Not just sales slightly down (which I think is perhaps somewhat in the cards?) - but that Target for instance is having a significantly worse slump than nearest competitors. That's when I'll now there was a noticeable impact.

shop with the intent of supporting "good" businesses.

What stores in your city do you want to remain open? Local hardware store? Independent book shop? Family run deli? Make sure you are buying from them whenever applicable.

as I can. It is no hardship for me to boycott companies, corporations, etc., have been doing it since the early '70's. People used to ask me how I managed to shop with the extensive boycott list I had, how I kept them all in my head. Wasn't/isn't hard.

I live in an old neighborhood in San Francisco where chain stores are not allowed. We don’t even have the big grocery stores. So of course I support local businesses. They’re easily accessible.
I don’t judge anyone who falls back on the big chains though, if that’s what’s available and affordable. Better to order from Amazon than drive 30 miles for a garden hose.

I totally agree, we just have to do the best we can. No one will be perfect so it's about making a big enough dent so the companies notice and they change and encouraging as many people as possible to do what they can. A lot of people imperfectly boycotting a company is more powerful than a few "perfect" boycotters. Encouraging people to do what is within their means I think results in making the boycotts more accessible.

For Amazon what people can do is cancel their Amazon Prime subscription and then wait until their carts go above the free shipping threshold which is typically $25 or $35.

I shop for groceries, have to, but avoid suppliers who support the pedo traitor felon.

That’s it.

so what does my sister do? She bought ALL of the gifts from Amazon.

Boycotts are the way to go. They work well...just look at the Jimmy Kimmel show.

I was listening to Borowitz speak about this yesterday...

Wanted to buy a book on my local library's 'wish list'. Bit the bullet and went to Powell's, even though it was more expensive.

I remember when I used to love shopping at Amazon, but not now. It is not just their politics, but their shoddy merchandise, bad delivery, and the fact that I have never been able to talk to a real human there about my complaints.

They know me well enough now that I can call them and ask them to order something for me. Look for one in your area, if possible.

I know someone who owns a local bookstore. His bookstore carries Amazon exclusives. Guess how he gets them? Yup, Amazon. So it he gets them for $20 shipped, he'll sell them for like $26 or so to unsuspecting customers.

They don't do that. Also, they are very active Democrats in our area.

What they have done to the retail landscape is horrific. Downtown Seattle used to be a cheerful, bustling shopping mecca. Now it is full of empty storefronts or a few national, pricey retailers. It's crammed full of tech workers who won't walk into a brick and mortar store to buy anything. They don't seem to care about supporting any local enterprise.

I live in an apartment building that has a lot of tech company workers and wealthy foreign students and the package situation is ludicrously out of hand. They had to take away one of our shared spaces for a package room. The front office staff is overwhelmed with packages. When the pandemic hit, you could barely get in the door, even though local grocery stores were open.

Since I'm in a small town, I use online shopping quite a bit. Wayfair is fast replacing much of what Amazon used to provide for me. Mostly. I did use them in a limited way for half of our ten grandkids for Christmas.

I have to go elsewhere for books, but that's okay.

At least I can boycott Amazon and Starbucks here.

But I feel skivvy buying something from there. No Home depot and my Amazon buying has been substantially reduced to maybe 3 times this year.

Because I live on an Island where most shops sell seashells and dive gear and I have to drive to Miami for any real bargains. I did boycott on the Black Friday days but I’ve ordered essentials once that was over. But I promise to try extra hard in the New Year. AND great news, we are getting an Aldi in January so at least I can avoid the dastardly Publix stores.

..."dastardly".
I found the Publix in Key West to be superior to the Albertson's and it's an employee owned company.
The employees, either through direct equity accounts or a 401k/a own a third of the company.
They have 3 seats on the BOD. Yeah, the family owns 20% but they don't control the board.
Dastardly was a word i didn't expect to see describe that outfit.

as a guide

https://shophowyouvote.com/

I TRY and buy directly from the company like Quinol for vitamins or Costco. But sometimes Target has something I need and often on sale.

Cancelled prime when Bezos showed his ugly bald head at inauguration. After 20 years. But I doubt they miss little me. Thriftbooks is great for ordering books. There is nothing that amazon offers that one can't get elsewhere. Cancelled Hulu, too, with the Kimmel debacle, as well as paramount+. CBS/Weiss is now trash. Amazon needs to suffer the large scale defeat such as ABC did.

Phone in your resistance! ☎️☎️☎️

Calling our congressional reps works. It really does. They actually DO pay attention to the number of calls they get. Are your reps republican? Even more reason to call them! It takes ten minutes or less to make three calls. No joke. Not sure what to say? Go here. They have lots of text samples on dozens of issues to get you started.

https://5calls.org

The last time we lit up the Capitol switchboard was the financial crisis of 2008. It's time we used our phones for more than posting on social media.