# What are your Boycotts for 2006?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 1, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948 "2006-01-01T13:28:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/81 "2006-01-04T04:05:43Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Anything made by the Adolph Coors Company. That includes Coors and Molson beers…
That’s not a a boycott. That’s called having taste. 😉
I also need to add McDonald’s and any other restaurant that does business in Walmarts.
Fast food in general also, for the obvious reasons.
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### Author:  [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/82 "2006-01-04T04:38:24Z")
**Wal-Mart**.
**Hobby Lobby**. I don’t like the customer service at the Michael’s craft store that also happens to be less conveniently located, but I’ll suck it up rather than shop at HL ever again. I don’t care to have how “Christian” their values are shoved in my face every time I shop, from the sign on the door to the pamphlets on the checkout counters.
And, I’m sorry, but the whole “we’re closed on Sunday so our employees can worship” thing annoying on both the practical, “that’s when I often need supplies” level, and deeply offensive on the “not everyone worships on Sundays, not even all Christians, you corporate twits” level. It’s not the franchisee’s fault, but given that he accepted the corporate office’s mandate that the store must be closed on Sundays, he’s also going to have to accept the loss of my business.
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### Author:  [@Stinkum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinkum)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/83 "2006-01-04T06:42:06Z")
Hobby Lobby, for the same reason **Selkie** mentioned.
Starbucks, because of their aggressive marketing tactics that drive out locally owned coffee shops. Of course, I don’t go to any coffee shops, but that’s beside the point.
Wal-Fart. But for every person who boycotts them, I suspect two other people shop only there.
Stores that will continue to get my custom in 2006:
Trader Joe’s – fab store, great prices, and great employees (who I understand are treated very well by the company)
Farmer’s markets large and small.
The library. The second-hand prose booksale is coming up, and I plan on giving some retired library books a good home.
The local parks and their programs. Living in a city, I embrace the free green spaces and the cheap parks programs. Water aerobics for 2 bucks? I’m there!
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/84 "2006-01-04T07:45:05Z")
> [@Sublight](#):
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> And just because they’ve changed the company name to MegMilk doesn’t mean I’m suddenly going to trust them again (besides, I know someone named Meg, and that’s just gross).
Heh heh. Aaaaaallllriiiiight.
> [@Mr. Moto](#):
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> Do any of his numerous sins attach to me, or are my sins my own?
Your sins are your own and his his. However, I can’t help associating Ford Motors with the Ford who started it all. I don’t want to support that. Sorry that my own vendettas don’t fit neatly into your personal definitions of moral right and wrong. Tell Mr. Ford I apologize, OK? Feel free to Pit me, too, but you’re not going to get me to buy his cars.
> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Anything made by the Adolph Coors Company. That includes Coors and Molson beers.
(a) I didn’t know Molson was owned by Coors. Kind of kills the “I Am Canadian” thing, doesn’t it? (b) Why are you boycotting them, other than for putting out shitty beer?
> [@Stinkum](#):
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> Trader Joe’s – fab store, great prices, and great employees (who I understand are treated very well by the company)
When I was in Boy Scouts one of your troop leaders was a manager at a Trader Joe’s. He really, really, really loved his job and they were always giving him free stuff to give to the Scouts.
> [@Stinkum](#):
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> The local parks and their programs. Living in a city, I embrace the free green spaces and the cheap parks programs. Water aerobics for 2 bucks? I’m there!
I really want to get into this more. I’ve been spending a pretty good amount of time at Balboa Park with my girlfriend lately, so hopefully I can enjoy some of its programs in 2006.
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### Author:  [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/85 "2006-01-04T09:08:43Z")
I’m still waiting for an explanation for all the hate on Steven Spielberg. What’s he done that’s so offensive? Not trying to start a debate; just curious.
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### Author:  [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/86 "2006-01-04T09:53:43Z")
Dominos pizza and Curves gym
Nestlé
Non-Irish meat and poultry
Lidl
Veal
The usual.
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### Author:  [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/87 "2006-01-04T10:06:14Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#):
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> Just one true boycott, but it’s a long-lasting one:
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> The **Godfather’s Pizza** chain.
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> Ten years or so ago, they accidentially gave away my family’s order to another customer, and didn’t tell us this until several hours later.
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> Since then, I have not eaten any of their pizza, and, when their CEO at the time ran for Senate last year, I donated money to no fewer that five of his opponents.
Wow, talk about holding a grudge. Was the CEO personally responsbile for your order being wrong?
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/88 "2006-01-04T10:15:55Z")
> [@irishgirl](#):
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> Curves gym
> Nestlé
Por curioso, why?
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### Author:  [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/89 "2006-01-04T11:10:45Z")
Curves is the Dominos guy. Women’s only gyms I can handle, women’s only gyms that give a slice of the profits to extreme pro-lifers, not my cup of tea.
Nestlé were big into exporting baby formula to third world countries to try and re-coup profits when “breast is best” hit their takings in the West (I know they don’t do it now, but I’m still not buying their stuff).
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/90 "2006-01-04T11:23:52Z")
OK, so now my question is this: if I were to buy a Domino’s pizza right now, would I be supporting pro-lifers?
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/91 "2006-01-04T19:14:09Z")
> [@fetus](#):
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> (a) I didn’t know Molson was owned by Coors. Kind of kills the “I Am Canadian” thing, doesn’t it? (b) Why are you boycotting them, other than for putting out shitty beer?
The Adolph Coors Company, parent company of the Coors Brewing Company, merge with Molson in 2005 to become the Molson Coors Brewing Company. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph\_Coors\_Company;](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Coors_Company;) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coors\_Brewing\_Company](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coors_Brewing_Company)
Adolph Coors (in both a personal and corporate capacity) has a long and shameful history of union-busting and supporting far-right-wing causes, sometimes **astonishingly** far-right-wing. See [http://www.corporations.org/coors/](http://www.corporations.org/coors/)
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/92 "2006-01-04T19:22:47Z")
I’ve been boycotting **Exxon** since the Valdez spill and since they’re still fighting the fines and haven’t paid fishermen what they’re owed they’ve given me no reason to stop. If anything I probably despise them even more today than when the incident first occurred.
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### Author:  [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/93 "2006-01-05T08:37:00Z")
I’m bumping this 'cuz no one has explained yet why several people are boycotting Steven Spielberg. What’s up with that? Again, just curious, not trying to start a debate.
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/94 "2006-01-05T09:07:42Z")
> [@Sophistry and Illusion](#):
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> I’m bumping this 'cuz no one has explained yet why several people are boycotting Steven Spielberg. What’s up with that? Again, just curious, not trying to start a debate.
I need to know, too. Maybe it’s [url=http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349311]just evil to be a successful Jew in Hollywood
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/95 "2006-01-05T09:12:27Z")
I boycott late nights. Grumble.
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/96 "2006-01-05T10:58:20Z")
Greenpeace and any company that choose to associate itself with those deranged bastards.
Havelaar and other so-called fair-trade marks which only serve to keep people stuck in unprofitable and servile positions.
Hollywood re-education movies disguised as entertainment.
Danish State Media – the Danish version of Pravda.
Non-ecological dairy and meat products.
The UN. (they begged me to be secretary general, but I said: fuck you)
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### Author:  [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/97 "2006-01-05T20:34:37Z")
> [@gigi](#):
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> I will continue to boycott any films made by Steven Spielberg. And Fruitopia.
Well, it’s your loss. I hear that new Fruitopia film is an oscar contender. His eye for color (and flavor!) makes him one of the best fruitdrink-american directors working today. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/98 "2006-01-05T21:29:38Z")
[Sebastiani Vineyards](http://www.prochoicecalifornia.org/s05factsheets/200506141.shtml), for their support of Proposition 73 in the special election on the grounds that it would reduce the number of abortions.
I can’t say I’m boycotting Domino’s, but I would if I didn’t think their pizza was utter crap. And I have a high tolerance for crappy pizza- where I grew up, the best pizza in town came from Pizza Hut.
I can’t say I’m boycotting Curves, either, because I’m just lazy and hate working out.
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2006, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/99 "2006-01-05T23:17:12Z")
> [@Rune](#):
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> Greenpeace and any company that choose to associate itself with those deranged bastards.
What companies?
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### Author:  [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948/100 "2006-01-06T00:04:40Z")
> [@ivylass](#):
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> CVS. Ivylad has a lot of prescriptions through Workers Comp, and they mess it up Every. Single. Time.
Ditto. They screwed up so many of our prescriptions, I finally gave up and started going to the then-new Walgreen’s and I’ve never looked back.
Add in the fact that they’re dirty and understaffed with surly ignorant people) and it’s just a hellhole.
Wal-green’s is always clean and full of helpful people.
The one that tipped it for me was when I went to pick up my migraine meds and the clerk was just plain nasty to me.
I use Imitrex, and it comes in a large-ish square box - it’s a self-injection kit. They usually put it in a brown paper bag (like a lunch bag) and attach the Rx slip to the outside.
It obviously didn’t fit in the usual drawers, and was sitting on top of the counter (where the drawers are). I gave the girl my name and she started looking through the little drawers. I saw it sitting up on top, saw my name clear as day on the Rx slip, and said, “Excuse me, I think it’s up there. It’s too big to fit in the drawer.”
She turned and snapped, “I know where the prescriptions are kept. I’m the one who works here,” and continued to look for it. Of course, she couldn’t find it and snapped at the pharmacist that he forgot to fill it. Then she told me it’d be a couple of hours before they could fill it because they were busy. The pharmacist was sure he’d filled it, and came around and started looking, and I again said, “It’s right there, up on top of the counter.”
She was just a bitch and said, “Prescriptions are kept in the drawers. How would you know where it is?”
The other clerk wandered up and started looking for it, too. I was rather amused by all this (luckily I was just getting a refill, and not in the midst of a raging migraine), and just watched.
The second clerk remembered the name and was sure it’d been filled.
I said, “Once again, I think it’s up there, on top of the counter. It comes in a big box, and you put it in the brown lunch bag.”
All three of them looked up in horror at the bag sitting there with my name on it.
The first clerk stomped off. The pharmacist rang me up and apologized profusely.
I had all our prescriptions tranferred to Wal-green’s the next day.
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