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Home Depot employee says boycott 'is having an effect'
American Family Association ^ | Aug 23, 2012

Posted on 08/24/2012 9:58:03 AM PDT by kevcol

AFA was recently contacted by a Home Depot employee who says the boycott of Home Depot is being effective. "We have customers who come into our store and confront our store managers over the HD's support of Gay pride. The AFA is having an effect on HD."

She also shared that many employees disagree with the company's pro-gay-marriage stand. In June, a "Gay Pride Month" poster was put up in her breakroom. "HD is as committed as ever to the changing of laws in favor of same sex marriage.They had absolutely no empathy for those employees who voiced offense with the display. This was mandated by corporate directive. Therefore the display was torn down at least 2 times."


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: boycott; homedepot; homodepot; homosexualagenda
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To: Ouderkirk

Wow... where in the country do you live? Down here in Florida, where pine reigns supreme, the quality of the Lowes lumber is much better than HD. Hands down.


21 posted on 08/24/2012 10:21:54 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: trailhkr1
Home Depot stock price is the HIGHEST IN 12 YEARS and it went up 26% this year alone.

I guess it's time to put an end to that, huh? Unless the American people start speaking out, this homo crap is only going to get worse. It's bad enough they're attacking our kids when ever they can get them alone. Soon, they'll be able to poke them legally if something isn't done now.

22 posted on 08/24/2012 10:22:54 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: kevcol

Ditto to all of that.....


23 posted on 08/24/2012 10:25:13 AM PDT by Banjoguy (The U.S. population are now the slaves of all taxing bodies in the country.)
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To: Mamzelle

You live in Folsom?


24 posted on 08/24/2012 10:26:53 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

You betcha!


25 posted on 08/24/2012 10:29:13 AM PDT by Ladysmith (The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
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To: Einherjar

I’ve encountered that at several businesses, not just Staples. First time was in Idaho, in 2002, working for EDS (Ross Perot’s company).


26 posted on 08/24/2012 10:30:29 AM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Mich Patriot

http://careers.lowes.com/benefits_work.aspx


27 posted on 08/24/2012 10:36:44 AM PDT by Uncle Slayton
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To: kevcol

—”Therefore the display was torn down at least 2 times.”—

OK, THAT was funny!


28 posted on 08/24/2012 10:36:57 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: kevcol
The boycott (and Homo Depots support for the homosexual agenda) is having an effect on its employees.

Who said? One employee was interviewed and no name was given. See below..lot of credibility there

AFA was recently contacted by a Home Depot employee who says the boycott of Home Depot is being effective. "We have customers who come into our store and confront our store managers over the HD's support of Gay pride. The AFA is having an effect on HD."

You'll note that sneaky Homo Depot does not advertise that support outside of its employees and the Homosexual celebration events itself. Homo Depot would not like to be recognized outside of those groups for that support.

^ ^ ^ Nearly every large company today is supporting the gays.

As a FReeper you should be supportive of any organization putting forth that effort. What's up?

Many of these "special interest groups" from the left AND right push an agenda and and you have to take what they claimn with a grain of salt. I believe what AFA says as much as those left wing groups like the food nanny police groups or other left wing groups..they all have an agenda.

The fact is HD sales are nearing record high and their stock is the highest in 12 years and is up 26% this year alone...so much for AFA having an impact as they claim.

I would make a bet if you asked the regular person out on the street about these boycotts 99 out of 100 would have no idea what you are talking about...they are just trying to get through life..and again they don't give a hoot anyway.

29 posted on 08/24/2012 10:37:04 AM PDT by trailhkr1
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To: kevcol
Perhaps this is an anecdotal bit of evidence. Home Depot has reported earnings and they exceeded projections. I personally have not shopped at HD since I found out they supported gays and go to Lowes. Both offer 10% discounts to Vets and the prices are close enough to not make a difference. Looks as if we need a few more of us to switch from HD to Lowes and help get their earnings up.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/08/14/home-depot-profit-tops-street-view-sales-narrowly-miss/

As for Lowes, here are the earnings (2nd Qtr)

http://www.stockhouse.com/Breaking-Financial-News/2012/Aug/21/Lowe-s-Q2-results-disappoint

30 posted on 08/24/2012 10:43:01 AM PDT by beenaround
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To: kevcol

I am always surprised by retail companies that take any type of stand on social issues. Why support any social hot button cause? OK, maybe diabetes research. But Gay Pride parades?


31 posted on 08/24/2012 10:43:16 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy (Trust in God, but empty the clip.)
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To: trailhkr1

It’s a mere anecdotal story.

I don’t shop there though. Can’t find anything in their store. Lowes works better for me and this stand they have just makes me more apt not to set foot in there.


32 posted on 08/24/2012 10:46:51 AM PDT by commonguymd (New media has not replaced the MSM. It has emboldened it. Never underestimate the power they have.)
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Bogus reporting from AFA. 99% of Americans don't even know about these "Boycott's and they don't care anyway if they did.

Ah, okay. I thought I had seen your name in a few threads. just checked that and sure enough you have a habit of chiming in to inform FR that the younger generation has accepted the homosexual lifestyle as normal and therefore everyone else needs to evolve just like the homosexual-in-chief. I guess you missed the Chick-Fil-A appreciation day? And also, since you are into facts, homosexual marriage has been voted down every single time when put to a state ballot. Americans, by and large, oppose homosexual marriage. Your point of view, that a society can only "evolve" to the left is informed by the media, inaccurate and not conservative, regardless of your personal convictions.
33 posted on 08/24/2012 10:47:22 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

Where I live there is a Homo Depot and a Lowe’s right down the street from each other. I have traditionally shopped mostly at Homo Depot during the past 15 years because it was there first. No more. Hello, Lowes.


34 posted on 08/24/2012 10:47:25 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: kevcol

GOOD! I haven’t been there since the boycott happened. Like the sodomites save them if they’re losing money.


35 posted on 08/24/2012 10:48:49 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: kevcol

Yes! Lowe’s needs to do a Chick-Fil-A, and come out for keeping marriage hetero. They would BURY Homo Depot. I would pay money to see that.


36 posted on 08/24/2012 10:49:32 AM PDT by America_Right (Remember, Republicans have a lot more in common with Democrats than they do with Tea Partiers.)
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To: kevcol
As a home owner, and a business owner, and a Scout leader, over the past 15 years I've spent an average of $10-$20K per year in various home improvement stores. I used to spend a good percent of that money at HD.

Since the news of the HD “advocacy” position came out I don't think I've spend $100 in a HD, in total, since. We have two of them within a 10-minute drive, and I haven't stepped in either of them for nearly 3 years. I won't spend a dime in an HD unless I have an emergency need and no other choice.

37 posted on 08/24/2012 10:49:43 AM PDT by RavenATB
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To: trailhkr1
I would make a bet if you asked the regular person out on the street about these boycotts 99 out of 100 would have no idea what you are talking about...they are just trying to get through life..and again they don't give a hoot anyway.

Would you buy something at Home Depot?
38 posted on 08/24/2012 10:50:54 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

The concrete siding at Menard’s is almost 50% less expensive than at the Home Depot. My husband and I were shocked by that. So incredible I don’t see how they stay in business


39 posted on 08/24/2012 10:56:32 AM PDT by SaintDismas
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To: kevcol

Good pick-up. That poster implied to me a month or so ago that he/she/it takes it up the rear.
So, I think there’s something else going on with that poster.


40 posted on 08/24/2012 10:57:09 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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