40-day Target boycott starts today because of their backtrack of DEI principals.

  • FenrirIII@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Truthfully, this won’t have any effect. The vast population does not care and doesn’t do boycotts. You can only have effective boycotts by Conservatives because they’ll threaten violence and take aggressive action. Quiet little boycotts by 1% of the population won’t hurt them.

  • rothaine@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    Well damn. I ended my Prime subscription and have been using Target for my random shit needs. I certainly don’t want to go back to Walmart.

  • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Welp…

    Haven’t set foot in a Target in at least 10 yrs… don’t guess I see any reason to anytime soon.

    So, am I “boycotting” if I don’t shop there anyway…?? 🤷‍♂️ 🤔 😜

  • hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Posted this in the other thread; adding it here:

    Joke’s on them; I already started. I’d rather spend more with a company that has a backbone and supports its employees and the community with more than just platitudes when it suits them financially.

    And even more importantly, just bringing back the old policy isn’t enough to get me to return. I want consistent demonstration of their commitment first. For years.

    But you know they save some money on DEI training, so win?

    Target can go fuck themselves.

  • Makeshift@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    I uh… I already started boycotting them a few weeks ago because I found out they donate red.

    Figuring out where to get random goods while ditching Target, Walmart, AND Best Buy is going to force me to learn things for sure.

  • octopus_ink@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    Mine started the moment I heard they cancelled their DEI initiatives, and it almost began when they caved to the bigots about Pride month 2 Junes ago.

    Let’s make their stock trend look like Tesla’s now does!

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      4 days ago

      The real MVP right here, fuck amp and fuck Google trying to control more of the web than they already do.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Fuck 40 day boycotts - find a different supplier. Canadian Tire offers pretty solid deals and you could probably find someone to ship shit to you.

    • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
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      4 days ago

      After a month and a bit of changing your habits, a lot of folks will have found other decent options and never go back.

      Even if most people return to their old habits, many will not.

      40 days of change can have a significant impact on a company, even long after the boycott ends.