What options that do not use Target are available?

[Lithos]

Obviously, I'm not going to be buying from Bozo's store, but now I do not want to include Target. Looking at basic clothing and similar items. Walmart is not a better option. Costco would be great, but they are generally hit or miss. Would love a place that has bricks and mortar frontages, but will support Online.

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[Scrivener7]

1. Dick's is a good option. They broadcast good values, including taking a big

hit on their bottom line when they stopped selling firearms a few years ago.

For anything made with plastic, like leggings for example, I do ebay and buy second hand. Most of the time you can get things with the tags still on that were headed for a landfill.

LL Bean is another place. Brick and mortar around here, and a good online presence.

My sister swears by Old Navy and Kohls, but I never have much luck with them.

[Lithos]

2. Thanks!

Will definitely be checking those out.

[jeffreyi]

12. L.L. Bean is not magazi?

I thought one of their board, a Bean family member, was a giant twitler donor.

[Scrivener7]

16. Yeesh. Dammit. I'll look into that. Thanks for the info.

[jeffreyi]

20. Linda Bean

https://fdra.org/latest-news/trumps-l-l-bean-tweet-draws-more-controversy/

[leighbythesea2]

3. Meijer if you're in the midwest

I work for them. Family owned, have maintained their DEIA programs.

For clothing I’d say our quality is better than Target, and prices are same or better. Decent sales.
Our design team is very talented.
Same with soft home decor.

The Fredericks label for foods is quite good too.
They don’t have a good online presence yet, but they’re working on it.
The loyalty points program is also nice.

[Lithos]

8. I'm in Texas

Unfortunately, no Meijer's here. We have HEB's, but they do not generally sell clothing and large household goods.

[leighbythesea2]

10. Shoot. We are slow to get online presence

But are working towards it.

[Alliepoo]

4. I like Meijer.

It’s got just about whatever you want. Groceries, clothes, home goods, electronics, clothing, toys, books, and more!! I believe they are unionized, too.

[leighbythesea2]

9. It's a good organization

With apparel and home textiles, where I am, we really try to make a much better quality product, for a reasonable price. Especially fabrics. We don’t have the leverage with vendors/unit buys a bigger brand like Walmart or Target has. But we manage to get nice qualities.

[senseandsensibility]

5. I really like Costco online

and can usually get free shipping. Most things get to me in a couple of days. Just ordered a new Samsung TV last Thursday afternoon and it was at my doorstep Saturday morning.

[Lithos]

7. I can do that

I am just used to popping down to the actual bricks and mortar store. The tables are usually random with what they have.

[Wuddles440]

6. Recommend checking "Goods Unite Us"...

before you shop, but sometimes it's unfortunately going to come down to the lesser of evils.

[cally]

11. For women's clothes and some men's

I buy from eBay or thredup. Saves clothes from landfills. Just know that thredup has horrible return policy so I buy brands that I know what size will fit me and check their measurements carefully. Prices are good.

[Lithos]

13. Thanks for the tip!

I am going to do my best to put my money where my mouth is.

[Raftergirl]

14. TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Home Goods.

[Polybius]

15. I just stick with Amazon

It's so good that I can't ever imagine leaving it.

[maxrandb]

17. Sure, we've become a fascist police state

but at least the eggs are cheap....

Lemmings!

[Polybius]

22. There are certain things that can only be bought on Amazon

I know of one book that just came out that the publisher said is only available on Amazon. No used copies on eBay yet. So what was I supposed to do?

[Lithos]

25. You could not buy from the publisher direct?

Was it print-on-demand?

[Polybius]

41. The author posted on his Facebook Page when it was released last week and gave a link to Amazon

Someone asked him if he sells directly, and he said no. It's pretty niche, likely with a very small release.

[eShirl]

27. library?

[Polybius]

42. Incredibly doubtful

It was just released a week or two ago, and my guess is that he printed 1,000 copies tops. It's not a major release.

[KPN]

49. Not buy it?

[Polybius]

50. Yeah sure

Why would I want to punish myself for a $20-something book? Bezos is worth $150 billion, and Amazon get a profit of like $5 or less from that sale. It won't hurt him if I don't buy it, only me.

[KPN]

62. Good rationalization. What you do in snd of itself re:

purchases isn’t going to make any difference.

[sinkingfeeling]

55. Yeah, Target's shift in policy is certainly worse than the whole Amazon business strategy.

[maxrandb]

18. Another option is to just stop buying stuff

If we are not at a place that demands some sort of personal sacrifice, this country is lost.

I remember reading about a "great" country, whose people once rationed meat, dairy, textiles, candy and paper to defeat fascism.

I remember reading about a "great" country that once held scrap metal and paper drives to defeat fascism.

I remember reading about a "great" country that didn't elevate rapists and felons to lead the "free" world.

I remember reading about a "great" country that has a press corps that would write scathing, factual, investigative reports about political corruption, violent racism and political criminality.

I guess that country is dead, and has been replaced by a nation of quislings, who can't even stop using a Nazis social media site, even after that Nazi gave a Nazi salute.

My advice to all, if you're wondering where to buy clothes without supporting fascism, is to learn to sew.

The way things are going, it's a skill you will need, either out of choice, or necessity.

[senseandsensibility]

23. Well, I'm not going to be sewing my own clothes any time soon

but I agree with your premise about buying less. I don't need to sew my own clothes because I have plenty and have updated recently. I'll just wear them forever if I need to or buy very sparingly. And I am definitely going to seriously consider every purchase I make. I think that's a good policy for many reasons.

[drmeow]

59. Plus you still have

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to buy stuff to sew your own clothes - fabric, patterns, thread, buttons/snaps/zippers, etc.! (Disclaimer - I'm in the middle of sewing a dress from fabric I bought 20 years ago!)

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[senseandsensibility]

60. What is snow in this context?

Sorry, but I just can't figure it out.

[drmeow]

61. Autocorrect

was trying to type snap. Will correct!

[senseandsensibility]

63. Okay

Got it.

[Passages]

19. Kick.

[CountAllVotes]

21. Swiss cotton

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I buy a lot of my clothes from a store based in Germany.

Your order arrives quickly, believe it or not!

The name of the store is CALIDA.

www.calida.com is their website and worth keeping an eye on as they have sales that are quite good.

I bought four sets of pajamas at EU 40.

Definitely better than buying here in the USA as Calida products are sold here as well.

to Calida!

[Lithos]

24. Wow, interesting

This is a new one. Thank you so much!

[CountAllVotes]

40. The clothing I buy from them lasts for years

Great things for men and women both!

Like I said, keep an eye open for the sales and stock up enough to get free shipping (that's what I do).

I have underwear that is as much as 10+ years old and I bought a fine 100% cotton robe that will last me forever.

https://www.calida.com/en-gb/p/bathrobe-p-61302-339-s/

This is the robe but in a size x-small only it seems. It does run large however and a steal for only EU 59.50 !

Well worth the price you pay, esp. if you buy during sales (subscribe!).

You cannot beat Swiss cotton.

[mchill]

29. My IP address banned from going to this website

[eShirl]

26. local thrift stores

[mchill]

28. My friends and I are

Buying nothing but necessities as long as this coup and the orange turd persist. No trips, no eating out, not new clothes or shoes, no gadgets, no unnecessary subscriptions, limit unnecessary driving, nothing except food and health necessities. Yes, it may hurt some good people but it’s one way we can have an effect.

[KitFox]

30. Kohl's is a possibility. I remember reading that

they wouldn’t contribute to the Republican convention and they faced MAGA backlash.

[mchill]

34. But imho--that says nothing about where the clothes come from

[KitFox]

45. Point taken. I thought the poster was looking for a store

that has retained its DEI policy since Target has dropped theirs. The article maintained that Kohl’s had.

[LaRaven]

31. Check out Wayfair

I’m also looking for alternatives to online purchases. Wayfair is a Boston-based international e-commerce company offering mostly furniture, home goods and luggage. It appears to have made donations to Dems and so far, supports DEI. I’ve used them often and they offer free deliveries and specials.

[Mysterian]

64. I just bought from Wayfair for the first time

I was very happy with the furniture item I bought.

[LaRaven]

65. Oh, my first ❤️

Thank you!☺️

[3catwoman3]

32. Costco is great for a lot of things, but it would not be possible to put together...

...a professional woman's wardrobe from their clothing selections.

[mchill]

33. Maybe buy Canadian

[link:madeinca.ca|

Damn—is there an instruction book in here for how to post websites, images and other things??

Made in Canada website
madeinca.ca

[Lithos]

35. Not too bad

Just write out the link itself, (use https://....)

Or use the link https://madeinca.ca but include https:// in it.

I'll support Canadian - hell, they were tormented enough by the orange gila monster.

[mchill]

43. Thank you -what about images?

Or just a help section.

[Lithos]

57. For images

Copy/paste the URL. Then look at the URL and (1) Confirm it has a valid image (.gif, .jpg, .png) type of extension); (2) remove any excess things that might be appended to the URL after that extension. Should work.

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[cadoman]

36. Dillard's is nice for clothing

Good assortment of basics mixed with some snappier items. It's well-staffed if you are the sort of shopper that appreciate suggestions and/or help.

Other than that I usually shop the brands online directly once I have my sizing accurate.

[Lithos]

37. What online brands do you use?

N/t

[Mark.b2]

58. I buy nearly all my clothes at Dillard's...

I just wish they carried On Cloud shoes.

I learned recently that Lululemon carries men’s clothing. But, ouch! A pair of joggers and a hoodie cost me over $240. I’ll go back to Target or Sam’s Club for that kind of stuff in the future.

[Mopar151]

38. Uniform companies may be a good fit.....

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrFF22emKVnqswFEgIPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1738934559/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.allseasonsuniforms.com%2f/RK=2/RS=9KxET0JKWeMv6U7emn1G.l4MnJo- sorry for messy link, gotta go

[Mountainguy]

39. If you are looking for a retail store that

doesn't have come connection to Republicans then you're probably out of luck.

[mchill]

44. Just don't buy anything unless you need it to survive.

[Mike 03]

47. Agree we should all strive for this

This had been my plan exactly. My policy was basically, if it's not food or something I used daily (e.g. toothpaste, my dog's needs, although these were all among the things I stockpiled so probably won't need for at least four to six months), it's not coming in the house for the foreseeable future.

Now, basically, I panicked and began to do a little last minute ordering. So that's on me.

My ordering should be complete by the middle of next week and I can probably go a year just ordering the very basics of fresh food (food you can't store), my dog's prescription diet and medication, and any emergency that comes up.

[Mike 03]

46. This might not be much help, but I'm in the same boat

where I'm trying to reduce my reliance on Amazon. So Costco does deliver to a lot of places. My brother and law and sister practically live on Costco deliveries. I have a very high opinion of them because they have confronted T directly and are maintaining their DEI policies (and are courageous).

When there is something I want to purchase, I'm either ordering directly from the producer and paying more and just accepting that and justifying it on the basis that I've cut discretionary spending quite a bit. So some examples would be:

Books - (my biggie) order from the publisher or a niche bookstore that specializes in the topic I'm studying.

Canned food/bulk foods - Directly order from Wild Planet, Azure cooperative, Natural Catch, Mex Grocer. Your stores will depend on what you're ordering, of course. You pay more but you get much better delivery--faster, more securely packaged.

Health related. This is easy because there are some fantastic online stores that have enormous inventory of almost any brand you can imagine. Blue Sky Vitamin is a favorite. Diverse Health Services. Vitacost is another. Sometimes you actually find better prices and these stores have many sales, deals, etc... Nordic Naturals is another direct to consumer brand (mostly vitamins, fish oil, etc..) Viva Naturals is another. Almond butter was something I stocked up on too, which I order directly from the family owned business in California.

Your stores will depend on your preferences.

I still do use Walmart for home delivery, about twice a month. Some things I won't be able to change right off the bat due to living in a somewhat rural area.

Good luck.

[Joinfortmill]

54. This is geeat! Thanks

[Mike 03]

48. By the way, thanks for posting on this

IMO this is a very important topic in general from the standpoint of drastically reducing discretionary spending.

We all learn and can share ideas when these sorts of discussions come up.

[marble falls]

51. I like Kohls, but sometimes I'll see problems with size availability in jeans.

[Wicked Blue]

52. Etsy

[Marigold]

56. Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack

Although it's a bit pricey, the regular Nordstrom has great sales that rival the cost of clothing from Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Better quality and free shipping and returns. They also have a no reason return policy. I've sent things back months later that didn't work out. They will also return makeup that is used. The Rack has cheaper clothes and sales too. Nordstrom still has brick and mortar stores but I am not close to one.

[LeftInTX]

66. I'm cheap. I've gotten really good deals in clothing at JC Penney's bargain area.

I also second Nordstrom's Rack, but I've had much better luck finding stuff at Penney's.