"Buycott" the Koch Bros

[sellitman]

And others. Not sure if there is an equivalent in the Android App Store but on iOS you now have the ability to know who is behind the products you buy.

Yes!!!!!!!!!



https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buycott/id585933440?mt=8

[backscatter712]

1. Android app is here!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buycott.android&hl=en

[meow2u3]

2. I have Buycott

It's a big help when you don't know if the Kochtopus is behind the products you boycott buy.

[backscatter712]

3. One thing I learned from using Buycott: Store brands are your friend.

Just for caveats: I normally go to my local major grocery store chains, most commonly King Soopers/City Market. There are also Safeways and Albertsons in the area, but the closest store to me is a King Soopers. YMMV going to stores elsewhere in the country.

And when I shopped using Buycott, I found that many of the big brand names - Nestle, Bounty, etc. got red-flagged on Buycott as supporting some evil or another.

But when you buy the store brand instead of the name brand (at least King Soopers/City Market store brands), you're supporting your grocery store, which happens to be unionized. And you're supporting competition to many of the evil-doers like Nestle or Koch Industries.

This doesn't apply if you're shopping at Walmart in which case everything cent you spend there supports evil.

Just a little tip I thought I'd share. Store brands are your friend when you're trying to avoid sending your money to evil bastards.

[sellitman]

4. Great tip!

Out of necessity we buy many store brands.

[backscatter712]

5. Cheaper, usually just as good, and Less Evil! n/t