How willing are you to give people second chances? If a friend hurts your feelings, you probably don’t want to cut off the relationship then and there. And if a restaurant delivers you the wrong order, you might forgive their mistake. But if a business makes a grave error or creates a pattern of messing up, it might be time to write them off completely.
Redditors have recently been discussing petty grudges they hold against various companies that have inspired them to boycott. From overcharging hungry guests to refusing to let desperate parents use their bathroom, enjoy reading through these mistakes that caused brands to lose customers. And be sure to upvote the ones that inspire you to join in on the boycotting!
#21
Best Buy
I tried to return a brand new fitbit that wouldn't turn on 2 days after I bought it with the receipt and the box was "bent" so the manager refused it.
When i was like, you can't refuse it. It fits all the qualifications and more for a return, he dragged a pregnant teen out onto the floor, grabbed her by the arm and said, See this girl, you return that I can't pay her. You're taking food out of her mouth.
BEST BUY. Not some mom and pop store where, sure it's going to hurt, but you'll get reimbursed in 60 days from fitbit when you send it back. Best freaking buy.
We were in the middle of redoing a house. I went in four weeks later and asked to speak to him and showed him the receipt for a washer, a dryer, a dishwasher, a fridge, two tvs, and a sterosystem. It was my "big mistake, huge" moment. And that was the last time I stepped into a best buy.
I tried to return a brand new fitbit that wouldn't turn on 2 days after I bought it with the receipt and the box was "bent" so the manager refused it.
When i was like, you can't refuse it. It fits all the qualifications and more for a return, he dragged a pregnant teen out onto the floor, grabbed her by the arm and said, See this girl, you return that I can't pay her. You're taking food out of her mouth.
BEST BUY. Not some mom and pop store where, sure it's going to hurt, but you'll get reimbursed in 60 days from fitbit when you send it back. Best freaking buy.
We were in the middle of redoing a house. I went in four weeks later and asked to speak to him and showed him the receipt for a washer, a dryer, a dishwasher, a fridge, two tvs, and a sterosystem. It was my "big mistake, huge" moment. And that was the last time I stepped into a best buy.
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80points
#22
Domino Sugar will never get a dime from me cause they f****d with the Sugar Cane plantations here in Puerto Rico when the first governor was appointed to the island. Destroyed the existing sugar cane mills and exploited our land and people.
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78points
#23
I boycott any gas station that charges to use the air pump. .
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77points
#24
I won’t buy Charmin toilet tissue for the simple fact those bears piss me off.
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76points
#25
Lululemon. I have been fat and thin at different times in my life, but their attitude against larger women means I won’t buy their stuff, even if it fits me.
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76points
#26
JC Penney. 40 years ago some man with customer service yelled at my mom and basically called her a liar and it made her cry. They’re not getting my pennies!!
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76points
#27
Once (back in 2013) Barilla said they refuse to have ads featuring LGBT families because it is their product and they have a right to market it as they will. So I decided I have a right to buy the pasta that I will so even though we used to like Barilla we've been boycotting it. For me it doesn't feel petty but people tend to find it petty and stupid.
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75points
#29
McDonalds in my country (Sweden) discontinued Hash Browns! I was so angry!
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69points
#30
KFC. Their "honey sauce" is not honey. It's high fructose corn syrup. Unforgivable.
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69points
#31
My grandma boycotted Tropical Smoothie until she died because she hated the woman who owned her local one. 😂.
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62points
#32
Target and CVS. If they’re going to lock up my f*****g deodorant, I’m going to shop somewhere else.
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60points
#33
Any product that advertises "up to 100%" of anything, protection, stain removal, odour control, hair colour....
So, that could be 1% then?
So, that could be 1% then?
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56points
#34
Sephora - some b****y sales associate followed me around the store - it was so insulting, will never shop again.
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52points
#35
I once opened a can of Del Monte fruit cocktail and IT WAS MISSING THE HALF CHERRY. After several strongly worded letters to corporate and zero satisfaction, I decided a full boycott was in order.
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51points
#36
I switched toilet paper brands because I refuse to “enjoy the go”.
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48points
#38
Audi.
Just because my annoying uncle kept talking about it on EVERY family gathering. Didn’t see him in twenty years and still can’t drive an Audi.
Just because my annoying uncle kept talking about it on EVERY family gathering. Didn’t see him in twenty years and still can’t drive an Audi.
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44points
#39
Burger King, because those singing (if you can call it that) commercials are very annoying.
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38points
#40
Twitch. I had streamed for several years and they did not pay me the money based on the contract, and they didn't refund the people who had supported me.
They constantly commit fraud and I've been hating and battling them since 2019. Many people such as myself are hated for being victims of financial abuse by a conglomerate.
The pettiness is because it's small amounts, 50$ here and there (but it's been adding up over time).
They constantly commit fraud and I've been hating and battling them since 2019. Many people such as myself are hated for being victims of financial abuse by a conglomerate.
The pettiness is because it's small amounts, 50$ here and there (but it's been adding up over time).
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31points
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