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Wegmans stores sold out of Trump wines: Did boycott threats backfire?
Post Standard, Syracuse NY ^ | 02.17.17 | Geoff Herbert

Posted on 02/17/2017 7:03:43 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines

Did a threat to boycott Wegmans over products with President Donald Trump's name backfire?

The Rochester-based grocery store chain came under fire this week for carrying Trump wines at its 10 Virginia locations. The bottles come from the Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Va., bought by Trump in 2011 and given to his son, Eric Trump.

The National Organization for Women and other critics encouraged shoppers to take their business elsewhere, despite Wegmans' cult following and positive reputation. "Let's demonstrate through economic action that the residents and businesses of Charlottesville will not stand for the hatred espoused by Eric Trump and those like him," the protest group Stop Trump Wine said.

However, the attention may have encouraged Trump supporters to buy more of the wines.

"As of late yesterday, we had sold out many varieties in our (Virginia) stores, and in some cases, all varieties," Jo Natale, vice president of media relations for Wegmans (said)

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: boycott; buycott; grocery; trump; wegmans; wines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Upstaters: Wegmans is a BIG GOP contributor (from DU)

I grew up with Wegmans. Yes, they are expensive in some items, but compared to the liberal Whole Foods, they are better priced and much, much, much better.

Bakery. Cheese dept. Meat dept.

And on and on.

The founder Danny Wegman was a great guy. He did "undercover boss" before it was even a term. If he found something at one of his stores that made it hard on his employees, he changed it.




21 posted on 02/18/2017 4:41:03 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: txrefugee
I noticed the whiny rich actors/singers were missing at the Oroville Dam emergency.

When the Cumberland River over flowed and flooded Nashville, Paisley and many other Country and Western Stars held benefit concerts. Dolly held a big one for Pigeon Forge Fire plus donating millions.

Memphis had the same flooding problem, the black blues/jazz musicians sat on their butts and screamed for fed help.

The entire East side of the Millington, TN Navy Base flooded out, Exchange, Commissary, service bldgs, and housing, plus a lot of the city, we rolled up our sleeves and went to work. 1 lone FEMA bus. Military did some clean up, but called in the big buses of Serve Pro to do the major stuff.


22 posted on 02/18/2017 5:02:52 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump! DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I’ll stick with a malbec vintage that everybody I have over seems to like. Far before he was so controversial, I received a few of DT’s ties and they are the only ones I received complements on. I can’t find them either.


23 posted on 02/18/2017 5:27:55 AM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: SkyPilot

I see the DU thread was started by an Ithacan. Why am I not surprised? In any event I clicked on their supposed source and it was a 404 file not found.


24 posted on 02/18/2017 6:24:10 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: lonevoice

The people have spoken . . . again.


25 posted on 02/18/2017 7:51:54 AM PST by Pride in the USA
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Buycott! Bwah hah hah!!!


26 posted on 02/18/2017 8:01:40 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: txrefugee

I suppose those same Democrats would praise the Clinton Foundation to high heaven... despite the fact that it was never more than a thinly disguised money laundering scheme.


27 posted on 02/18/2017 11:13:10 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: SkyPilot

Nice pics. What a beautiful store!


28 posted on 02/18/2017 7:32:19 PM PST by Floratina
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