#Shop Local

[colddeadfingerpeeler]

Love this righteous disruption, especially filling an online cart and abandoning it. I see images of a hungry ai driven corporation with ... this... intestinal...... BLOCKAGE.

[IMAGE ID: A series of Threads (I think? or Bluesky or Twitter, not sure tbh) from user arosenfield2016:

Boycotts. I've worked corporate retail for twenty years. It's literally my job to know how and why consumers spend. ONE DAY WON'T MEAN SHIT. Stop buying EVERYTHING except essentials. Until further notice. If you're serious about making companies pay attention, long term action is the only way.

Delete all of your retail apps. Unsubscribe from all emails. Go to the actual site and leave site reviews telling them exactly what you're doing and why. Every company tracks NPS scores, consumer sentiment, to direct future plans. Email customer service. Daily.

Fill your carts and abandon them. But don't fill with crazy high ticket ones. Fill with what you would normally purchase. High ticket items they'll ignore as flukes/bots. People whose shopping data they already have, who fill and abandon, they'll pay more attention to.

Not everyone can boycott places like Walmart, I know, I grew up in a super rural area. Research brands they carry that are the lesser of all evils if nothing else and buy those. The big brands will lose market share. They HATE to lose market share. They'll scramble to figure out why and where it's going.

Seeing the impact will take time. Its earnings call season for most retailers who ended their fiscal years on 1/31. We won't see their Q1 2025 results until May. HOLD THE LINE. //END IMAGE ID]

[yourdependente]

[sunnyzee]

a walk to a local plant nursery

[nobeerreviews]

Every time you spend money you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.

-- Anna Lappe

(Milan)

[miss-what-a-d0ll]

𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵

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[everlinet]

some new things! ✨🕯 in my handmade shop // here // @everlinet

[acmeoop]

25% Tariffs On Canadian Goods “A Milhouse Divided” (1996)

[thedruidsforest]

I just finished listing a bunch of new wire-wrapped crystals in my Etsy shop! Link below. I'm getting ready for a local craft show in November, so I'll be running sale online now through Samhain 💚 Use coupon code SAMHAIN24 for 20% everything! I'm working on some new items right now too, including some larger spell bottles and herbal bundles from my garden.

TheDruidsForest on Etsy

[oldfarmhouse]

𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮🌿𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖿𝖺𝗋𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄𝖾𝗍 #𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨

[piscesbxnny]

plant shop cats!!

they don’t know about bills or deadlines. 👩🏻‍🦯

i wish i was a cat sleeping in oregano or weaving between shelves to get to my favorite sitting spot in a fabric planter box🪴🐈

[startoons-co]

🌟NEW🌟

Tails with a Bazooka! This was decided in a poll through my Instagram story! Available to order in my Kofi shop here!

[yourdependente]

Croissants & cappuccino

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

#Repost @consciousstyle

💚 Comment “alternatives” and I’ll send you the link to the full guide! // CLARIFICATION: Yes, I know Amazon owns Audible and Goodreads! Those are the companies I am listing alternatives TO: @librofm as an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible and @the.storygraph as an alternative to Amazon-owned Goodreads. //

🛒 Let me know in the comments if you have another marketplace or alternative that should be added to this list? I know there are so many, but I hope this is a good starter list.

The full guide to Amazon (and Target) alternatives plus dozens of other conscious brand guides are over on the site. 🖥️

[charliejaneanders]

Support two of our favorite local bookstores, eat some chocolate, and play to win prizes in a rousing game of Book Bingo on March 15. We'll start this mini crawl at 1 pm at Green Apple (per the beautiful map from Poppers the Pony). This event is free and everyone is welcome.

[stuffaboutminneapolis]

Check out these record stores 🎸🎶

via Meet Minneapolis