I haven't made it a practice before today. I thought maybe I was taking this all too far, but when i told my son about it, he said,"I do the same thing."

yeah. If i end up doing business with someone who hates me (I am a woman and a liberal), I'm going to hate that I did that.

1.) @ The ballotbox,...

2.) @ the cash Register of those who you select to be your vendors and receive your limited disposable income. Spend your money wisely - do not promote or support Fascism. They count on your pre-approvals so you can help them advance their agendas against you.

the coors boycott (even though I don't drink beer), and on, and on. Not on penny of my money if I can help it. Our feminist groups put out sheets, back in paper days, of companes that supported women, and those that did not. Some years back, a friend took me to a used furniture store to show me a dining room set she wanted to buy. Something about the store set me off, although I was not sure why. When we went up to talk to the owner, that person pointed out a stack of booklets with yellow covers, which she proudly identified as the "christian yellow pages". At that moment, I noticed the rather large cross hanging over her desk. I smiled and said, "It is so handy to have a list so that one knows which shops to avoid." She was smiling until I added, "every shop in that book." My friend did not buy the dining room set.

Nothing extreme in what you did at all. Welcome to the club!

It is possible to vote with your pocketbook and with your feet.

I've only set foot in a WalMart twice in the last 40 years - once to speak with a friend who was a manager, and once because they were literally the only vendor in the world for the modem my local phone company used.

If someone gives me an amazon gift card, I will shop there - I figure they already have the money so why let them keep the merch. I just finished up a gift card today - only required 29¢ of my own money. I can live with that.

is they think they can do or say whatever they want (including taking away people's rights) and we all just have to go along with it. Actions have consequences. Democracy doesn't end at the ballot box but is an ongoing process.

the exact opposite of the "good old boys club" where a group of wealthy men, get together to enrich each other. They know what each other thinks ( almost certainly conservative by the very nature of the group), and they work together to ensure that only they alone benefit.

You acted to give work to someone who will pass it on, and pass it around so that everyone benefits.

You know, I agree with you about not seeing the American people the way you did before. I don't either. Although I am a 70 year old white woman, I look at other white women, and young men, no matter what race they are, as likely Trump voters. I know that I shouldn't categorize people this way but until I know otherwise, I regard them all with a certain level of contempt. I guess the only people that I'm giving the benefit of the doubt to these days are black women. I know I shouldn't judge people this way but I can't really help the way that I feel.

I got a odd jobs womans business for some smaller maintaince & next week an HVAC company will be out for an estimate.

If millions do what you do, it's good trouble.

Also be aware that social media platforms can be used to check customers, too, not just political election signs.

I don't have Facebook, but for this, I would sign up. I know how to find out information about the big companies. But when you are hiring local? This is a fantastic idea. Thank you for passing it along!

good work !