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This is a bit of a grey area because there are some asshole companies and asshole employees

I'd recently had an experience with a racist aldi employee only bag checking my mother because we where not one of the white people in line and that same aldi employee happened to lie about bag checking the white people ahead that we visibly saw her not check

This happened in Australia, but we live in one of the towns in Queensland not known for progresiveness

I'm planning to move to Brisbane or Melbourne once I am able too just to get away from all of the non progressive people here in my hometown

"Sir/mam, this is a Walmart. Your loss of business is literally a rounding error in pur profits."

"...Also all the other local stores were run out of business so there's no where else to shop."

As someone who worked retail for a long time, I relished these moments... Their righteous indignation would snap me out of my ennui, and I'd love watching their face when I'd respond, "OK, bye", or give them no reaction whatsoever.

You have to appreciate those moments in retail because the rest of the time is pretty awful.

Honestly they are just doing us a favor. I really don't want to see them again either.

I've stopped going to businesses for various reasons over the years but I've never annouced the reason(s). I just stop going because I don't care about it enough. I'm not a feedback kind of guy.

"And I'm not paid enough TO care."

Even the tiniest semblance of power can go to a person’s head. You had $25 worth of merchandise in your hands, Karen. The store will be okay without you.

today a customer thought I was laughing at them. I just had a mouthful of water I was desperately trying not to choke on 🥲😭

thankfully my manager didn't believe them

And they'll all be back next week, simply because it's the most convenient for them to drive to.

On the other hand, I did just tell a bunch of local places I will no longer be a customer because they advertise on PublicSquare.

So I guess I'm those people now.

I’ve definitely boycotted companies, but try to make sure my reasoning is sent as high as it can, and even then try to direct it to the company itself rather than whoever I have on the phone.

When I was a teenager in the 90s I worked a local, Chicago-area chain fast food job, as ya do. One customer was mad that his ribs were taking a while so he came up to tell at the cashier. The General Manager was a older Chicagoan with a Mike Ditka mustache, and came out of the office right behind the cashiers and yelled right back, mad that somebody was yelling at his employees.

The guy shouted that he'd take his business elsewhere and never come back, at which point the GM pointed at the line that stretched to the door and said something to the effect of "you see all these people? I don't need your business! Now get out of my store!" It was in the middle of the dinner rush, and it's still a popular chain.

We all really liked that GM before and especially after that. He was one of those "tough but fair" types, the kind of boss you could respect. Good guy.

The point is that yeah, go ahead and take your business elsewhere Karen. It literally makes no difference and nobody cares.

Companies I boycott:

Bank of America
5/3 Bank
Wells Fargo
McDonald's
Walmart
That corner gas station that never paid their invoice Planet Fitness
John Deere
Verizon
AT&T

Number of store employees I've told that I'm never coming back:

0

Sales are in the shitter, I'm afraid we're gonna have to let you go.

I don't care.