Starve the Billionaires & Shut Down the Robber-Baron Economy By Hitting Them Where It Hurts by Boycott the 1%: Why February 28th Could Be the Billionaires’ Worst Nightmare if We Take a Stand Now!
Boycott? Hell, I cancelled my account the day I saw Bezos at the inauguration. But glad to see all the boycotts. Consumerism is wreaking havoc on our psyches and our planet.
I'm realizing I buy most of my kid's clothes at Target. Where do I buy clothes now? There's kids boutiques but they're higher end. What are y'all doing?
Procter & Gamble (Pampers, Gillette, Ariel, Head & Shoulders, Oral-B)
Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena, Aveeno, Listerine, Tylenol)
Unilever (technically Anglo-Dutch but has a large US presence)
Financial Services & Other
American Express
Citibank
PayPal
If you're looking to avoid American-owned brands that originated in England, here are some you might not realise are American owned now...
Retail & Supermarkets
Boots – Originally British, now owned by the US-based Walgreens Boots Alliance.
ASDA – Founded in the UK, previously owned by Walmart (now owned by the UK-based Issa brothers & TDR Capital but still sells Walmart-supplied products).
Food & Beverage
Cadbury – Originally British, now owned by American multinational Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods).
Walkers Crisps – Founded in Leicester, now owned by PepsiCo.
Green & Black’s – Started in the UK, now owned by Mondelez International.
Ben & Jerry’s – A US brand but sold as "ethical"; owned by Unilever, which has a strong American influence.
Costa Coffee – Originally British, now owned by Coca-Cola.
Fashion & Beauty
The Body Shop – Founded in the UK, was once owned by L’Oréal (French), then Natura (Brazilian), and is now facing administration.
Dr. Martens – A British brand, but with significant American ownership stakes from investment firms.
Jack Wills – Originally British, now owned by Sports Direct, which has US ties.
Finance & Tech
O2 (Mobile Network) – Originally UK-based, now merged with Virgin Media (US-owned Liberty Global).
Arm Holdings – A major UK chip company, now owned by SoftBank (Japanese) but listed on the US stock market.
I've also read that apparently it's a big hit to load up a virtual cart with all the stuff you'd normally get, and then abandon it. Instead of just a dip in sales for a day that's a different metric and it's tracked daily instead of like weekly or whatever frequency each company does for sales
Thank you for sharing this. I'm not going to do any shopping at all on Friday. I'm going to eat food that I already have at home. I've got all my meds on hand already. I'm planning to donate a little more to places I already do recurring donations - ACLU, SPLC, Second Harvest, our city's food bank, and the HypoPara association (rare, disabling disease that I have).
I'm also going to buy digital assets from neurodivergent and other disabled content creators who have helped me understand how society and culture disable people so I can better care for myself and advocate for my family and others. (I don't want any physical products because life is too overwhelmed and clutter.)
What I think would make this more potent is if we all cancel or subscriptions to things and sign out. A mass loss of subscribers at once may get their attention more profoundly.
I agree and I've thought about this - what do I do about Netflix? Amazon Prime? Hulu? Realistically I'm always trying to get my family to drop these things because of the expense but I don't have any luck with it. If anyone has any ideas about working with family to reduce or remove these things I'd love to hear and pass that info on.
Boycott? Hell, I cancelled my account the day I saw Bezos at the inauguration. But glad to see all the boycotts. Consumerism is wreaking havoc on our psyches and our planet.
Yeah... I hope more people will cut ties entirely...
Amazon Boycott March 7 to 14. Don’t feed the fascists.
I'm realizing I buy most of my kid's clothes at Target. Where do I buy clothes now? There's kids boutiques but they're higher end. What are y'all doing?
Did you participate in the boycott on Friday, February 28, 2025? Share your experience.
Still am.. it is not over yet... but I do plan to share more next week. :)
Me too. I want to encourage sharing; we all benefit from it.
For those in the UK, if you'’re looking to boycott American big brands in the UK, here are some major ones to be aware of:
Fast Food & Restaurants
McDonald's
Burger King (owned by a Canadian-American company)
KFC (Yum! Brands)
Pizza Hut (Yum! Brands)
Subway
Domino’s Pizza
Five Guys
Starbucks
Supermarkets & Retail
Amazon (including Whole Foods and Audible)
Costco
Walmart-owned brands (formerly owned Asda, but still supplies goods)
Nike
Apple (Apple Stores, Apple Music, iCloud)
Foot Locker
Tech & Social Media
Google (Alphabet) (YouTube, Google Search, Android)
Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp)
Microsoft (LinkedIn, Windows, Xbox, Office 365, GitHub)
Amazon (AWS, Twitch, Alexa, Ring)
Netflix
Consumer Goods & Fashion
Coca-Cola (Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Costa Coffee)
PepsiCo (Pepsi, Walkers, Doritos, Quaker Oats, Tropicana, Gatorade)
Procter & Gamble (Pampers, Gillette, Ariel, Head & Shoulders, Oral-B)
Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena, Aveeno, Listerine, Tylenol)
Unilever (technically Anglo-Dutch but has a large US presence)
Financial Services & Other
American Express
Citibank
PayPal
If you're looking to avoid American-owned brands that originated in England, here are some you might not realise are American owned now...
Retail & Supermarkets
Boots – Originally British, now owned by the US-based Walgreens Boots Alliance.
ASDA – Founded in the UK, previously owned by Walmart (now owned by the UK-based Issa brothers & TDR Capital but still sells Walmart-supplied products).
Food & Beverage
Cadbury – Originally British, now owned by American multinational Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods).
Walkers Crisps – Founded in Leicester, now owned by PepsiCo.
Green & Black’s – Started in the UK, now owned by Mondelez International.
Ben & Jerry’s – A US brand but sold as "ethical"; owned by Unilever, which has a strong American influence.
Costa Coffee – Originally British, now owned by Coca-Cola.
Fashion & Beauty
The Body Shop – Founded in the UK, was once owned by L’Oréal (French), then Natura (Brazilian), and is now facing administration.
Dr. Martens – A British brand, but with significant American ownership stakes from investment firms.
Jack Wills – Originally British, now owned by Sports Direct, which has US ties.
Finance & Tech
O2 (Mobile Network) – Originally UK-based, now merged with Virgin Media (US-owned Liberty Global).
Arm Holdings – A major UK chip company, now owned by SoftBank (Japanese) but listed on the US stock market.
I've also read that apparently it's a big hit to load up a virtual cart with all the stuff you'd normally get, and then abandon it. Instead of just a dip in sales for a day that's a different metric and it's tracked daily instead of like weekly or whatever frequency each company does for sales
I hope this has an impact. All the troglodytes will still shop . . .
Thank you for sharing this. I'm not going to do any shopping at all on Friday. I'm going to eat food that I already have at home. I've got all my meds on hand already. I'm planning to donate a little more to places I already do recurring donations - ACLU, SPLC, Second Harvest, our city's food bank, and the HypoPara association (rare, disabling disease that I have).
I'm also going to buy digital assets from neurodivergent and other disabled content creators who have helped me understand how society and culture disable people so I can better care for myself and advocate for my family and others. (I don't want any physical products because life is too overwhelmed and clutter.)
A list of bad organizations that also sell in The Netherlands
Bacardi/Martini etc.
Chevrolet
Chiquita
Dole
Exxon /Esso
Fruit of the Loom
Hershey
McDonald’s
Papa Johns
Shell
Stanley / Black & Decker
Bausch & Lomb (brillen/glasses)
Ray-Ban brillen
GMC (General Motors)
Mobil
Spalding (sportarticles and clothing)
Turtle Wax
Proctor & Gamble (Ariel, Pampers etc.)
Coors beer
GMC auto’s
Motorola processors
Garmin (smartwatches, fietscomputers en andere apparatuur)
thank you
What I think would make this more potent is if we all cancel or subscriptions to things and sign out. A mass loss of subscribers at once may get their attention more profoundly.
I agree and I've thought about this - what do I do about Netflix? Amazon Prime? Hulu? Realistically I'm always trying to get my family to drop these things because of the expense but I don't have any luck with it. If anyone has any ideas about working with family to reduce or remove these things I'd love to hear and pass that info on.
Yessssss!!!!