Have you ever boycotted a business? Why?

That usually means you can find it on their website. 

 

  I don’t know if this counts, but when they have advertisements that use either profanity or pretend profanity or words that are obviously substitutes for profanity, I stop patronizing their products or services. for products or services that I’ve never used before when they do that in their advertising I don’t start patronizing their businesses.

  There are other examples of boycott-type activities in which I might participate, but I will leave it at the ones above for now.
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  Wait, this is about the avocados, the mayonnaise and the Vegemite isn’t it? Why are you always spying on me? Who sent you? What kinds of promises did they make to you?  How did they convince you to gather evidence for them? I won’t stand for this, I won’t be hounded by shills! I know my rights!

  ((((Psssst, over here.  No, don’t look directly at me, you never know who’s watching. Listen, I’ll cut you a deal. Whatever they’re paying you, I’ll pay you 1/4! Stop looking at me, they’ll know I’m trying to turn you.  Now just walk away, act nonchalant. I’ll gather the money and meet you later. Shhhhhh! And stop pointing in my direction! Is this your first day doing this?))))

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Many years ago, I was paying for my items in my local supermarket when the manager came over and accused me of stealing a can of tuna and putting it in my pocketbook.  I denied it ad when he continued to accuse me, I dumped everything out on the conveyor belt, showing him that there was no can of tuna in my bag.  He made no apology, so I left everything that was rung up already, put my belongings back in my bag and walked out.  I never shopped there again.

I do not by Nike, Carthart, watch NFL (except Superbowl for the last 2 yrs), avoid Coke products.....

Definitely. 

I had a very bad experience with American Airlines about 20 years ago and, when I wrote to their complaints department, I got an accusatory response basically explaining to me that I should have done more research before purchasing my ticket and that they were totally absolved in the matter.  I have never KNOWINGLY flown with AA since and, I say knowingly because I understand that the US airlines industry is a huge conglomeration and that each airline has many subsets and derivative airlines but, I will never fly on any aircraft bearing the American Airlines name or logo on it again!

Now that I think of it, I am also boycotting Nabisco.  Years ago, they accepted money from the US government to upgrade their facilities in the US that make Oreo cookies so as not to close and eliminate jobs.  Not long after, they sold that division to a Mexican corporation and the employees lost their jobs.  No Nabisco products for me.

There are a number of business with whom I do not shop for a number of reasons.  I don't feel the need to officially announce a Thriftymaid Boycott.  And, generally, I never go back to that source again.  There are too many possibilities about where one can spend their money.