• Bob Robertson IX
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    012 days ago

    I’ve not stepped inside a Walmart in over 10 years, I had shopped almost exclusively at Target, but that stopped after they bent the knee.

    I still haven’t gone inside Walmart, but, they have curbside pickup. Do all my shopping through the app and they bring it out to my car. I don’t like that I’m supporting Walmart, but fuck, I’ve gotta get my shit from somewhere and it’s either Amazon, Walmart, Kroger or Target.

    • @[email protected]
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      012 days ago

      I’d still say Walmart is objectively worse. Target may have dropped DEI, but Walmart has too and they have multiple known practices to push out small companies, predatory practices and tricks to force their workers to live near poverty levels by denying them insurance and decent pay.

      • Bob Robertson IX
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        012 days ago

        Oh, I know… but they’ve always been shit and never pretended otherwise. Boycotting Target is to send a message to hopefully get then to stop being as shitty.

        Honestly, it all really just seems pointless.

      • @[email protected]
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        012 days ago

        A dramatic downturn of profits at Target immediately after they dropped their DEI policies sends a message. A downturn in Wal-Mart’s profits as they conduct business as usual does not.

    • SeaJ
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      012 days ago

      You could try smaller, local businesses if Walmart and Target have not pushed them out in your area.

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      12 days ago

      Thanks for doing what you can. Unfortunately we live in a world of compromise, too many of us on the left let perfect ideals defeat good practices.

      • @[email protected]
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        012 days ago

        It’s not “not perfect” to pick Walmart over target. It’s like picking Hitler over some dude who killed two people.

        • @[email protected]
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          012 days ago

          Did you read a word I wrote? Many don’t have a good choice. Often doing the best you can, is all you can do.

    • @[email protected]
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      012 days ago

      Walmart thanks you for ignoring the many 10,000 times worse horrifying business practices they perfected. Good for you though, the cause du jour stands.