Talking Politics with a customer

...ignore and continue or "cancel", your call

F that stupid bitch, I'd stop back in to let her know you ordered from her competition. Done

"Really? I think he was an obnoxious asshole, and a complete embarrassment for our country

just like you are being, on behalf of your employer, right this minute..."

I'm 77, maam. What exactly is wrong with elderly people?   

Borders don't stop assholism. Calendars made of blotter paper would be quite interesting. 

<<<Calendars made of blotter paper would be quite interesting. >>>
 

on second thought, Tim 

maybe you should mail her a check

i would have told her that I'm taking my business elsewhere. 

also, fuck fascists.

Take your business elsewhere and let them know why.

Around here it usually comes with some CRT nonsense or wokeness 

lol!

>>>>also, fuck fascists

ummmmm....yeah.....that'd kinda the definition of this lame trip cancel culture

Calendars?  Check out Browntrout. I've been buying theirs for years. https://www.browntrout.com/2022_browntrout_calendar_collection_catalog

I, too, would cease doing business with that company.  Is she the owner? If not, I'd let the owner know her behavior was inappropriate...among other things.  

Follow your heart, Tim. She is suggesting some stupid and offensive opinions.

I know that finding a new vendor for the size of your order may be difficult or at least a lot of work... sorry.

You are a generous and thoughtful person. Be you.

Ooops. Tim, my suggestion may be irrelevant as maybe you're ordering custom calendars with a business name on them. But they do have a load of nature calendars for various states that might work. 

if a business or its representatives are a spewing nonsense and hate, not sure how that is canceling anything by going elsewhere. you are FREE to do business with whom you choose. 

Fuck

That

Shit

We just had an electrician out to the place for an estimate, and, his sidekick had not only a 45 hat on, but one touting his return in '24 

Since they know where we live; we'll just politely decline their offer. Lol>Yikes

Tim you need a sexy new vendor 

Divided we are.. We are living in some tough times.

I would continue the business relationship.  One ignorant sales employee's apparent lame attempt to stereotypical bond with a non-typical Floridian should not hamper a long ongoing partnership. 

Simply overlook the stupidity. 

Lol

and I like your old timey sexy tool box shop type calender. 

Simply overlook the stupidity. <<<

A. No.

B. It's beyond stupid and rooted in vile.  It plays out in the everyday lives of real people.  Why not hers?

My Grandpa had several along this line on the wall in the garage and down in the basement workshop too. He was a lifetime subscriber to Playboy and had every issue (long story what happened to that huge stack)...that my Grandma ordered for him. Furthermore, said Grandma started subscribing me as well as soon as I turned 18 too. RIP Grandma Bertha. One of a kind for sure and I miss her/them every day.

I think we all need to start pushing back. My dry cleaner does the same shit because I'm a 59 year old white guy he just expects that I'm going to agree with all the shit he says, but I don't say anything because I just want to get my stuff cleaned and I don't want to engage. 

I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I am going to say something the next time, because we are the majority. There is no electoral college for consumer spending power and every large business knows that. Do you think Disney really cares about gay rights? They don't but they do it because it is a good business decision. Same reason Nike hires Kaepernick as a spokesperson and then gives money to Republican party. Kaepernick brings in the consumer dollars and the Republicans lower taxes on those profits. Win-win for Nike. 

It's time to start saying that we won't do business with Republicans, because this is what they have become.

Everyone has to make their own choices and I like your calm, calculated approach, El Nino. It is obscene and dangerous what some of these "mainstream" politicians spew as they egg on the fringes and more unhinged segments of their party and society at large. You are correct about the corporations - they are just doing what they do and have mostly always done. Just like the way the GOP wants to attack their own who don't tow the dumbness line (RINO), they pretend "cancel" is something new-alt liberal too. It has been a thing to basically say, "Fuck You, I am taking my business elsewhere and not supporting your lame existence anymore."

The Dude (Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski) would have said "That's like just your opinion", and ignored the sales-lady's' soft troll.  He was more concerned with nihilists than fascists.

...but the tax breaks are for campaign contributions (and votes) that end up merely costing corps pennies on the dollar in terms of end net gain.

Sorry - said campaign contributions also help close the ongoing loop of continued favorable legislation as well. 

the only real power we have is who we give our money to. 

don't give it to shitty people if there is a non-shitty option.

the right wing machine is great at getting out these hate talking points/buzz words:

woke

groomer

cancel culture

the hits keep coming, they are really great at divisiveness.

and also, i have friends and loved ones that have drastically different opinions and or ideologies. i haven't canceled people, but if i don't like you business or staff, i sure the hell do not need to give them my $$...

Cancel culture = voting with your dollars

six dollar gas? it's peak capitalism

The kooks are supposed to love this shit

>six dollar gas? it's peak capitalism

during a hurricane it is called price gouging and is against the law

...and during swift-demand pandemic recovery it's called "refinery capacity" but sorta telling that Biden has to yet again go kiss ass to the evil empire of Saudi Arabia for election assistance ("it's the economy, stupid" loop track)

Largest oil and gas producers made close to $100bn in first quarter of 2022

Shell made $9.1bn in profit, almost three times what it made in the same period last year, while Exxon raked in $8.8bn

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/13/oil-gas-producers-first...

Putin is loving it too. He has been paying down debt and preparing for additional sanctions since he Invaded Crimea in 2013/2014.

We have swung off-topic and may need a new thread but:

"It's no surprise Russia is weathering the West's sanctions: Putin has been preparing for them for nearly a decade"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-surprise-russia-weathering-wests-130000248...

...as our Congress/Govt continues to over-spend into oblivion while only focusing on over-taxing us lowly peasants.

Take a few minutes and pen a Yelp! review.

Consumers love data.

The one thing that Biden has taught us is that there will never be an acceptable Democrat for the Republicans. I mean he is an 80 year old white guy who defended Clarence Thomas over Anita Hill and they fucking hate him.

I hope to never hear again that if we can only run a candidate that is more white, male, conservative, moderate, straight, or older then they will be able to work with the Republicans. Nope all Democrats are Satan - full stop.

Good on you, Tim. These folks don't even really have a foot in the race as Canadians either, yet are willing to throw away business over their torqued views. Crazy. 

I have a racist trump lover in my circles, and I never really try to start anything with Trumpers, and I usually reply well how many of Trumps campaign promises did he accomplish? I also tell them I would never vote for Trump because I used to listen to him on Howard Stern and thought he was an asshole. This one particular guy was saying his usual non stop blather about Trump and I said to him, "after January 6th, fuck that nigger" shut him up and he has never mentioned him again when I am around. I really should not use the n word but with this racist I thought it was appropriate.