Posted: 5/17/2010 6:33:59 PM EDT
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Hey guys, not sure if you saw this lovely bit of news out of Seattle: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1041741 I'm thinking a good response by myself is to quit patronizing Starbucks for awhile first and foremost. I would encourage you all to find a local non-chain coffee shop to buy your daily caffeine dosages at  Trying to think of other stuff I buy out of Seattle.... I realize Starbucks is not the Seattle City Council, but it's about the only thing I can conveniently choose to boycott that I routinely buy from a company based there. Boycotts are stupid anyway IMHO - all these various boycotts of our state will wind up backfiring. Looks like San Diego is already experiencing a nice financial impact from AZ residents boycotting travel to SD in response of their boycott of AZ. |
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Quoted: Starbucks came down hard on the RKBA side recently. We need to support that company for their political stand. Find another Seattle product to avoid. I wouldn't say they came down hard on the side of RKBA - they took a more ambivalent stance of "we abide by state law". Don't get me wrong - that's better than most companies will do, so I do give them my business. I'm kind of at a loss thinking of other stuff based in Seattle that I give my money to - maybe that means I'm already effectively boycotting Seattle  |
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Quoted: Starbucks came down hard on the RKBA side recently. We need to support that company for their political stand. Find another Seattle product to avoid. Starbucks simply used good business sense and stayed neutral. I can make a better cup of coffee at home for far less than Starbucks charges. Seattle is a liberal mecca, I lived in that area for 20 years and watched it go from conservative to liberal. Too bad, it was a great place to live, work, hunt, hike, camp and fish. |
| True. I'm a coffee neanderthal so I'll drink anything and I sure as hell am not paying Starbucks prices on my own. When the wife wants an overpriced frilly drink it doesn't piss me off any more and I'll probably order a large, black coffee and watch the pretentious douche behind the counter meltdown over the term "large." |
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Starbucks came down hard on the RKBA side recently. We need to support that company for their political stand. Find another Seattle product to avoid. Starbucks simply used good business sense and stayed neutral. I can make a better cup of coffee at home for far less than Starbucks charges. Seattle is a liberal mecca, I lived in that area for 20 years and watched it go from conservative to liberal. Too bad, it was a great place to live, work, hunt, hike, camp and fish. I lived there 30 years and it really did turn into a liberal $hithole. 10 years in AZ has been a good colon cleanse for the NW nonsense. I and my $$$ just won't go back and visit. ETA: It was a very good area to ride M/Cs however. I liked riding there better than here. |