Products or business you refuse to patron

[bluecuracao]

I despise Applebee's, and not just because their food sucks...

A friend of my mother's used to run this wonderful brew"pub" several years back. They were one-of-a-kind in that area, and always packed--great beers, with some of the best food in town. It was the first place I'd been to that paired craft brews with nice cuisine.

Then, Applebee's came sniffing around, and noticed the name of the brewpub was similar to that of a small chain they'd just acquired elsewhere. They wanted to open franchises in the area, so they sued the owner for the name and eventually won. The guy changed the name, but the lawsuit had wiped him out and he closed soon after.

Applebee's never did open any of the franchises, and they sold off the chain, too. Corporate vampire bastards. And their food sucks.