Products or business you refuse to patron

[TheMercenary]

What products do you refuse to buy or businesses you refuse to patron because of a political or personal desire not to let ______ get your money.

For example, some people hate Walmart and refuse to shop there. Some people refuse to buy (French wine), or any gas from Exxon, or what ever.

[elSicomoro]

I refuse to buy any cheesesteaks made outside out of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by sycamore

I refuse to buy any cheesesteaks made outside out of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

I have heard those Phily guys are pretty rabid about what actually goes into one and how they are made. I saw a thing on CNN once where somebody was trying to get a paton on the name "Phily Cheesesteak".

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I have heard those Phily guys are pretty rabid about what actually goes into one and how they are made. I saw a thing on CNN once where somebody was trying to get a paton on the name "Phily Cheesesteak".

I'm probably gonna get thrown outta here for this but - and I spent a few years in Philly - I could NOT get used to them using *gulp* Cheese Whiz. I mean for the love of all that is good and Holy - Why would you screw up an otherwise heavenly dish with -Ulp- Cheese Whiz????

And while I'm at it (may as well go out in flaming glory) - the other annoying thing they would do is when they added the Pepperoncini - it would be full of stems n' stuff - inedible stems. There was no option - I had to pick 'em out one by one [/Monk].

Ok, I'm cleaning out my desk. And ducking.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Beestie

Iit would be full of stems n' stuff - inedible stems. There was no option - I had to pick 'em out one by one

I still don't understand that. I mean, the stems are softened a little by the brine, but wtf?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Beestie

Why would you screw up an otherwise heavenly dish with -Ulp- Cheese Whiz????

CheezeWiz...? You kidding me? That is nasty.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Beestie

I'm probably gonna get thrown outta here for this but - and I spent a few years in Philly - I could NOT get used to them using *gulp* Cheese Whiz. I mean for the love of all that is good and Holy - Why would you screw up an otherwise heavenly dish with -Ulp- Cheese Whiz????

And while I'm at it (may as well go out in flaming glory) - the other annoying thing they would do is when they added the Pepperoncini - it would be full of stems n' stuff - inedible stems. There was no option - I had to pick 'em out one by one [/Monk].

Ok, I'm cleaning out my desk. And ducking.

Your right. The funniest thing to me is the two most famous cheese steak emporiums, the ones that draw visiting tourists and politicians for photo ops, suck.

There's thousands of little Mom & Pop hoagie (sandwich) shops in the greater Philly area, that make good to fantastic cheese steaks. Small variations breed fierce loyalty in different neighborhood shops, but that said, they're ALL better than the big two.

PS...walmart is evil.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Your right. The funniest thing to me is the two most famous cheese steak emporiums, the ones that draw visiting tourists and politicians for photo ops, suck.

There's thousands of little Mom & Pop hoagie (sandwich) shops in the greater Philly area, that make good to fantastic cheese steaks. Small variations breed fierce loyalty in different neighborhood shops, but that said, they're ALL better than the big two.

PS...walmart is evil.

Preach on, Brother Bruce!

I try to avoid Wal-Mart if I can, along with Microsoft...because I just don't like either company. But I don't go out of my way...both the computers we own run on XP, and the T-shirt I have on is from Wal-Mart.

[Dagney]

Originally Posted by sycamore

I refuse to buy any cheesesteaks made outside out of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

There are cheese steaks made outside of the Philadelphia Metro Area?

I thought those were just poor imitations of heaven on a hard roll.

Dang.

[elSicomoro]

A cheesesteak is almost like a sacrament...something to be admired, worshipped and consumed with trepidation and joy.

I don't hate folks outside Philly that make 'em, but they just don't get it. It's something that just can't be recreated willy-nilly.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by sycamore

A cheesesteak is almost like a sacrament

Wow, I just had a vision of a cheesesteak communion wafer!

Toshiba Laptops.

Perkins Family Restaurants.

Olive Garden.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Wow, I just had a vision of a cheesesteak communion wafer!

Amen!

[Clodfobble]

I refuse to patronize plenty of places because they suck... but nothing for political reasons.

[monster]

Eggs from battery farms.

[glatt]

I've grown to dislike various companies mostly for anti-consumer attitudes, so I tend to avoid them. But nothing with any kind of religious fervor.

For example, it really bugged me several years ago when S0NY introduced their memory stick when there was clearly an industry standard of compact flash. In hindsight, I realize it's kind of silly, because there have always been format wars of one variety or another, but it seemed so clearly wrong of them to do that. They made a conscious decision to hurt the consumer in order to maximize profits. I think they fragmented the memory card market and now everybody has their own kind of cards. Nothing is standardized, and the consumer loses. I haven't purchased any of their products since. Mainly because it left a bad taste in my mouth. But if they made a product that was worthwhile, I'd probably buy it. I stand limply by my convictions.