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Moved abroad and I tell everyone I can to boycott American. Doesn't take alot of convincing!

I'm in the US. I've stopped getting stuff made in the red states (sadly Evan Williams that I love as well). Cut off Amazon and Target. The list is huge. It's a process unfortunately. But I'm buying Canadian where I can. Especially that sweet syrup. Love you guys.

Shit, I’m American and I’m regionally boycotting things made in red states to the greatest degree I reasonably can.

I got a survey from Google Opinion Rewards today asking if I was participating in the Buy Canadian movement. When I said yes, the next question was how much of a price increase would I accept in order to keep my convictions. I said 50%, but I really should have said higher.

I earned $0.16 for my answer and now I feel dirty.

Can't blame Canada one bit. They have to put their own interests first.

I wonder if it's dawning on any Trumpers here in America that they've made a profoundly bad call. I'm guessing probably not. They may only have an inkling of this harsh reality when it hits their wallets like a freight train. But even then it will always be someone else's fault (liberals, Democrats, foreign nations, etc).

Are we winning yet??

Well no one’s buying them so why would they stock them? Had to go buy a bunch of new screwdrivers and normally I get Klein. Nope! Picked my up some nice Wera and won’t be looking back.

I mean it's not necessarily the retailers. It's Canadians themselves who aren't buying them. If I read "états unis" on a product I will look for an alternative or go without.

“That’s the kind of disruption we would never expect,” said Hung. “I never heard of this happening until now. It’s definitely quite a bit of headwinds."

This is exactly the reason we have to affect blue states like CA/WA/NY/MA just like red states with our dollar. So many people and companies still have their head in the sand and don't realize the Trump rhetoric is a real threat to Canada and more than just trolling. They don't really become aware of it until it actually affects them and that's not limited to Republicans.

Elbows up 🇨🇦

I mean really think about this strategically: if you’re the US and you want other countries to feel an economic squeeze because you think you can throw your weight around, you can’t do it in such a fragrantly aggressive/hostile way. You know why? Because capitalism fucking loves good marketing. If you can sell righteous indignation/support, you have a recipe for billions.

The Canadian companies refusing to do business with American companies or refusing to sell their products aren’t just making a moral stand - they’re giving themselves an advantage. They are leveraging an opportunity to go “buy from us because the US is awful and we are Canadian and we’re awesome and not awful.”

“Buying Canadian” is a moral and economically advantageous act. Ever wonder why every single hybrid car had” hybrid“ written on them in the 2000’s/2010’s? Pretty sure they still do to be honest.

About a year ago, there was a boycott on the Loblaws supermarket chain in protest of their boasting record profits at a time when grocery inflation was out of control. It lasted about a month before kind of fizzling out.

But I think by comparison, this buy Canadian movement has legs. It's a major nationwide shift in people's spending habits. And the key word here may be habits. Let's say for argument's sake that after 4 years of Trump, a new administration comes in and repeals all the tariffs. By that time, people will have settled into alternate brands across a wide range of consumer goods, and it may be difficult to convince them to switch back again. There's a certain inertia in human behaviour. So the effects of this could potentially go on quite a bit longer than the tariff war.