What have you boycotted?

[evident]

Apple, wal-mart

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
A&F, bad price and crappy quality clothings

a&f sucks, i usually don't shop in any of those type of mall stores with the exception of bananna and express

 

[SlitheryDee]

Never boycotted anything.

On a side note my grandfather every other town business with white owners was boycotted for a year during the civil rights movement. Black folks got beat up by other black folks for going to the wrong grocery stores back then. Then after the whole deal was over everyone forgot all about it and played nice again.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Fox for screwing over Arrested Development.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

OFFICE DEPOT because the fvckers still have my rebates.

 

[paulney]

Never buy gas from Exxon or Valero.

 

[Vonkhan]

Most Chinese and Korean "herbal" stores due to their trafficing in illegal animals parts. It's really bad in NYC's Chinatown.

 

[bctbct]

bestbuy
walmart

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: iRONic
Sony.

Overpriced Rootkit?! kthxbye4ever

fixed

 

[imported_Imp]

PC Gamer when I was 14 or something. Didn't like how they kept mocking Operation Flashpoint and they gave it a 70%-ish. Only took me a year or two later to grow a brain and figure out they were right and I was being a fanboy. Now, I don't care anymore, but don't mind saving $120+ a year not buying them anymore.

Also 1 or two local computer stores. Namely Canada Computers, too bad my 'boycott' involves buying things there now and again... Most of their employees are asswipes, and give attitude out of nowhere.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
Sony

i dont support facism

Of course you don't, because you obviously have no idea what fascism is or even how to spell it.

 

[adairusmc]

Ruger Firearms - for Bill Ruger's support for the '94 assault weapon ban. Thankfully, he is dead now.

 

[spanner]

Apple (lack of design changes just to save face) i.e second mouse button, fm tuner, replaceable battery and "no simple frickin power button on the ipod"

EA-crap PC graphics

PC magazine (signed me up for 3 free issues with no mention of having to cancel or automatically get charged). They sent me a fourth and then a threatening debt collection notice. I sent them back a letter telling them to f@@k off and haven't heard back.

Bose

 

[amol]

Mine have just been local restaurants that gave me crappy service/food.

 

[DainBramaged]

I don't boycott unless it's just a place I don't like to go to.

 

[mugs]

I'm a sell-out - even if I don't like a company, I'll buy their products if they meet my needs. i.e. I won't buy Sony consumer electronics, because they're low quality and over-priced. But I own a PSX and a PS2, and I'll eventually buy a PS3, because I want to play exclusive games.

 

[Beev]

EA

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: spanner
Apple (lack of design changes just to save face) i.e second mouse button, fm tuner, replaceable battery and "no simple frickin power button on the ipod"

EA-crap PC graphics

PC magazine (signed me up for 3 free issues with no mention of having to cancel or automatically get charged). They sent me a fourth and then a threatening debt collection notice. I sent them back a letter telling them to f@@k off and haven't heard back.

Bose

PC Magazine has been sending me magazines for 3 years now. When I moved out to go to college, somehow my subscription magically changed addresses. I still haven't received a bill. Its too bad its not a good magazine, because I just throw it away when I get it.

 

[silverpig]

McDonald's
KFC

Just cause I feel healthier I guess.

 

[FoBoT]

nothing
boycotts don't work, they are a waste of time

 

[Mo0o]

Some people seem to be confusing boycotting something with just not liking the product. You're not boycotting something unless the product is worth its set price but you're not buying it because of other reasons, ie you dont like the company. You disliking the product and consequently not buying it does not count as boycotting

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Some people seem to be confusing boycotting something with just not liking the product. You're not boycotting something unless the product is worth its set price but you're not buying it because of other reasons, ie you dont like the company. You disliking the product and consequently not buying it does not count as boycotting

If you're not buying current products because of experiences with past products, yes that would be a boycott. Even if Sony made the best DVD player and sold it at a competitive price, I wouldn't buy it because I don't like they handled issues with their DVD players in the past.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Taco Bell

I have not been in a single taco bell with good service. It is always staffed by people who appear to suck at life and just don't give a ****** about what they are doing. I waited in a drive through line for 45mins once...FOR TACO BELL. I went inside after like 25 mins and i asked what was going on..they were all just sitting around, talking, kinda working. I asked them whats taking so long and they appeared to be obvious that there were 7 cars waiting outside.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Some people seem to be confusing boycotting something with just not liking the product. You're not boycotting something unless the product is worth its set price but you're not buying it because of other reasons, ie you dont like the company. You disliking the product and consequently not buying it does not count as boycotting

If you're not buying current products because of experiences with past products, yes that would be a boycott. Even if Sony made the best DVD player and sold it at a competitive price, I wouldn't buy it because I don't like they handled issues with their DVD players in the past.

I just count that into "not liking the company"

 

[Kadarin]

Sony, for their rootkit and other reasons.
RIAA, for obvious reasons (I do not buy CDs or music from labels who are members of the RIAA).
WalMart, because they destroy communities.