# Who are you boycotting? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 27, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557 "2004-10-27T22:58:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/1 "2004-10-27T22:58:27Z")
Just a poll. No need to get into details. Nestlé Esso Microsoft General Motors ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/2 "2004-10-27T23:06:08Z")
Anything Donald Wildmon says deserves our business. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/3 "2004-10-27T23:16:51Z")
I’m not that good at boycotting, but these are things I avoid if there’s an available alternative. [Coca-Cola](http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/Solidarity%2013/markthomasoncoke.html) Nestlé food products ‘Envy’ clothes shops Individual shops with rude salespeople ---
**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/4 "2004-10-27T23:18:14Z")
Cracker Barrel ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/5 "2004-10-27T23:19:56Z")
nothing ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/6 "2004-10-27T23:20:09Z")
micro$oft ford motor company wally-world ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/7 "2004-10-27T23:24:58Z")
MBNA Capitol One McDonalds Best Buy Diamond Shamrock All of the above are on “The List” Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/8 "2004-10-27T23:25:44Z")
WalMart veal (I guess that’s a “what”, not a “who”…) Fox (which is easy to do) ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/9 "2004-10-27T23:30:26Z")
Ooooh, I forgot Walmart. It’s just such an inherent part of my personality, I forgot to put it on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/10 "2004-10-27T23:36:30Z")
Herbal Essences shampoo. I’ll tell you why, too: those stupid, stupid ads. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/11 "2004-10-27T23:38:11Z")
What did Nestle do?? Boycotting Microsoft? Is that difficult? It must be. I’m boycotting U-Haul! I will never give them my business. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/12 "2004-10-27T23:41:19Z")
Walmart, well Sam’s Club too but that’s sorta a given. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/13 "2004-10-27T23:41:30Z")
Wal-mart Sara Lee and subsidiaries Dell Computers Coming soon: Bank One ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/14 "2004-10-27T23:42:32Z")
boycotters ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/15 "2004-10-27T23:46:55Z")
Best Buy (3.5 years) Circuit City (3 years) Advance Auto Parts (4 years) ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/16 "2004-10-27T23:49:22Z")
Maurice’s Barbecue - the “restaurant” and the sauce ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/17 "2004-10-27T23:52:32Z")
Radio Shack HMV ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/18 "2004-10-27T23:52:35Z")
Diamonds Woody Allen movies Orbitz ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/19 "2004-10-27T23:53:30Z")
Not really a boycott, but I avoid McDs and other large chain low quality restaurants. Also avoid anything with links to extremist religion or politics. For **bear neno** [Nestle Boycott](http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Boycotts/Nestleboycott_back.html) ---
**Author:** ![quilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/839c29/32.png) [@quilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quilter)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557/20 "2004-10-27T23:53:49Z")
Gallo Coors Dominos pizza veal [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-boycotting/271557.md?page=2)