I do. I do not care about the politics that surrounds this issue here today. Yes there is corruption all over the world. Especially in big corporations. However when you boycott these businesses, you are hurting the employees and the community. There are other ways to solve this problem. But refusing to spend your hard earned dollars where it counts does not. Do you still shop at Walmart or Target now. Comments please. ☺🎯
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Yes I shop where it is most convenient and cheapest.
That being said, I disagree, I think the best way to help the community is to shop locally, and avoid the big brands.
And you are probably helping the employees, as they're not going to run out of customers, they're going to stay busy, going there makes them restock more often, get the carts more often. A few customers one way or another aren't hurting them, other than making the employees restock more.
@sstronaut I used to sometimes shop local to "help the community" until I got jobs for a couple local businesses and got treated worse than any job owned by a big company.
Now I think, "Heck with these small places, they treat their workers worse than anyone."
@Punches And I certainly don't disagree, but I'm just saying keeping the money in the helps the community more, not that that the local shops necessarily deserve it...
Which is why I also shop where is best for me.
Though once when I did see my local one store grocery store doing an audit of which items they were going to keep or get rid of,
I did playful ask them to keep an item right in front of them that I liked, though it didn't sound like it was on the potential chopping block, but I think they found it cute as they laughed, and said it was safe.
