I have a theory about this, I live in an affluent area there are convenient Targets and Walmarts. I have never been to Walmart and as far as I know most people we know don’t go there either. I went to target all of the time but stopped when they pulled out of dei. I think at least where we are Walmart shoppers remain the same and probably don’t pay much attention to the political scene. Where as Target shoppers are a bit more discerning. Now I would say 90% of the people I know boycott target and never went to Walmart anyway.
I will boycott Target for these 40 days and learn that I can find things that I’m looking for in places I hadn’t thought about. But I will NOT consider sourcing anything from Walmart.
I have never been a regular patron of Walmart - I would say <5% of our household purchases have come from there over the past 20 years. I have lots of reasons for avoiding them, the primary one being that I'm not interested in supporting the Walton family. I have also never shopped Hobby Lobby,
Abercrombie, et al, and do not eat at Chik-fil-a, Subway, et al.
Boycotting business whose practices do not align with my values is just something I've always done. Now that I'm a bit older, it's easier than ever because I have more than enough stuff and I don't want more. If anything, I'm Iooking to purge and simplify again - despite having done an extreme purge two years ago when we moved.
I'm only purchasing consumables for the foreseeable future.
When things break, I'm not bothering to replace them unless I absolutely can't survive without them and there's not very much here that I truly need for survival.
I dropped Target, Amazon, all things Google and I am by no means finished. I will not be returning to any of them, ever.
Excellent deep dive into this comparison! And it's spot on that we all didn't expect Walmart to change their conservative ways. Maybe we should but we don't.
Interesting, informative article. I’ve been boycotting both Walmart and Target, along with Amazon (both their credit card and the site) since November. I only go to Walmart if I can’t find a needed product anywhere else. We don’t have a Costco within 68 miles. We’re a main city in our state, too (NY). Heck, we already have a Trader Joe’s, but no Costco?
We traveled for 3 months this past fall across the US.. in the south ( heavily GOP), Walmart was often the only place to shop for miles around for groceries… that and Dollar General. The food deserts are real, particularly in rural areas … and Walmart has played a huge role in creating that reality over the past decades. They have a ‘lock’… on food prices and the wages they are willing to pay the folks who work there. So much for anti-trust.
I’ve never supported Walmart and we have a large superstore in our town and one two towns away. The reason I didn’t shop there is they don’t pay a fair living wage to their employees. A lot of their employees even the ones who work full-time have to apply for food stamps, and benefits from our local government while Walmart makes huge profits. I do not support companies with this business model. I have shopped regularly at Target but have boycotted since they dropped DEI policies. I don’t like their policy of caving to the Republicans. Load the app Goods Unite Us on your phone. Before I make a purchase or decide to go buy something I look up the company on their app and see who they supported in the 2024 election. If they supported democracy, then I’ll send them my hard dollars.
I felt a visceral reaction when I got the DEI notice about Target. First of all, I live in an area adjacent to the Twin Cities, St. Paul & Minneapolis, home of Target. Target has always meant good vibes and memories and Christmas shopping and Back-To-School trips. It also meant inclusion for marginalized groups and was synonymous with PRIDE in the Twin Cities. After Trump was elected and DEI was being disavowed by Walmart and Amazon and the like, I was planning on doing almost all of my shopping at Target. I have not shopped there once since I got the news. It still makes me sad. As for Walmart, I purchased a couple of things I can't get anywhere else there a few weeks ago and that is it. So they are not really get my dollars either.
I don’t shop anywhere anymore. After all, once they take my (earned over 50 years as a “hard-working American”, by which they mean a dupe, I guess) social security, I can only fit so much stuff in the cardboard box I’ll be living in. At least I can feel good about hurting their profits.
I have a theory about this, I live in an affluent area there are convenient Targets and Walmarts. I have never been to Walmart and as far as I know most people we know don’t go there either. I went to target all of the time but stopped when they pulled out of dei. I think at least where we are Walmart shoppers remain the same and probably don’t pay much attention to the political scene. Where as Target shoppers are a bit more discerning. Now I would say 90% of the people I know boycott target and never went to Walmart anyway.
I haven’t shopped at Walmart in decades because they support charter schools. I am a retired public educator. Walmart seems, to me, to be MAGA Mecca.
I will boycott Target for these 40 days and learn that I can find things that I’m looking for in places I hadn’t thought about. But I will NOT consider sourcing anything from Walmart.
I have never been a regular patron of Walmart - I would say <5% of our household purchases have come from there over the past 20 years. I have lots of reasons for avoiding them, the primary one being that I'm not interested in supporting the Walton family. I have also never shopped Hobby Lobby,
Abercrombie, et al, and do not eat at Chik-fil-a, Subway, et al.
Boycotting business whose practices do not align with my values is just something I've always done. Now that I'm a bit older, it's easier than ever because I have more than enough stuff and I don't want more. If anything, I'm Iooking to purge and simplify again - despite having done an extreme purge two years ago when we moved.
I'm only purchasing consumables for the foreseeable future.
When things break, I'm not bothering to replace them unless I absolutely can't survive without them and there's not very much here that I truly need for survival.
I dropped Target, Amazon, all things Google and I am by no means finished. I will not be returning to any of them, ever.
I am 100% over American consumerism.
This is why I boycott them all.
Excellent deep dive into this comparison! And it's spot on that we all didn't expect Walmart to change their conservative ways. Maybe we should but we don't.
Great stuff. We shall see how Walmart fares after a week of boycotting, March 7-14.
Interesting, informative article. I’ve been boycotting both Walmart and Target, along with Amazon (both their credit card and the site) since November. I only go to Walmart if I can’t find a needed product anywhere else. We don’t have a Costco within 68 miles. We’re a main city in our state, too (NY). Heck, we already have a Trader Joe’s, but no Costco?
Check out the new Costco stores being built. 6 of them, at least one in NY.
We’re just starting. More to come.
Very informative.....love how you get me thinking in new ways!
We traveled for 3 months this past fall across the US.. in the south ( heavily GOP), Walmart was often the only place to shop for miles around for groceries… that and Dollar General. The food deserts are real, particularly in rural areas … and Walmart has played a huge role in creating that reality over the past decades. They have a ‘lock’… on food prices and the wages they are willing to pay the folks who work there. So much for anti-trust.
I’ve never supported Walmart and we have a large superstore in our town and one two towns away. The reason I didn’t shop there is they don’t pay a fair living wage to their employees. A lot of their employees even the ones who work full-time have to apply for food stamps, and benefits from our local government while Walmart makes huge profits. I do not support companies with this business model. I have shopped regularly at Target but have boycotted since they dropped DEI policies. I don’t like their policy of caving to the Republicans. Load the app Goods Unite Us on your phone. Before I make a purchase or decide to go buy something I look up the company on their app and see who they supported in the 2024 election. If they supported democracy, then I’ll send them my hard dollars.
Boycott Walmart as much as possible. Shop at local stores that support your community.
I felt a visceral reaction when I got the DEI notice about Target. First of all, I live in an area adjacent to the Twin Cities, St. Paul & Minneapolis, home of Target. Target has always meant good vibes and memories and Christmas shopping and Back-To-School trips. It also meant inclusion for marginalized groups and was synonymous with PRIDE in the Twin Cities. After Trump was elected and DEI was being disavowed by Walmart and Amazon and the like, I was planning on doing almost all of my shopping at Target. I have not shopped there once since I got the news. It still makes me sad. As for Walmart, I purchased a couple of things I can't get anywhere else there a few weeks ago and that is it. So they are not really get my dollars either.
I don’t shop anywhere anymore. After all, once they take my (earned over 50 years as a “hard-working American”, by which they mean a dupe, I guess) social security, I can only fit so much stuff in the cardboard box I’ll be living in. At least I can feel good about hurting their profits.
Target needs to decide who they are and stick to it. We all know who Walmart is no matter how awful.