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Consumers Flock to Weekend Shopping Boycott(Target Boycott and Lowe's sells "Holiday" Trees)
American Family Association ^ | November 22, 2005 | Jody Brown and Allie Martin

Posted on 11/22/2005 9:15:00 PM PST by avant_garde

AgapePress) - An official with a pro-family group reports that a boycott campaign aimed at Target Stores nationwide has succeeded in attracting hundreds of thousands of consumers who say they intend to shop elsewhere during what is traditionally the busiest shopping weekend of the year.

On Friday (Nov. 18) the American Family Association (AFA) launched on online boycott campaign against Target, citing the retailer's decision to ban Salvation Army kettles from their store entrances as well as the use of "Merry Christmas" in their in-store promotions and retail advertising. By the following Monday, almost 300,000 individuals had "signed" an online petition indicating they planned to express their disapproval of that decision by avoiding Target Stores during the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. At press time, that number had jumped to more than 340,000

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: afa; antichristmas; boycott; boycottlowes; boycottm; boycotttarget; buybluedotcom; buybluedotorg; christmas; culturewar; culturewars; festivus; grinchstolechristmas; holidaytrees; kmart; lowes; marthastewart; merrychristmas; pc; politicalcorrectness; politicallycorrect; retail; target
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Target and Lowe's raise my anger! Banning the Salvation Army and the words "Merry Christmas." I was ROTFLMAO when I read Lowe's was selling "Holiday" trees instead of "Christmas" trees. That's one of the most ridiculous idiotic PC policy that a corporation could make.
1 posted on 11/22/2005 9:15:00 PM PST by avant_garde
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To: avant_garde
Could you make it easier and publish a list of NON-boycotted companies? I'm so confuse.
2 posted on 11/22/2005 9:18:23 PM PST by decal (Mother Nature and Real Life are conservatives; the Progs have never figured this out.)
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To: avant_garde

I can't boycott Target since I never go there anyway.


3 posted on 11/22/2005 9:21:09 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for Sgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: decal

I'm planning a garage sale next week. Last I heard it isn't on the official boycott list. But just to be sure, I'm having a section for Christmas tennis shoes and another section for Yule power tools.


4 posted on 11/22/2005 9:21:47 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: avant_garde

Thank you for posting this. If they ignore a Christian holiday, Christians should ignore their stores.

And here's a snippet re: Salvation Army:

"When you put money into our Kettles, Expect Change:

The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign enables the Army to provide food, toys and clothing to over 6 million people during the Christmas season and helps more than 34 million Americans recovering from all kinds of personal disasters nationwide."

snippet http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf

Your Salvation Army at work.


5 posted on 11/22/2005 9:23:36 PM PST by Sun (Hillary Clinton is pro-ILLEGAL immigration. Don't let her fool you. She has a D- /F immigr. rating.)
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To: Larry Lucido
Hmm, OK - anything for Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus or Tet?
6 posted on 11/22/2005 9:23:54 PM PST by decal (Mother Nature and Real Life are conservatives; the Progs have never figured this out.)
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To: Larry Lucido
"Yule power tools", LOL, do it!
7 posted on 11/22/2005 9:24:50 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: avant_garde

Hmmm, none of those ubiquitous bells being rung constantly, ringing and ringing and ringing. Sounds like a good place to shop to me.


8 posted on 11/22/2005 9:25:15 PM PST by Grani (Gov. Arnie: "He would steal flies from a blind spider"--Mark Williams, 1530 AM)
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Well, include me out: I am going to continue shopping at Target. It is both cheap and convenient, and one should be saving the gasoline nowadays. Instead, one should be boycotting "made in China" crap.


9 posted on 11/22/2005 9:26:00 PM PST by GSlob
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To: decal

A Tet Tree....LOL!!!!


10 posted on 11/22/2005 9:26:08 PM PST by jaguaretype (Sometimes war IS the answer)
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To: avant_garde

I'm not on that list and don't plan to be. I'm a silent boycotter:')


11 posted on 11/22/2005 9:26:51 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: avant_garde

I won't shop their, I'll buy at Bet Buy and Home Depot instead....


12 posted on 11/22/2005 9:27:35 PM PST by Porterville (beware the nature-nazis)
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To: decal

Hey...festivus..for the rest of us...that's going to be my holiday from now on.


13 posted on 11/22/2005 9:29:01 PM PST by Hildy
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I usually don't give large contributions to charities. However, because of the current attacks on Christian values, I will be giving large donations to the Boy Scouts and the Salvation Army.
14 posted on 11/22/2005 9:30:13 PM PST by avant_garde
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To: Porterville
how about Wal Mart?
15 posted on 11/22/2005 9:30:37 PM PST by Lily4Jesus ( Jesus Saves)
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To: Larry Lucido

Christmastime Garage sale, eh?

Well, I want the entire Gospel of Matthew subliminally woven through your advertising flyers or I'll be boycotting ya, Mate!


;^)


But if you do see me browsing among your old car parts and broken tools, please feel free to wish me a Merry Christmas!


16 posted on 11/22/2005 9:32:31 PM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
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To: avant_garde
Contact Target Corp Investors Relations:

Investor Relations

Subject line in link = "Holiday Trees?"

17 posted on 11/22/2005 9:33:03 PM PST by antaresequity (PUSH 1 FOR ENGLISH, PUSH 2 TO BE DEPORTED)
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To: decal; Texas_Jarhead
Oh, I got Festivus covered. Aluminum poles and I'm evening selling gift cards:


18 posted on 11/22/2005 9:33:16 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Grani
Hmmm, none of those ubiquitous bells being rung constantly, ringing and ringing and ringing. Sounds like a good place to shop to me.

Scrooge. :>)

19 posted on 11/22/2005 9:33:34 PM PST by avant_garde
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To: Porterville

I'm thinking about not buying much anywhere. When I 1st got married we scrounged for maybe 100 dollars and did fine. Now it can be several 1000 dollars. I've limited it to 500 this year, total.


20 posted on 11/22/2005 9:34:13 PM PST by CindyDawg
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