BRILLIANT Home Depot protest: protesters in Monrovia, CA are buying 17 cent ICE scrappers and returning them instantly

[MichMan]

45. Many boycotts are illogical

People are free of course to not spend their $$ anywhere they like. My favorite is people boycotting some business that they would never frequent in the first place. Even though I haven't drank any coffee beverage for 50 years, I can smugly say I'm boycotting Starbucks over their union stance and gain some street cred.

There is often some umbrage at a comment a CEO supposedly said a dozen or more years ago. When the boycotters are told that the person hasn't been CEO since 2015, the typical response to justify it is that the former CEO still likely owns stock, so a boycott is still costing him/her. If they are deceased, then it hurts the estate. Whatever. My BIL who is an avid gun enthusiast is adamant about boycotting McDonalds over some anti gun something or other that happened 20 plus years ago.

Nearly every business bans solicitation in their parking lots. Wouldn't surprise me if HD does the same; too much liability. I personally don't understand how people have this much spare time to wait in lines to buy a 17 ¢ item and then wait in more lines to return it. Volunteering at an animal rescue group or food bank would seem be much more beneficial IMO.