cm0002Talk of a "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" is spreading on social media. What is it?
cyranoThe call to action — or rather inaction — is asking that American consumers refrain from making any purchases at major retailers on Friday, February 28. The protest comes as people continue to endure rising prices on everything from food and gas to housing and utilities, epitomized by the soaring cost of eggs which in January averaged $4.95 a dozen.
CBS News price tracker shows how much food, gas, utility and housing costs are rising
Tracking the price Americans are paying of common goods and services now compared to the same items five years ago.
Plum2.5 dozen = $20.39
$20.39÷30= $0.68 per egg.
The discount bulk store brand is still $8.16 per dozen where I am.
LandedGentryYeah idk where that number is coming from. I spent $8+ for a dozen the other days. It’s ridiculous.
MajorllamaEggs are 12 dollars a dozen near me.
Good thing I know someone with chickens who sells her surplus eggs for 2 bucks a dozen lol
They’re using early January numbers instead of late January or early February.
So it doubled in a month. Fun times, yall.
Keep boosting this. Every little bit counts and coverage from a major media outlet shows that it has picked up significant steam.
Croatians has been boycotting stores for a couple of weeks now. This is not mentioned in any newspapers out of Croatia. Good luck to you all
Eggs $4.95 a dozen in the average? Man I’m getting fucked. I spent $7.99 + tax 2 days ago for a dozen.
Where the fuck are you paying tax on eggs?
…you don’t pay taxes at the grocery store?
Most food and ingredients for home consumption are exempt in most states in the USA. Here’s some copy pasta (tax free in my jurisdiction).
*Of the 45 states with sales tax, 33 states and the District of Columbia do not apply sales tax on groceries, while 12 states charge sales tax on groceries.
Six states: Alabama, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, levy standard sales tax on grocery food.
Six states: Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia, levy reduced sales tax rates.
Of six states that levy ordinary sales tax rates on groceries, four states: Hawaii, Idaho, and Oklahoma, offer credit to low-income households.
Mississippi charges the highest sales tax rate on groceries (7%) with no credits.
Arkansas charges the lowest sales tax rates on groceries (0.125%).
Only food prepared for off-premises consumption is tax-exempt.
Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina exempt groceries from state-level sales tax but impose local sales tax on various food items.*
Lmfao I had no idea about this. I just assumed everyone had taxes on groceries like I do
I don’t pay sales tax on most groceries, including eggs. (Some junk food gets taxed, like soda.) In KY, US.
Huh I do lol
FlagstaffSure, I’d be happy to participate. That’d be just another average day for me!
And March 7th-14th buy nothing from Amazon
😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈I’m okie dokie with that. I already have plans that support a local independent business woman and a local brewpub. Both will be great for my personal well being.
The march 7 to 14 Amazon thing is a better idea.
Anything not bought on 28 Feb will just be bought on 1 march. Retailers won’t even notice.
Or on Feb 27
I think it’s not about hitting their pocketbook as much as sending a message. Like the public sees what’s going on and we’re pissed enough about it to all do something pretty large and in concert with each other. That’s the kind of shit they notice and gets them thinking about what that big group of people might do when they’re even angrier.
How will they receive the message if you don’t hit their pocketbook?
I fear the only message you’re sending is that they’re impervious to this type of protest.
There’s no point in not buying one day, people should permanently be switching stores to support good, or at least less bad, ones.
Last year Canada got pissed off at a grocer (Loblaws) for price gouging and a boycott movement started. It was kind of amazing to see the desperate lengths the company went to to try to keep customers, everything other than lower prices.
They gave (crappily made) trading cards for minimum purchases, their hired media mouthpiece insulted their customers (basically called them stupid so they may as well stop boycotting), introduced monthly loss leaders, and most recently had a scheme where if you buy enough, you can get pots and pans (for the cost, you may as well have just bought better ones, plus they didn’t have stock).
Loblaws is nkw, IIRC, 14% down compared to last year.
Now Canada is pissed at the US over threats of annexation and tariffs. Buy Canadian Bye American has been going on a few weeks now, and while I’m sorry for normal American people suffering economically for the President’s doings, it’s been a boost to the smaller Canadian economy and suppliers. Long term it’ll hurt both countries economically, but my point is finding permanent alternatives is how to actually send a message.
That’s why I’m saying the general boycott on the 28th won’t achieve anything.
Target specific products, brands, or stores and make specific demands of them.
Put an end to Amazon once and for all
I am already unable to buy things 6 out of 7 days of the week. Sure. Why not make this one of those days
TacoButtPlugMy (expletive) boomer inlaws are taking a road trip to impose themselves on my home Feb 28th…