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Boycotts are like tariffs. You should buy what is the cheapest product that does the job. Use the profits/savings for whatever purpose you wish ( maybe donate to a Jewish charity) . But willingly buying expensive products will hurt yourself more in the long run . You dont "Boycott" a company that you weren't going to buy from anyway . It's like the orthodox boycotting a ham shop. BOYCOTTS ARE BY DEFINITION ON THINGS THAT YOU WERE INTENDING TO BUY ( for price/quality etc). By the way i was only talking economics. I have no sympathy for the French and hope the Islamic Republic of France gets what they deserve.

Are you saying that the only thing that I should consider is price? As long as their are viable alternatives, I will continue to boycott French companies, and notify the companies of my decision. It has nothing to do with price. Why should I support the companies or country that has motives that I don't agree with, unless I have no other choice... In the three cases I mentioned, I WAS going to buy their products, but I wound up with substitutes that I was perfectly happy with...

In the case of my motorcycle, I have a Ducati 900SP, and it came equiped with Dunlop tires. I've bought Dunlops twice since I bought it, but I was giving thought to using Michellin Pilots, since those are the tires used by the Ducati World Superbike team. But then the French opposed the US interests, and I no longer had any wish to support a French company. So I bought the Dunlops, which are wonderful tires.

In the case of the hotel, I spent an extra $20 on the hotel room, and it was far nicer than the normal Motel 6 room that I stay in. Again, I think that my call to Motel 6's corporate offices was more effective than sending the $20 I would have saved to a charity. And finally, I was interested in getting a revolver, but I decided that I wanted another 1911, one that I could eventually turn into a CCW weapon...

Oh, and the cases of the tires and the handgun, I saved money money on both.

Mark