Bud Light boycott is costing sales staff up to $2,000-a-month as sales tanked as much as 60% over the Memorial Day weekend - amid fears 'good people are going to start leaving brand because they aren't making money'

UK Daily Mail ^ | June 4, 2023 | Sophie Mann

[C19fan]

Salespeople working for independent wholesalers that sell Anheuser-Busch beverages are feeling the pain in their wallets of the ongoing boycott of Bud Light following its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Sales of Bud Light have declined for seven consecutive weeks after the product endorsement from the controversial TikToker garnered immediate backlash.

The partnership sparked protests and backlash and parent company Anheuser-Busch has shed $27 billion in value in mere months.

[SaveFerris]

Absolutely

[Tommy Revolts]

Ridicule works! And it’s high-time we used it more often

Right on.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- " 'rent a crowd' left-wing protests include a person with a drum - it makes useful idiots feel 'something is happening' when NOTHING is happening."

Yes, indeed. Astro turf for the puffer fish with peacock feather fans.

[CFW]

“Good people” should have started leaving the brand on April 1, 2023, if not sooner. I certainly could not in good conscious set up a “pride” display every year, even if it was in my job description. It’s a mockery to God. I’d have left a long time ago.

[GOPJ]

:)

[Bernard]

Commissions would be higher in stronger sales months, especially one like May, which includes the Memorial Day runup. Depends on which calendar month includes the payroll date when the commission is paid.

Just like June/July would include the runup for the 5th of July, and August / September would be the runup to Labor Day.

In the northern part of the country, it's possible May to September includes over half of the annual commission payout.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Sorry but these things happen. Sorry, but not sorry.

[cgbg]

“Even a minor right-wing figure like Donald Trump Jr. could have stepped up and lead the boycott, managing the beginning, middle, and end game, but he’s too stupid.”

What is fascinating about “our side” is that even our self-proclaimed leaders can’t stay in touch with the grassroots.

They become tone-deaf easily since they often live way too comfortably in leftist controlled major urban areas.

[Red6]

Agree with that too.

It is very important to distinguish between those just doing what is necessary to survive, and those actually pushing the agenda.

In America, today, you CANNOT just be a business and do your thing. Building the best damn mouse trap at the best price, with the best warranty and customer service, using a US work force, is NOT good enough.

There are so many different aspects where you can be attacked, even fined, shut down, smeared in the media, if you do not to some degree play along with these stupid social fads and political games. If your mouse trap wasn’t made employing enough blacks and females, you could have the EEOC breathing down your back. Depending on the issue, the FTC, FCC, DOJ (FBI or DEA), FDA, FAA, DHS and the TSA, Department of State, the IRS, OHSA, DOT, CDC and a plethora of state and city folks could be jumping in your businesses main lobby making demands, “or else.” If you think I’m over exaggeration, think Covid. Could you really not play along?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/09/28/bidens-vax-mandate-to-be-enforced-by-fining-companies-70000-to-700000/?sh=a348b001c0d4 Forced vaccines and testing.

https://www.kake.com/story/41973801/from-a-25000-fine-to-a-warning-how-are-states-enforcing-the-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders Forced social distancing and closures.

https://www.tsa.gov/coronavirus/penalty-mask Forced masks with fines for non compliance...

You are FORCED to play along, largely because government with its broad scope of regulatory powers today, total invasion of privacy (mass data collection), and size ends up butting in if you don’t.

Even if you are willing to lose customers and want to stand strong, you end up getting fined and face daunting legal expenses, if they do not outright shut you down: https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/02/politics/scotus-hobby-lobby-impacts/index.html

The problem is simply that government is used as a club to make people conform on literally every idiot fad today, and using arguments of social justice/equality (race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation), climate change/environment, national security/public safety, or save the children, you can pretty much make anything into one of those.

Hell, you can use mental health of the children to justify sex changes and hormone treatments for under age minors without parental consent! The argument being that if you don’t do what the minor feels, they might be really sad and hurt themselves or suffer from a low self-esteem. It’s ridiculous, but that’s the country we live in today. Do you think that if you’re a hospital or MD and tell the CDC to go F-themselves regards some of their politically motivated data collection (i.e. asking children about guns in the home, etc), that this would go over well?

***The point being, you need to be selective regards who to go after, since EVERYONE is playing along to some degree, even the good guys. There’s just no way around that if you’re a large business, on the national stage and have a physical presence.***

[Keyhopper]

Are you brewing ales? Try doing a lager,very smooth.
Try this 1 can of mount Malick, 1 quart honey.
Light acid on the hops.

[dware]

I’ve done ales, lagers, stouts, meads and wine. Even did a Lil tractor fuel on a couple occasions.

[Pocketdoor]

A minor right wing figure did step up and lead it... Kidd Rock.

[wardaddy]

I feel for distributors

They didn’t do this but are paying the price

[ConservativeWarrior]

Retailers adjusting shelf space for Bud Light will be just as big if not bigger blow.

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Good point. It’s annoying to have to scour the beer section for non-AB products.

[Sidd Literal]

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