Talk of a "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" is spreading on social media. What is it?
A grassroots effort is asking American consumers to refrain from making purchases at major retailers for one day in February.
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The march 7 to 14 Amazon thing is a better idea.
Anything not bought on 28 Feb will just be bought on 1 march. Retailers won't even notice.
I think it's not about hitting their pocketbook as much as sending a message. Like the public sees what's going on and we're pissed enough about it to all do something pretty large and in concert with each other. That's the kind of shit they notice and gets them thinking about what that big group of people might do when they're even angrier.
How will they receive the message if you don't hit their pocketbook?
I fear the only message you're sending is that they're impervious to this type of protest.
There's no point in not buying one day, people should permanently be switching stores to support good, or at least less bad, ones.
Last year Canada got pissed off at a grocer (Loblaws) for price gouging and a boycott movement started. It was kind of amazing to see the desperate lengths the company went to to try to keep customers, everything other than lower prices.
They gave (crappily made) trading cards for minimum purchases, their hired media mouthpiece insulted their customers (basically called them stupid so they may as well stop boycotting), introduced monthly loss leaders, and most recently had a scheme where if you buy enough, you can get pots and pans (for the cost, you may as well have just bought better ones, plus they didn't have stock).
Loblaws is nkw, IIRC, 14% down compared to last year.
Now Canada is pissed at the US over threats of annexation and tariffs. Buy Canadian Bye American has been going on a few weeks now, and while I'm sorry for normal American people suffering economically for the President's doings, it's been a boost to the smaller Canadian economy and suppliers. Long term it'll hurt both countries economically, but my point is finding permanent alternatives is how to actually send a message.
That's why I'm saying the general boycott on the 28th won't achieve anything.
Target specific products, brands, or stores and make specific demands of them.
Or on Feb 27