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Then take it up with the mutant you probably voted to be president

Jack Daniel's maker says Canada pulling U.S. alcohol off shelves 'worse than tariff'

 

Much worse if Mexico quits buying Jack.

 

I guess my point is 99% of the general public are more interested in saving money and getting their hands on the latest Joanna Gaines kitchen towel while sipping a SBUX and keeping their toddler in the buggy than they are protesting on behalf of Black gays or whatever they believe DEI is.

 

Yeah - This is kind of the point I was trying to make too. Target is "lightly political," I guess, but the overall vibe is just a "nice" place to shop at. They advertise sales, but they aren't interested in being seen as cheap. Maybe an extended boycott will effect their bottom line, but I suspect their biggest spenders are apolitical suburban moms that are middle or upper middle class.

 

Im out of the loop, but what is a woke swimsuit and why is every body mad at Target?

 

... so Jack doesn't know Jack?

 

Perhaps people should reverse boycott Costco?

As Costco commits to DEI, what will that mean for its earnings? - Marketplace

 

I would assume this is in reference to the fact that they use "realistic" models for their clothing. i.e. Plus size women, women of all ages, different races, differently abled, etc.

 

The former: Target's 2023 Pride collection included swimsuits labeled as "tuck-friendly". The conservative outrage-industrial complex made up its mind they were designed for and marketed at children -- despite all evidence to the contrary -- and demanded a boycott to stop Target's promotion of sexual deviance and recruiting children into the "LGBT lifestyle".
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-target-lgbtq-1203e875adcc7c86f62252d4ace1a738
Is Target Offering 'Tuck-Friendly' Bathing Suits for Kids?

The latter: Target used DEI initiatives in years past and advertised itself as an inclusive place to work. This has made it the devil in the eyes of the aforementioned conservative outrage-industrial complex. Like many for-profit corporations, Target has rolled back those DEI initiatives this year and made it clear to the presidential administration that it was just funnin' when it suggested women and non-white people might be at least as good at leadership as straight, white men. This has made it the devil in the eyes of civil rights groups and left-leaning customers, who are also calling for a boycott. Essentially, Target as a corporation has tried to play both sides of the aisle when it comes to allyship and ended up satisfying no one.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/21/business/target-dei-lawsuit/index.html

 

Fewer people in Costco would be fantastic.

Take your slow-walking no-looking buggy-bumping snack-tasting ass out of the aisles, along with the harried loud-ass overflowing buggy mom with three hellions running all over the place, and GTFO out.

 

The only time I enjoy going to Costco is when I need to get like 3 things, so it's in and out (and never on a Saturday).

Toilet paper, grapes and a case of beer? Fucking perfect.

 

If you truly get in and out of Costco with only the three things you went in for, you are as rare as an albino Sasquatch wearing a Target tuck-it swimsuit.