Boycotts!
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I'm boycotting WalMart because they have shoddy employment practices and also their customers scare me.
That aside, I'm also boycotting EA and Capcom until they learn.
That aside, I'm also boycotting EA and Capcom until they learn.
I forgot, I'm boycotting Atari because when I ordered NWN2 from them, an offer came up for $10 off my next purchase from Atari, and I accepted it. Turns out, Digital River, the company that processes debit and credit cards for Atari, turned my debit card number over to a company called "Payment Promotions" or something like that, which then charged me $12 a month to be a "member" for some kind of spam club that sent me promotions via email.
In the end, I got $72 back from them, but they refused a full refund, so NWN2 cost me about $120.
I also no longer will submit my debit card to any company if I see the payments are handled by Digital River. And I always check first to make sure the payment will not be handled by Digital River.
When I tried to contact Digital River to ask them about their connections with this "promotion company" they told me to contact Atari. When I contacted Atari, they told me I had to send a written letter to their headquarters for that kind of information and other nonsense.
And I must admit I was happy to see Atari is declaring bankruptcy. I just hope Digital River is next.
In the end, I got $72 back from them, but they refused a full refund, so NWN2 cost me about $120.
I also no longer will submit my debit card to any company if I see the payments are handled by Digital River. And I always check first to make sure the payment will not be handled by Digital River.
When I tried to contact Digital River to ask them about their connections with this "promotion company" they told me to contact Atari. When I contacted Atari, they told me I had to send a written letter to their headquarters for that kind of information and other nonsense.
And I must admit I was happy to see Atari is declaring bankruptcy. I just hope Digital River is next.
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VRWCAgent, weren't you the one who boycotted Toshiba for 25 years for providing missiles to the Russkies or something like that?
I'm currently boycotting Georgia-Pacific and their subsidiaries such as Dixie because of their owners' political contributions, and particularly the fact that (1) they're very large political contributions (SuperPAC levels), and (2) they regularly donate to state/local races that aren't in the area where they live or even where their company has a large base. I think that state/local races should only have state/local funding, and donating large amounts out-of-state amounts to buying elections. That's part of the reason I didn't donate to Claire McCaskill's campaign - even though I thought Todd Aiken was an idiot, it was up to the citizens of Missouri to decide who to vote for, and not be influenced by outside-funded advertising.
However, I wouldn't buy very many of their products anyway, so it isn't that effective. But I would have bought some, so it's better than nothing.
I've also boycotted video games that have too onerous of DRM restrictions (namely, always-on Internet or Internet-at-startup). One good example would be the new Sim City, which looks like a pretty good game outside of that, but I won't be buying.
Advertisements can also cause me to avoid products. Examples of places where I wouldn't buy because of advertisements include GoDaddy and a local sandwich shop. There'd probably be more if I watched more ads.
Most other places I avoid it's just because I don't like their products. Like McDonald's.
You can boycott somewhere because they have bad service. Yes, sometimes you just have bad service so you don't want to go back. But if it's somewhere that ordinarily you'd go back, but you specifically are not even if you'd like their product because of the service, that's a boycott.
I'm currently boycotting Georgia-Pacific and their subsidiaries such as Dixie because of their owners' political contributions, and particularly the fact that (1) they're very large political contributions (SuperPAC levels), and (2) they regularly donate to state/local races that aren't in the area where they live or even where their company has a large base. I think that state/local races should only have state/local funding, and donating large amounts out-of-state amounts to buying elections. That's part of the reason I didn't donate to Claire McCaskill's campaign - even though I thought Todd Aiken was an idiot, it was up to the citizens of Missouri to decide who to vote for, and not be influenced by outside-funded advertising.
However, I wouldn't buy very many of their products anyway, so it isn't that effective. But I would have bought some, so it's better than nothing.
I've also boycotted video games that have too onerous of DRM restrictions (namely, always-on Internet or Internet-at-startup). One good example would be the new Sim City, which looks like a pretty good game outside of that, but I won't be buying.
Advertisements can also cause me to avoid products. Examples of places where I wouldn't buy because of advertisements include GoDaddy and a local sandwich shop. There'd probably be more if I watched more ads.
Most other places I avoid it's just because I don't like their products. Like McDonald's.
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You can boycott somewhere because they have bad service. Yes, sometimes you just have bad service so you don't want to go back. But if it's somewhere that ordinarily you'd go back, but you specifically are not even if you'd like their product because of the service, that's a boycott.
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No, No, No, thats just exercising customer choice, if you would "ordinary go back to'', and decide not to because of a service that did not meet your expectations, you have not boycotted them you have just not purchased a service you don't want, if they improve their service, then you purchase, you have not lifted a boycott, you have just purchased something you want...
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rugbyLEAGUEfan
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I must have sworn a boycott against my local Chinese takeaway at least 50 times. They are a joke. I have literally spent thousands of dollars in home delivery over the last 12 years and still the mock me. Only a few nights ago I spotted a $2 surcharge for some soy sauce AND chili paste ($4) which I refused to pay. One in five bills are added up incorrectly. I've had to send the poor delivery guy back that many times due to mistakes.
But the flesh is weak, and when I desperately want honey king prawns and San Choy Bow, all is forgiven.
But the flesh is weak, and when I desperately want honey king prawns and San Choy Bow, all is forgiven.
are cars illegal in oz or something
classical_hero
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Thankfully I have never had any problems with our local Chinese restaurant, they are fantastic.
I am boycotting anything thing that is certified Halal, because it is basically a tax on non Muslims. You have to pay a fee to get it certified. There would be a massive stink if asimilar thing happened the Catholic Church raised a similar tax.
I am boycotting anything thing that is certified Halal, because it is basically a tax on non Muslims. You have to pay a fee to get it certified. There would be a massive stink if asimilar thing happened the Catholic Church raised a similar tax.
So, you boycott anything Kosher too?
You know who is *really* dumb?
Mobboss, that's who.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
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Say I've worked a 12 hour day, I'm home on the couch having a couple of beers and I get a hankering for Aussified, MSG loaded Chinese. I'm paying the $2 delivery without hesitation.
And it's not like I'm asking them to collect and deliver Marcellus Wallace's briefcase or anything, it's just takeaway.
why not just pick it up on the way home or something
also his name was spelled 'marsellus', thank you very much
rugbyLEAGUEfan
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Why not pick it up? I may not be hungry then. I don't want to hang around a Chinese restaurant for 20 mins after a hard days work. I like to pick my dinner based on what I have a craving for at that given time.....a lot can happen between 7pm and 9pm, I may not even be committed to actually having dinner when I finish work and it's a spur of the moment decision later.
A quick google suggest two possible spellings by the way, both of which are capitalized.
Virote_Considon
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Pretty sure that since Australia is a civilised country like the UK, cars are legal but drink-driving is not.
so essentially you're complaining about the fact that there is a premium for convenience and that you lack the willpower to either stop paying that premium or stop whining about same
generally the people who get all up in arms about boycotting something are self-important twits and/or attention whores, though, so at least you're not one of them
the only reason google returns the misspelling of marsellus wallace's name is because a lot of people are lazy/incompetent/uninformed and insist on spelling it as though he were some sort of roman; fortunately, the actual movie credits themselves have no such confusion
finally, if you're going to get bent out of shape/pretend to get bent out of shape/bring up the subject of me deliberately not capitalizing a single word in a given post to add a certain emphasis, then clearly you either fail at reading between the lines or you want to be perceived as such
so what, rlf takes the bus every day? what's your point
Virote_Considon
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Because civilised Anglospheric Commonwealth bro countries are all the same - you get home from work, have a couple of refreshing pints, and then don't drive because what the Hell man?
azzaman333
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I get the impression that the issue isn't with the delivery charge, it's with the various mistakes made by the store such as getting the order wrong, adding on extra unadvertised charges, slow delivery, that sort of thing.
did the words "why not just pick it up on the way home or something" escape your notice
which is why the word "price" was specifically avoided in favor of a more all-encompassing "premium" or "cost"
at this point, rlf clearly understands (otherwise he wouldn't be complaining about it) that this junky delivery place has a high probability of screwing up his order; if he were a rational decisionmaker, and nobody really is, he would factor that into his decision
the fact that he knows this and employs their services anyway means that he recognizes this and "believes" - going by his actual posts it's really more of a visceral thing, not a decision per se, but you get the idea - that it's "worth" the hassle, or maybe harbors some sort of quixotic hope that this time it won't be messed up
despite these things, he still reserves the right to whine and moan about these idiots screwing up his order, but refuses to actually stop ordering from the place because reasons
Virote_Considon
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Did you not notice that he likes to chill out at home before thinking about food?
that was brought up after the comment was made, boss; try to keep up
