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ret5hd

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1. I hate to keep saying this:
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 08:28 PM
Thursday

If all you do is shop early or shop late...THEY DON'T CARE!

they still get your money...they still keep you "captured".

Every dollar is a vote...for the world you willingly accept/the world you grudgingly accept/the world you actively resist.

The only way your actions will be noticed is if you don't spend in these places for long extended periods. I haven't spent at Walmart in over 25 years, Target and Home Depot in over 5.

I will admit to using Amazon veeeeery occasionally for some item I cannot find elsewhere, but almost always I use amazon to find the item I want, then go to that companys website and order it directly from the company. The company doesn't have to give amazon a cut, the price is almost ALWAYS the same price as amazon (never lower--amazon rules), and I don't get next-day or two days shipping...(so what?).

just my two cents...I am all for this action...as a start. But it isn't enough to stop there.

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