not buy gas at gas stations that have a prepay only policy. Those people do not even know me, but they are saying that they think I am a thief and I am going to steal their gas.

Oh yeah, and S&W of course.

And Kalifornia.

[wendy]

Hallmark always gives campaign contributions to try to prevent gun laws that are Pro RKBA from being passed.

ie: Concealed Carry in Missouri.

[ChristopherG]

I don't buy meat that's raised or killed with inhumane processes. But I do buy meat.

[KPersimmon]

I boycotted California in that I turned down a decent job offer there last year. Though I was excited at the prospect at first, I began checking into things like gun laws and crime rates, etc.
Now, I still don't regret my decision, even though I make $12000 less per year than what I could've been making in California.

[AnklePocket]

Pretty much anything that's outspoken against the war, for smart guns, for partial birth abortions and for anyone named Mumia Abdul Jamal or any combination thereof. I can live without Ben & Jerry's.

[pax]

S&W. Oh, and I boycott threads that don't interest me. :D

We got rid of our TV years ago, but it wasn't a boycott per se.

pax

I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book. -- Groucho Marx

[Silver Bullet]

And the newest member of my list, the Dixie Chicks.

Also, congratulations to Lowe's for being on my list at one time and conscientiously working themselves OFF my list !

[mrtgbnkr]

For anyone who does any traveling be aware that Accor is a French company...which means that Red Roof Inn and Motel 6 are both French owned. I stumbled on that yesterday and was very surprised.

Mark

[Pawcatch]

Starbucks
Schrade since they moved away from their traditional knives.
Any brand that supports theMake a Wish Foundation
Woodstream products since they sold out to the ARAs.

[Blackhawk]

Recent addition to the list: Dixie Chicks

[Quartus]

I make $12000 less per year than what I could've been making in California.


Yeah, and it probably would have cost you $18,000 more to live there!

[KP95DAO]

Even though she hasn't worked in a while, I have Hanoi Jane at the top of my short list. I will never forgive her.

[Monkeyleg]

A second vote for Hanoi Jane, followed by Martin Sheen, Babs Streisand, Alec Baldwin, and assorted other boobs.

I'm also boycotting the Jaguar XK until they lower the price to $12,000.

[carp killer]

Radio Shack;

Those pin heads don't stand behind their products. I had the transformer on a scanner burn out in 9 months. I took it back because the warranty was for a year. The manager said they can't do any thing because I didn't have the original reciept or papers. It was a CHRISTMAS GIFT!!! He said he was sorry but you can contact the regional manager yada yada yada.:fire: All this trouble for a $10 transformer. They lost my business FOREVER. Never ever buy anything from Radio Shack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cuss: