[Finance] How best to boycott USA goods.

[zefarelly]

I'll go and get the lei out of the bin then!!

I threw a million out last year

they were Romanian.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Start with those companies who have donated to MAGA - not all Americans like Trump.

 

[Professor Plum]

Sorry! I've spent about £18,000 with Amazon in the past 7 years according to my bank statement - so I wont be cutting off my nose to spite my face. Ludicrously sensible method to consider purchasing just about anything! Let us all know if you find anything superior, especially if it's British.

No one's suggesting you cut off your nose to spite your face. I've also been a heavy Amazon user. Amazon is just the conduit, the fulfillment process. The very same goods (even Amazon-branded in many cases) are available from other suppliers for the same price or even cheaper as they don't have to pay Amazon commission. Try it. Next time you find a product you want on Amazon, Google it and you'll very probably easily find it somewhere else.

In fact, I'll tell you who are really good -- Argos. I've bought several big-ticket items from them over the past year for the same or a lower price than Amazon. In Eastbourne, they're located in my local big Sainsbury's so I pick up the item when I do some shopping.

 

[Justice]

An American built this forum.

 

[dadams2k11]

So with your definition one has to boycott everything immediately amd remove all related goods and services from their lives?

This is entirely unmanageable and unrealistic. You also have to ask yourself why you have chosen to join a discussion and focus on this aspect and associated semantics?

My guess is that it is you who is virtue signalling and I doubt very much that you'll be able provide a more persuasive reason.

I just mearly pointing out what the title says to what people are posting.

Like I said, maybe the title should say reduce, instead of boycott?

If you think I'm virtue signalling, then that's your right, and I'm ok with that.

Edit: By definition, boycott is NOT Using, buying, being part of something for protest. I didn't make that up so it's not me making up the definition.

 

[Professor Plum]

All I asked was for your definition of boycott?

And as has been explained several times, it's not all or nothing. You know what a boycott is, and you also know that you can have a partial boycott.

If you wanted to (and ok, you don't, we get it), you can very easily reduce your spending on a certain country or company without having to aim for 100%. I can't give up MS Office for instance because I regularly swap files with a range of people and organisations, and it would be too complex to use different formats and to learn new programs now. But I can easily reduce my reliance on other technologies that I don't use much or that have good alternatives.

 

[dadams2k11]

And as has been explained several times, it's not all or nothing. You know what a boycott is, and you also know that you can have a partial boycott.

If you wanted to (and ok, you don't, we get it), you can very easily reduce your spending on a certain country or company without having to aim for 100%. I can't give up MS Office for instance because I regularly swap files with a range of people and organisations, and it would be too complex to use different formats and to learn new programs now. But I can easily reduce my reliance on other technologies that I don't use much or that have good alternatives.

So you're not boycotting, you are reducing which is fine. That's my argument, the title of the thread is wrong.

I don't particularly care if people want to boycott, reduce, support, not support, it really doesn't effect my life. I'm one of the live, and let live, and treat others how I want to be treated type of guy.

 

[Weststander]

No one's suggesting you cut off your nose to spite your face. I've also been a heavy Amazon user. Amazon is just the conduit, the fulfillment process. The very same goods (even Amazon-branded in many cases) are available from other suppliers for the same price or even cheaper as they don't have to pay Amazon commission. Try it. Next time you find a product you want on Amazon, Google it and you'll very probably easily find it somewhere else.

In fact, I'll tell you who are really good -- Argos. I've bought several big-ticket items from them over the past year for the same or a lower price than Amazon. In Eastbourne, they're located in my local big Sainsbury's so I pick up the item when I do some shopping.

Often worth shopping around, Amazon can be more expensive. But in busy lives, it’s easy to just use Prime, and for speed. In online Xmas shopping I try not to be so lazy, saving by shopping around. If there’s little in it, I’d rather John Lewis, Argos, Waterstones, etc get the business. John Lewis guarantees are very often excellent.

 

[BadFish]

So you're not boycotting, you are reducing which is fine. That's my argument, the title of the thread is wrong.

I don't particularly care if people want to boycott, reduce, support, not support, it really doesn't effect my life. I'm one of the live, and let live, and treat others how I want to be treated type of guy.

Not caring and live and let live by jumping into a discussion and labouring a pedantic and pointless point over and over while calling people names.

I hate to see your comments when you do care about something.

Might i suggest that you ask the mods to change the thread title if it offends you so much. Make sure you let them know how little you care about it though.

Thanks for your input too, its been . . . well its been input.

 

[Sea Cider]

So you're not boycotting, you are reducing which is fine. That's my argument, the title of the thread is wrong.

I don't particularly care if people want to boycott, reduce, support, not support, it really doesn't effect my life. I'm one of the live, and let live, and treat others how I want to be treated type of guy.

Please. Bore off Mr Pedant. This thread would be much better off without your input.

 

[abc]

Where's the operating system made? I'll give you a clue. It's called Android.

Not sure my Samsung microwave has an ‘operating system’

 

[lochlan]

We should also boycot the world cup finals

 

[The Clamp]

I shall be doing nothing to boycott American goods or services.

Trump and his henchmen will not influence my life one bit so much as I can help it.

 

[Professor Plum]

So you're not boycotting, you are reducing which is fine. That's my argument, the title of the thread is wrong.

I don't particularly care if people want to boycott, reduce, support, not support, it really doesn't effect my life. I'm one of the live, and let live, and treat others how I want to be treated type of guy.

FFS

 

[BiffyBoy100]

This US goods boycott will last about as long as the NHS clap did—yet, given the state of the NHS after years of Tory rule, we should probably still be outside clapping. But let’s be honest, by spring, you’ll all be back in the NYC and Orlando threads looking for recommendations whilst thinking about your next McDonald’s order!

 

[OzMike]

Burger King is British I think.

 

[portlock seagull]

Often worth shopping around, Amazon can be more expensive. But in busy lives, it’s easy to just use Prime, and for speed. In online Xmas shopping I try not to be so lazy, saving by shopping around. If there’s little in it, I’d rather John Lewis, Argos, Waterstones, etc get the business. John Lewis guarantees are very often excellent.

People are lazy by nature. It’s convenience and has nothing to do with leading a ‘busy life’, that’s just an excuse to appease the conscience after wasting five hours a day, every day, scrolling instead of doing all those things we used to do - like visiting the high street for example!

I rarely use Amazon these days, but I do appreciate some people are stumped without it. Attached as if by umbilical cord they don’t have the mental ability or physical strength seemingly to seek alternatives and/or realise it’s not necessarily cheaper. Nor do they care about or consider the true social and environmental cost of using such behemoths. Consequently, stupid and lazy is a very powerful partnership. Besos realised this in the same way JustEat and Deliveroo did.

 

[portlock seagull]

This US goods boycott will last about as long as the NHS clap did—yet, given the state of the NHS after years of Tory rule, we should probably still be outside clapping. But let’s be honest, by spring, you’ll all be back in the NYC and Orlando threads looking for recommendations whilst thinking about your next McDonald’s order!

Don’t judge everyone by your own standards

 

[portlock seagull]

Burger King is British I think.

Yum brands ie Pizza Hut and KFC also. Or least was many years ago I think.

 

[The Clamp]

I went through a stage of buying stuff on Amazon. I tend to go straight to the online stores now and avoid Amazon where possible. And it usually is possible.


Unless you are happy to settle for cheap Japanese or Korean versions of stuff, Amazon is dogshit.


Their streaming platform is a joke these days anyway. Hard to find the free stuff. It’s always rent or buy or you have to subscribe to yet another platform to watch stuff.

A con. In fact, all streaming services are a con.

BBC iPlayer is all I have now.

I’ll get Apple TV for the next Slow Horses and then drop that again.

The iPlayer and BBC Sounds genuinely have all I need. Love it.