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Excellent: Target stock has lost $1.5 billion in value since letting men in the ladies’ room
Canada Free Press ^ | 04/30/16 | Dan Calabrese

Posted on 04/30/2016 7:46:12 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

The price of arrogance.

Ordinarily I would not root for any business to fail, even one of my own competitors. But when a major corporation tells the vast majority of its customers “f*** you” in order to appease radical social activists, it would really be a shame if those insulted customers just kept shopping there and made the corporation pay no price for its arrogance. The early returns suggest Target customers are doing no such thing.

Breitbart reports that Target stock has fallen $2.65 per share since the infamous announcement that Target will let confused men into its ladies’ restrooms and dressing rooms, which amounts to an overall reduction of $1.5 billion in the value of the company’s stock. I doubt that’s a direct result of any revenue drop caused by people boycotting Target, even though 1 million people have signed online petitions saying they intend to do so. Boycotts are never effective for long because after awhile people’s anger subsides and they return to their normal day-to-day habits.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: bathrooms; homosexualagenda; stockvalue; target
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To: Sean_Anthony
In general I don't wish ill on anyone or any particular entity. (there are some notable exceptions that have earned that however) I'm a live and let live kind of guy.

However, in this case I hope Target suffers tremendously for their bad decision. Not because I wish Target ill, but because I want other companies and entities to see what happens to them as a result of their bad decision and learn from their mistake.

And no, to you perpetually offended lib lurkers out there, that isn't because I have any particular animosity towards the "LGBT community" or whatever their PC moniker is these days. I really don't care - part of that live and let live thing. However, Target's decision re: bathrooms is open for abuse resulting in serious harm to innocents. Sorry LGBT, but your feelings and need for whatever kind of validation you're looking for do not trump others' safety.

So when I say I hope Target suffers greatly and others take note, it isn't really about Target, or LGBT, it is about not repeating bad and dangerous decisions.

81 posted on 04/30/2016 10:48:41 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Target promoted their CFO to CEO? The bean counters are in charge. Probably good for the bottom line short term, but long term not great for the Company. Business leadership isn’t just about the numbers.


82 posted on 04/30/2016 10:52:36 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: A Navy Vet

My state rep to which Im new had only 1 campaign issue/theme:

Dont confuse me with gay. Im not gay. Im Queer.

Her opponent had only 1 issue/theme also:
Im endorsed by my pastor.

Special election. Vote was 668 to 464. 3.8% voter turnout. 30,100+ registered voters.

2 weeks after the special election was the Republican Primary with 3,000+ Republicans voting.... and, of course, 15,000+ Dems voting.

Why was there the expense of a special election rather than holding it at the same time as the Primary and the special election for a bond issue?

The power of the Queers to avoid the turnout of church goers for the Dem primary.


83 posted on 04/30/2016 10:54:30 AM PDT by spintreebob
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To: tflabo

Plus, the stores are no where near as good as they once were.


84 posted on 04/30/2016 11:14:18 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: Drew68

With Amazon, when you need to go to the bathroom, you go in your own home.


85 posted on 04/30/2016 11:18:14 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: Cobra64

ya...multi-tasking....


86 posted on 04/30/2016 11:31:18 AM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Target stock has lost $1.5 billion in value since letting ‘men’ tally ill in the ladies’ room.


87 posted on 04/30/2016 11:39:58 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Drew68
Look, it's not a ‘gay’ issue... but now that you mention it, it's obvious.

Democrats are shaking the gay money tree.

When there an election they scare the gays into thinking they're endless victims about to be dragged back to pre-Stonewall days.. Yeah, right.

Democrats do the same with old people - tell them their social security is threatened...

And blacks that they'll be back in chains.

Do any of these Democrat groups ever figure out they're being played? Ever? Quick send CASH and LOTS OF IT. Or Republicans will ________________ (fill in the blank)

Oh yeah and women will lose the right to buy birth control and won't be able to abort a child.

And the world will heat up - or cool down - or give you bad breath if YOU don't send money to Hillary.

Clintons have been playing the fear card since their first election.Democrats are liars - almost everyone of 'em...

88 posted on 04/30/2016 12:05:12 PM PDT by GOPJ (Under Cruz every home will have a basketball ring, football net and a hockey glove- Willie Robertson)
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To: VanDeKoik
They cant virtue signal if they are too busy closing stores.

They had to have thought this would increase revenues.

89 posted on 04/30/2016 12:17:29 PM PDT by Company Man (Virtue Signalling is a helluva drug.)
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To: KC_Lion

Good!


90 posted on 04/30/2016 12:17:38 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: A Navy Vet

I don’t understand their alphabet soup either (kind of like the government), to me it just means QUEER.


91 posted on 04/30/2016 12:27:11 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Sean_Anthony
Loyal Target customer for 40 years, we cut-up our credit cards today, will instruct like-minded family to do the same.


92 posted on 04/30/2016 12:30:09 PM PDT by Veracious Poet (May God Bless America)
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To: SamAdams76

To the best of my knowledge, the Starbucks CEO has never retracted his statement that he doesn’t want the business of anyone who opposes gay marriage. I have obliged his wishes.


93 posted on 04/30/2016 12:51:39 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: Sean_Anthony

I called for a similar boycott against Coca Cola when Nathan Deal soled his sole to corporate Amerika and vetoed the religious freedom bill in Georgia and was almost laughed off the board.


94 posted on 04/30/2016 2:30:42 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Sean_Anthony

Target has big problems besides letting men into the ladies bathrooms and fitting rooms. Truth be told there is nothing for sale at Target that you cannot buy for less money somewhere else.

Anybody else remember W. T. Grant?


95 posted on 05/01/2016 1:28:14 AM PDT by Kenny500c
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To: Sean_Anthony

Had to do some shopping yesterday, but avoided Target and went to True Value and Costco for the items normally purchased at Target. Good move morons.


96 posted on 05/01/2016 4:37:01 AM PDT by petercooper (All the world's problems are caused by the sandrats, hoodrats, gimmedats, democrats and commiecrats.)
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