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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:24 PM Original message |
Just gave up Chik-Fil-A forever |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wal-Mart for the standard reasons |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. K-Mart's about the only defense against WalMart - and you can find a LOT of US made stuff there. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. And Costco if it is available in your area |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. And they fight for unions! |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 02:07 AM Response to Reply #24 |
71. Assuming you need a case of toilet paper... |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #71 |
87. Yes to both. It IS a privilege to have a union-supporting store |
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emcguffie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #71 |
97. There are many good deals to be had at Costco. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #71 |
106. I've actually never met anyone who didn't need a case of toilet paper. |
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DRex (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #106 |
116. go to Japan. nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #116 |
133. Even in Japan they'd eventually need a case, no? |
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DRex (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. Bingo. And magical super-futuristic toilets from what I gather... |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #71 |
109. Beats the hell out of my tax dollars |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #109 |
126. Nobody gets medicare unless they are disabled or retired. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #71 |
114. Shopping for what you need is a skill. |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #71 |
140. I don't think you've been in Costco. |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
74. If Costco has pissed off Wall Street, that's all the recommendation I need! nt |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. I think you can drop your boycott |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Nope |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
54. Hold a grudge much?.. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
67. Yup |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #67 |
103. But your grudge makes no sense |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #103 |
117. Going noseless might just teach a face something. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #103 |
131. They and I both seem to have survived |
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LibGranny (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
80. I usually try to get the issue resolved at the check out counter - I refuse to |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
56. I haven't shopped at Walmart since 2004. n/t |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
93. Damn, you hold a grudge for a LONG time |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. good for you. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. Gawd, I did that 10 years ago---because they refuse to give up the styrofoam |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Dead Lobster & Olive Garden, Wal-Mart, |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. what's wrong with Idaho potatoes? A whole state? |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. What's up with Red Lobster? |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Love the biscuits at Red Lobster |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. They are easy to make.. A friend gave me the recipe once |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #39 |
94. The recipe can be found on the back of a Bisquick box. |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
47. Why Olive Garden and Red Lobster? |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good Deal! |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. I did years ago - no need to give money to that right-wing fundie joint |
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mysuzuki2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. I guess I'll have to start eating there |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Add Dell to the list. |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Fuck |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Read this............ |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Don't fret |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. Dell is HORRIBLE |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Thats just not true |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. It is 100% true |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Guaranteed North American Tech Support For a Fee Is NOT the same |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Profiting off of cutting jobs = Dell is HORRIBLE |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I have my own list of things I hate about Dell |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. ... |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:41 AM Response to Reply #59 |
72. In computers you don't get what you pay for, unless you build it yourself. |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #72 |
125. can you recommend a book or source? |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #125 |
132. arstechnica.com is generally quite good. |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #132 |
144. thanks! |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
65. "and which standard" should read "and levels that are Standard" /nt |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #50 |
139. LOL. |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 01:52 AM Response to Reply #48 |
69. Dell has the worst customer support for individual buyers (not corporate buyers). Awful!!! |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #69 |
89. The India call centers REALLY bug me |
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a2liberal (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #69 |
130. You can get the better customer service as an individual buyer |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #33 |
70. I agree. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE customer service. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
100. Luvs me my Toshiba. |
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al_liberal (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. They revel in rw positions so much that most everything they serve comes in styrofoam packaging n/t |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. I was disappointed in their food. Easy for me to give up since there |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
73. Not true |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #73 |
107. Chik Fil A is good for fast food. |
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ohnoyoudidnt (250 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
86. They are many locations in Florida. nt |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Welcome to the dark side n/t |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. But....think of the COWS!!!! |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
17. I proposed doing something that would mortify them and that's to... |
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Zen Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't eat Chik-Fil-A or Olive Garden ... and I check paper products |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. Torn on this one - love their food and like the Sundays off for their |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Can't be torn on equality. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. Well, you are right on that one. But their spicy chicken is yummy! Decisions, decisions. nt |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Well, if they did it because they care about employees that'd be one thing |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. I tend to look toward the benefit for employees aspect of it. Just after high |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. A lot of restaurants are closed on Sunday. n/t |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Not any other major fast food restaurants that I know of. nt |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
76. They only "give Sundays off" to their employees cause |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. LDS? Are you nuts? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. No, I am not nuts |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #79 |
81. LDS? Latter Day Saints? Mormons? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #81 |
108. I was rasied Catholic and still believe |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. I was a Southern Baptist for a long while |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 04:33 AM Response to Reply #112 |
136. what about football????? |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. College football doesn't generally run on Sunday |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #137 |
138. okay |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #138 |
142. nope...I think the same thing. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #77 |
111. You're right. Cathy IS a Southern Baptist. n/t |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #76 |
115. I tend to look toward the benefit for employees aspect of it. Just after high |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
95. My neighbor's son also received a scholarship to a state college |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. Smith and Wesson at one time (but, not any longer). |
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Saturday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. Johnsonville brats and Sargento cheese. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
63. I did the same. Gave up Johnsonville Italian sausage. Also, Perri is from |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. Dominoes Pizza |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Good to know. Not that I really ever eat Dominos |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #29 |
145. That guy sold the chain about 10 years ago |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. We should all take such a stance. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. Cracker Barrel restaurants...infamous for being anti-gay, firing gays, |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Cracker Barrel... home of the delicious razor blade cheeseburger |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Don't think I've ever been in a Cracker Barrel |
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sweetloukillbot (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
135. Or as my gay friend said... |
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FreeStateDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
36. They a outlet on campus at Liberty University, |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. Exxon/Mobil. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
43. squal-mart since 2000 - toys-r-china since 1999 |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
45. No boycotts for me. My experience is that the only one who feels - |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #45 |
110. I agree, boycotts only hurt the workers |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. Yes: Walmart, fast food, eating mammals (or just about any animal products |
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HeiressofBickworth (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. Dow Chemical |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
57. I never understood the fascination with them to begin with |
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LetTimmySmoke (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
58. I've never even seen a Chick-Fil-A |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
60. I have not bought one of the chain's products. Never will. nt |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
61. I boycott Nestle, as much as possible. It's harder now... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
62. Hot Pockets. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
64. It's processed, it's a "food product" - Glad you've stopped. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
66. I haven't had a drop of Starbuck's coffee in years. |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I work for a local coffee roaster |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
75. And if the Suns take that BYU kid |
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Amaril (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
78. I haven't eaten at Chik-fil-a in years........ |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
82. I'm boycotting the NFL until Vick is relieved from the league. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
83. I gave them up a couple years ago. I missed the waffle fries for a little while |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
84. OK, I give up. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #84 |
88. This |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Thanks. |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
85. Blue Cloud (Red Cloud Jr) threw up when he got free Chik-Fil- A "food" for his grades. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
90. There's a local Tex-Mex chain called Baja Sol that is owned by the chair |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
92. Pizza Hut since 1993 - after Rush Limbaugh was their TV spokesperson |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
96. I know some people in my city that have likewise made that decision. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
98. I have a boycott on Russian literature but that's probably not what you mean. |
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fifthoffive (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
99. I go to Chik-Fil-A |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
101. Too bad we don't all live in the same neighborhood |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
102. No. Boycotts are pointless. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. I believe that boycott that advocated "disinvestment" in South Africa during the 1980s... |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
105. Dupont - because they killed my great great grandpa |
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osteenq (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
113. If I stopped giving money to every company... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #113 |
121. Just to go to the post office..... |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
118. I boycott companies that can't spell - Chik-Fil-A qualifies |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #118 |
129. Darn, I said the same thing but saw you beat me to it. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
119. Just about every big company is owned by someone who gives their money to causes we wouldn't like. |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
120. Walmart for SURE! |
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oldbanjo (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
122. Betty Crocker had some fabulous |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
123. you'll be healthier. their food is |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
124. Never bought there; |
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Concordia (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
127. Good for you! |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
128. The name alone, an assault on the language, should have been reason never to go. |
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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
141. Wal-Mart, Domino's, IHOP, and plenty of local establishments...nt |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
143. Not only that, I also flip 'em the bird every time I walk by. (n/t) |
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