For what corporations are you a whore for?

[noahmijo]

As sort of a B side to all the corporate bashing that goes on at DU, we all have to admit there are some companies we shop from and love.

So basically what companies do you love or shop from alot?

For me it would be:

1. Apple (I've gotten so much stuff from them I think Jobs is going to send me a personal thank-you note soon)

2. Amazon

3. Ben and Jerry's

4. Krispy Kreme (I'm suing them next week for making me fat!)

5. Nintendo

6. Sony

7. Albertson's and Costco for my grocery and assorted needs.

[wryter2000]

1. My employer

Kaiser Permanente

P.S. Amazon is unfair to authors.

[anti_shrub]

5. How is Amazon unfair?

I buy a lot of stuff from them and I don't want to feel like I contributed to screwing people.

[RoyGBiv]

17. The Theory...

The theory is that because they put a "Buy Used" link up right next to the buy new option, sometimes on the same day the title is released, that this takes away from an author's royalties. It's important to note that some of these so-called "used" sales are from companies that buy overstocked items from retail chains. The author has already received a royalty for these, if he or she got a decent contract.

Anyway, Amazon being unfair to authors isn't a proven fact, and I'm not sure about it one way or the other because I haven't seen a specific study of this that includes any concrete numbers, but I'll admit to being skeptical. I know a few authors personally that credit Amazon with increasing their book sales and thus their royalties. I know others that wouldn't have sold a single book without a service like Amazon. (Small publishers or self-published books.)

On the other hand, I do know I have a tendency to buy the used book if I see one in good condition, especially if the book is an older book. I'm not sure how my purchases have directly affected authors. As I said, I've seen no numbers.

[HuckleB]

33. I don't buy that.

I didn't buy it when it came to music sales, and I don't buy it when it comes to books. Once you've sold your product, be it a car, furniture, cd, bicycle, stereo, or book, the owner should be able to sell it, if he or she so chooses. That's capitalism, like it or not. This idea that books and cds shouldn't be sold used is just an attempt to change the playing field to the advantage of some over others.

Besides, why pick on Amazon, while forgetting that Krispy Kreme has gone incredibly sneaky a number of times in its history, displacing local businesses by going to landlords to undermine their rental contracts before they can be renewed. I'm so happy to note that Krispy Kreme sales are down in Portland, while local donut shop sales are going up!

[RoyGBiv]

36. I don't really buy it either...

I admit to the possibility that selling a used book right next to a new book might, in the long-run, result in lower total sales enough for someone to notice. But, I don't see this as unfair. By that logic, libraries are unfair because they give free access to books.

As for Krispey Kreme, I honestly hate their donuts. If I wanted a ball of sugar, I'd eat a ball of sugar. The local shops all have better, and cheaper, donuts.

[Gothic Sponge]

2. Costco

[salvorhardin]

3. NewEgg.com

[woofless]

4. Anheuser Busch

[tcfrogs]

19. And Miller, for me

whatever S. African company that bought them.......love....MGD Light!!!!!!

[Radical Activist]

30. That's union beer

made by union workers. Good job.

[HuckleB]

37. A Washingtonian buying Missouri beer?

Say it ain't so!

:)

[Ivan Sputnik]

6. Comcast

They brought me here!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. Red Hat (nt)

[SmileyBoy]

8. Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Trizec Foods (Arby's, Taco Bell, etc.)

Haagen Dazs
Oscar Meyer
Papa John's (my summer employer)
Microsoft (I shouldn't, I know. But all the software I need is compatible with Windows, and/or made by Microsoft.)
Yahoo!
IKEA
Pacific Sunwear
Kohl's
Best Buy
Target

[slutticus]

9. Sony

Playstation


oh yeah....Microsoft, Best Buy, and Apple (iTunes) as well

[NashVegas]

10. I've Whored for Amazon

but it was really brief :P

[VolcanoJen]

11. Tivo.

I love my Tivo. It's the perfect product for media-and-political junkies like myself who don't have patience for commercials and VCR programming.

And, since I've had mine since May of 2001, I'd have to say it's a product that not only works, but maintains its quality for years to come. A rarity, these days, indeed.

[cheezus]

38. TiVo, Apple, and my soniccare toothbrush

the only products I actually recommend to anyone.

[JVS]

12. This beer

which in the US can be found under this label

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Just a few

1. Apple

2. Ben and Jerry's

3. Land's End

4. TravelSmith

5. The Mystery Book Club

6. Lund's groceries (local Twin Cities outfit)

[WindRavenX]

14. Starbucks, Sony

Sorry, I'm a Starbucks junkie...

[floridaguy]

34. Starbucks, too

Must have coffee
:hangover:

[HuckleB]

35. Now that they've bought out Torrefazione, I'm a Starbuck's whore, too.

Though I have to admit that I don't go to Torrefazione nearly as often as I did before the buyout.

[Aftershock]

15. Wal-Mart

What can I say? They really do have cheap prices! I'm a college student and I can't afford much! :(

2. Target
3. Sony
4. Nintendo
5. Amazon.com

That's about it.

[cynthia]

16. No of can afford to support Wal-mart

stick with Target or Costco for cheap prices. They treat their workers well and decent citizens in their communities. Stay away from Wal-mart at all costs.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

20. I live in an area where there's nothing else...

And if I need something, and it's cheaper at walmart, I'm not going to drive an hour and a half to go somewhere else. I'm too poor for that.
Duckie

[Khephra]

18. DC and Marvel comics

I can't help it if the corporations own the best comics in America.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

21. Hallmark...

I love that company.
Duckie

[southpaw]

22. The Department of Redundancy Department

;)

[LWolf]

23. Trader Joes

Amazon

That's about it. I don't shop much. I may be the only female in America with a dread of shopping!

[tcfrogs]

25. Who is Trader Joe's owner?

Wondering...

[LWolf]

26. It's a private company

owned by the German Albrecht family, billionaires who bought it around 1979. There are about 200 of them now.

I guess as a privately owned company, it doesn't fit the category, but it's the only store I regularly shop at!

[XNASA]

24. Fender, Honda, Boeing, Dell and Albertson's

Actually, Albertson's is call Jewel around here, but Albertson's is the parent corp.

[Zolok]

27. After this friday 7-30-04 at 5pm EST

My primary corporate sugar daddy and I are quits.
Trust me it is a serious recognizable "name" company.


Other than that any one of a number of entertainment providers (Fox, Warner Communications...)...of and a local prominent freeper restauranteur...I have drinks in his lounge almost every week.

www.chimesatmidnight.blogspot.com

[skippysmom]

28. Target

Amazon (sorry)

LL Bean

Dunkin Donuts

Ann Taylor

Filenes

Pottery Barn (but only infrequently -- can't afford most of it)

[TrogL]

29. Sun, Superstore (big box store), Apple

[HuckleB]

31. Apple, Powell's Books, Music Millennium, Trader Joe's, Amazon, REI, ...

Sony, Sears, MLB, Trek/Gary Fisher, Marmot, Sierra Designs, Mountain Hardware, Sugoi, Pearl Izumi ...

God. I am pitiful.

[givemebackmycountry]

32. Time Warner

Cable TV and High Speed Internet access.

Can't live without either one of 'em!

[Cybergata]

39. ComCast

I'm addicted to the speed of cable Internet access. My husband is a TV addicted. He especially loves the Science Channel & the Discovery Channel. We both love having Digital cable.

I love my CO-OP! It has saved me from being too much of a corporate bimbo.

:hippie:

[DemWitch]

40. OK, I'll admit to it...

Verizon (wireless only user)
Time Warner (digital cable/roadrunner)
R.J.Reynolds (Salem smoker)
Wal-Mart (sorry, but it's the only game in town now for groceries and goods)
Dunkin' Donuts (major Iced Coffee addict)
Barnes and Noble (bought My Life, tried to burn Treason but was protected by evil)
Coca-Cola

And possibly the biggest reason for making me a major whore... I'm a New York State government employee...

[AngryAmish]

41. Tribune Company

Sorry, I'm a Cubs fan. Will proably give the company nearly one thousand dollars this years.

Rest of Tribune can go to hell.