Can you explain the "hateful and morally wrong" part? I am interested but I just dont think I understand where you are coming from without more explanation.
Actually boycotts, if organized, publicized and supported properly, exert a huge amount influence on the intended target, be it a country as a whole or a corporate entity. When applied to a country, the companies of that country "feel the pain" and eventually pressure the government to change their ways, because their ability to market goods outside of their own country is hampered. The boycott of South African goods by many nations did exert huge pressures on South Africa to change their race policies.
If applied to a corporate entity, it is the stockholders themselves who apply pressure to the company, when they fear their stock will drop due to the negative publicty and/or loss of sales. I can recall a boycott of Nestle products (world-wide) that was effective in persuading them to change their tactics in regards to the manner in which they marketed baby formula to 3rd world countries, to the detriment of infant health.
Boycotts are extremely effective, if organized, supported publicized, and if you understand that the underlying goal is not so much to attack the company itself, but to make those invested in the company "feel the pain".
It is those pained investors that apply the direct pressure to the company - and those voices are indeed listened to.
Actually boycotts, if organized, publicized and supported properly, exert a huge amount influence on the intended target, be it a country as a whole or a corporate entity. When applied to a country, the companies of that country "feel the pain" and eventually pressure the government to change their ways, because their ability to market goods outside of their own country is hampered. The boycott of South African goods by many nations did have exert huge pressures on South Africa to change their race policies. If applied to a corporate entity, it is the stockholders themselves who apply pressure to the company, when they fear their stock will drop due to the negative publicty and/or loss of sales. I can recall a boycott of Nestle products (world-wide) that was effective in persuading them to change their tactics in regards to the manner in which they marketed baby formula to 3rd world countries, to the detriment of infant health. Boycotts are extremely effective, if organized, supported publicized, and if you understand that the underlying goal is not so much to attack the company itself, but to make those invested in the company "feel the pain". It is those pained investors that apply the direct pressure to the company - and those voices are indeed listened to.
Everything I ordered for christmas was also delivered on-time or early, and in 2 cases received surpise free FedEx shipping (one was for an item priced much less than what it cost them to ship FedEx.) I have been _extremely_ pleased with delivery times on purchses - one was ordered 23 Dec. and arrived cross-country on the 24, AND I was not charged for express shipping. I also recieved follow-up email from one company asking me if I was "happy" or "unhappy" with any aspect of my order. I don't believe any storefront business has ever asked me this.
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Can you explain the "hateful and morally wrong" part? I am interested but I just dont think I understand where you are coming from without more explanation.
Actually boycotts, if organized, publicized and supported properly, exert a huge amount influence on the intended target, be it a country as a whole or a corporate entity.
When applied to a country, the companies of that country "feel the pain" and eventually pressure the government to change their ways, because their ability to market goods outside of their own country is hampered. The boycott of South African goods by many nations did exert huge pressures on South Africa to change their race policies.
If applied to a corporate entity, it is the stockholders themselves who apply pressure to the company, when they fear their stock will drop due to the negative publicty and/or loss of sales. I can recall a boycott of Nestle products (world-wide) that was effective in persuading them to change their tactics in regards to the manner in which they marketed baby formula to 3rd world countries, to the detriment of infant health.
Boycotts are extremely effective, if organized, supported publicized, and if you understand that the underlying goal is not so much to attack the company itself, but to make those invested in the company "feel the pain".
It is those pained investors that apply the direct pressure to the company - and those voices are indeed listened to.
Actually boycotts, if organized, publicized and supported properly, exert a huge amount influence on the intended target, be it a country as a whole or a corporate entity. When applied to a country, the companies of that country "feel the pain" and eventually pressure the government to change their ways, because their ability to market goods outside of their own country is hampered. The boycott of South African goods by many nations did have exert huge pressures on South Africa to change their race policies. If applied to a corporate entity, it is the stockholders themselves who apply pressure to the company, when they fear their stock will drop due to the negative publicty and/or loss of sales. I can recall a boycott of Nestle products (world-wide) that was effective in persuading them to change their tactics in regards to the manner in which they marketed baby formula to 3rd world countries, to the detriment of infant health. Boycotts are extremely effective, if organized, supported publicized, and if you understand that the underlying goal is not so much to attack the company itself, but to make those invested in the company "feel the pain". It is those pained investors that apply the direct pressure to the company - and those voices are indeed listened to.
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Everything I ordered for christmas was also delivered on-time or early, and in 2 cases received surpise free FedEx shipping (one was for an item priced much less than what it cost them to ship FedEx.) I have been _extremely_ pleased with delivery times on purchses - one was ordered 23 Dec. and arrived cross-country on the 24, AND I was not charged for express shipping. I also recieved follow-up email from one company asking me if I was "happy" or "unhappy" with any aspect of my order. I don't believe any storefront business has ever asked me this.