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For people planning to boycott Hobby Lobby (Original Post) mwrguy Jul 2014 OP
People can come to the same place in the path, or reach a given conclusion at different times. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #1
Fair enough mwrguy Jul 2014 #4
... Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #5
We didnt have one in the area MFM008 Jul 2014 #2
I always hear that a boycott is only going to hurt the people that work there. Lint Head Jul 2014 #3
Shift business to Hobby Lobby's competitors Zambero Jul 2014 #6
Exactly! Perfect. That is what we and other need to promote on the web. Lint Head Jul 2014 #11
nothing will happen, it will be business as usual Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #7
I NEVER shop at Hobby Lobby blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #8
I can't think of ANYTHING they have that I need Skittles Jul 2014 #10
People tend to like big stores.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #9
I haven't darkened their door in many a year. Skidmore Jul 2014 #12

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)
1. People can come to the same place in the path, or reach a given conclusion at different times.
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:07 AM
Jul 2014

I've never purchased anything from them but it had nothing to do with their ideology or business practices.

Having said that, I don't believe we should be asking "what took you so long"? So much as welcome aboard.

Thanks for the thread, mwrguy.

MFM008

(19,816 posts)
2. We didnt have one in the area
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:23 AM
Jul 2014

till this year.Our local KMart was closed and they took over the building. Id never heard of them before...

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
3. I always hear that a boycott is only going to hurt the people that work there.
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:25 AM
Jul 2014

And....? They should find other jobs so bigotry can't make a profit.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
6. Shift business to Hobby Lobby's competitors
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 01:52 AM
Jul 2014

If enough HL customers switch to JoAnn, Michaels, Hancock et al in significant numbers, jobs would also be shifted to those stores in order to accomodate increased customer demand. Whether or not this happens remains to be seen.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
11. Exactly! Perfect. That is what we and other need to promote on the web.
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:25 PM
Jul 2014

Hit the blogs and every other venue that allows comments. Say something like, "Support everybody's freedom by shopping at JoAnn, Michaels, Hancock Fabrics. And workers. people are leaving Hobby Lobby. So the demand will create jobs at these places and you will receive better medical benefits without the interference of of an unfeeling corporation."

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
7. nothing will happen, it will be business as usual
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 02:33 AM
Jul 2014

like everything else, the outrage will not last long enough to actually pull people away from their keyboards. Personally I didn't care anyway, prior to the ACA there was no law that said these things had to be covered anyway.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
9. People tend to like big stores....
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 02:58 AM
Jul 2014

Doesn't matter if 98% of the stuff is something they don't want and it doesn't matter if the 2% they do want is available at a mom and pop place.

They like big stores.

With big parking lots.

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