Everyone's talkign about Businesses to Boycott....

[MsTryska]

I need to know who our local friendlies are.


(Maybe I should pick up a copy of our gay pages?)

[Jerseygirltoo]

1. #1 should be WalMart

[MsTryska]

3. yes, but who are our Good Guys.

the local business i mean. Who can i feel comfortable supporting?


i know it's a tough task in Atlanta, because it seems there no longer is any private businesses, but there has to be somebody.

[Jerseygirltoo]

4. What about minority owned businesses

God know we can't blame the African American community for this debacle, they stood in line for hours to vote for Kerry. Around 90% voted Dem.

[MsTryska]

5. Mmmm...good point!

I should start looking around to see who owns what, and what services they offer and give them my business.

[RubyDuby in GA]

2. And don't forget about the hometown hellions

Home Depot.

F'in Bernie Marcus...bastard.

I hate Republicans.

[CottonBear]

6. Papa Johns & Dominoes

I think that they're owned by fundies. Could anyone confirm?

Edit: The Locos restaurant chain is owned by a Republican. The party holds meetings at the Athens eastside location.

[fudge stripe cookays]

7. Please post this info

in the "Progressive Pages- Need Your Input" thread!

Several of us are compiling a giant local and nationwide directory of where NOT to shop, and where to go instead.

Thanks for any info you Georgians can provide!
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[napi21]

8. Coca-Cola contributed quite a bit to the Dems in Ga.

The one retailer who is really a fundie is Hobby Lobby. I will keep searching.

[morillon]

9. Natural foods stores should be OK, right?

I'm assuming that Life Grocery in Marietta and Sevananda in Little Five Points are OK. If anyone has information to the contrary, please let me know.

Publix, as far as I can tell, is the biggest Republican donor in the grocery store biz. Just about anywhere should be better than going there. I'm currently researching Ingle's to see if they might be a reasonable alternative, for those times when I can't get to Life Grocery or Sevananda.

[fudge stripe cookays]

10. I remember seeing a food feature

several years ago on Food Network or one of those types of shows. It might have even been on PBS.

It was a very friendly bakery type restaurant in Atlanta; I want to say it was black-owned, but not positive. They had lots of great home cooking, and made all their baked goods from scratch.

Steady very regular clientele, had been open for a number of years...seems like it was a historical building; Argh. I'm drawing a blank on the name. The owner seemed very cool. If anyone has a clue as to the place, this seems like a good biz to support.

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