Only a wealth or privileged person could boycott all of these.
US to the people in authoritarian countries:
why don’t they revolt and take back their country? I’ve made a fool proof plan if you need.
US when it needs revolution:
Best I can do is deal with 1 inconvenience in a day.
Haven’t used amazon or walmart in years. Still ocasionally go to target though because I have to shop somewhere.
So far so good. I still occasionally have temptations to just order something on Amazon because of convenience and habit, but I can’t really bring myself to do it anymore.
It’s just not really possible to boycott all three of those. If my kids have a birthday party to go to, those are literally the only three places to buy a toy. That’s true for most of the things I buy, besides groceries.
So I boycott just Target. Target used to be the least shitty of those three. Except one or two rare occasions where it was necessary, they’ve lost months worth of my business.
If we can get just one retailer to turn around on their bullshit, then at least we’ll have one place to shop.
Depends on the area but thrift stores can be great for toys - if only because survivorship bias says anything that makes it there will last a long long time.
Local free groups like Buy Nothing can also be great for sports equipment, school supplies, kid sized furniture etc.
My own misgivings aside, I’m not giving a thrift store toy as a birthday gift.
Why? I’ve bought plenty of things from thrift stores that function as if they were new
For physical stores there are other shitty places that aren’t those 3. Big lots, ocean state job lot, a version of that type of discount store that exists in your area, dollar general, dollar tree, thrift stores.
Really there are so many options that aren’t those 3. It really is possible
I’d love to support Toys R Us again, but they don’t have a very big selection. Those other options aren’t good for toy shopping. Kids want specific toys.
Stop making excuses and just Google it. I didn’t even know toys r us was even still a thing before that comment. If you care more about convenience than boycotting just say that, but it’s very much not “impossible” to avoid certain stores if you actually want to.
Also they’re not your kids? Why would it be your job to get them some specific toy?
I just buy used stuff from eBay and Facebook marketplace for all my non grocery needs.
