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Aside from their sale of sweatshop goods, they're against the Homeless. Opie and Anthony, great humanitarians and facilitators of anal sex in cathedrals, held their annual "homeless shopping spree" on Saturday. They took a bus load of homeless folks to the Short Hills Mall, an upper class shopping establishment, and gave them mall gift cards valid in every store. The homeless were supposed to buy themselves something nice for Christmas. The Gap's snooty twenty-something retail clerks refused to serve the homeless folks.

They wanted the homeless to get something decent and sent them to The Gap?

That seems contradictory.

Just remember, Gap includes the following brands and companies:
Gap
Gap Outlet
GapKids
babyGap
GapBody
GapMaternity
Love (Gap Accessories)
Old Navy
Old Navy Outlet
Banana Republic
Banana Republic Factory Store
Forth & Towne
Piperlime

But but, like, they're like, ewwwww, with like, germs and that sort of stuff. I would like never like touch them, like ever! They're like, homeless! That's like just totally gross!

:rolleyes:

I already boycott the Gap.

I never shopped there to begin with.

EDIT: Damn, I bought my coat at Old Navy.. :(

I'm no fan of the Gap, but this seems a bit extreme--blaming the entire chain for the actions of some workers at one store. I doubt that the word came down from corporate to shit on the homeless.

I really couldn't care less that someone at some retail locality half way round the world was rude, so no boycott for me. My boycott card is full.

Video of this year's homeless shopping spree is available here.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Homeless+shopping+spree

I never shopped there to begin with.

EDIT: Damn, I bought my coat at Old Navy.. :(

Man, you should boycott them just to discourage the idiotic commercials.


Anyone here ever refused to deal with a company because their ads annoy you? I have.

Spending a lot of money on clothes is decadent, and often immoral for numerous other reasons.

Just remember, Gap includes the following brands and companies:
Gap
Gap Outlet
GapKids
babyGap
GapBody
GapMaternity
Love (Gap Accessories)
Old Navy
Old Navy Outlet
Banana Republic
Banana Republic Factory Store
Forth & Towne
Piperlime

Don't matter if Gap goes out of business, because the only place I shop outta all of those is Old Navy. And that was only for a pair of pants I don't even like that much anymore.

Man, you should boycott them just to discourage the idiotic commercials.


Anyone here ever refused to deal with a company because their ads annoy you? I have.
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Spending a lot of money on clothes is decadent, and often immoral for numerous other reasons.

Oh please.

Spending a lot of money on clothes is decadent, and often immoral for numerous other reasons.

But blowing a lot of money on expensive stuff makes you feel damned good afterwards, especially when it's somebody else's money, more especially if you want to piss that person off.

No? Just me then?

Anyone here ever refused to deal with a company because their ads annoy you? I have.

yep, tons of places.

Aside from their sale of sweatshop goods, they're against the Homeless. Opie and Anthony, great humanitarians and facilitators of anal sex in cathedrals, held their annual "homeless shopping spree" on Saturday. They took a bus load of homeless folks to the Short Hills Mall, an upper class shopping establishment, and gave them mall gift cards valid in every store. The homeless were supposed to buy themselves something nice for Christmas. The Gap's snooty twenty-something retail clerks refused to serve the homeless folks.

if i was homeless i'd so get myself a huge fuckoff duvet :)

I doubt it's their corporate policy to not serve the homeless, so I'll continue to shop at their stores if/when the mood strikes me. I'd happily participate in a boycott of that particular store, but I doubt it's anywhere near me.

I doubt it's their corporate policy to not serve the homeless, so I'll continue to shop at their stores if/when the mood strikes me. I'd happily participate in a boycott of that particular store, but I doubt it's anywhere near me.

Well, if you ever find yourself in Northern New Jersey, boycott the Gap.

Erm..

This has no impact on me.

I honestly don't care whether the stores I shop in do/do not serve the homeless or if they are made in sweatshops or not. You may call me insensitive or immoral or whatever, but in all honesty.. why does it matter to me? It does not affect me.. I'll buy something if I like it, no matter who makes it, what is used to make it (save toxic chemicals/materials, etc.), or where it's made.

Before you all start saying that I do not think it's wrong..

Yes, I think sweatshops and discriminating against the homeless are wrong - but that's NOT going to stop me from buying goods from a store. Sweatshops are number 1,000,000 on my list of priorities for me. Same with the homeless.

I'm sorry if I seem a bit "uncaring".

Spending a lot of money on clothes is decadent, and often immoral for numerous other reasons.

a) the gap is not particularly expensive. The only high-end store owned by Gap is Banana Republic. In that case, spending lots of money on clothing is only immoral because of the poor taste
b)Yes, it is decadent. It is also how you present yourself to the world. Compare a man in a poorly tailored JC Penny's suit to a man in a custom made Armani suit. You'll see a difference, and one will be treated with more respect because he makes it clear to the outside world that he respects himself. Don't like it? Tough. It is human nature. That isn't a bad thing.
c) how, exactly is the price of clothing related to its morality?

c) how, exactly is the price of clothing related to its morality?
Well, the t-shirts I buy are more expensive because I get them from companies that are unionized and manufacture their shirts in the US. I buy fewer of them because they're more expensive, but they're not made in sweatshops and they're not made by children or prison labor.

Yeah, that's an extreme example.

Well, the t-shirts I buy are more expensive because I get them from companies that are unionized and manufacture their shirts in the US. I buy fewer of them because they're more expensive, but they're not made in sweatshops and they're not made by children or prison labor.

Yeah, that's an extreme example.

And ironically, the inverse of what the other person stated. I usually do the same, myself...but I'm also a person who is willing to spend extra money to look nice, so perhaps it cancels out the "morality" of shopping, if there is such a stupid concept.

Man, you should boycott them just to discourage the idiotic commercials.


Anyone here ever refused to deal with a company because their ads annoy you? I have.

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McDonalds is a pervert! Sex with a burger?!?!?!? OMFG!

Really makes you think when u here this kinda of shit... When i was a kid my mom always used to tell me there are 2 sides of the story... obviouslly these Gap employes had a reason for telling them off. I also want to know about these "gift cards" and what not and how the system works. Here is my thing about life since i grew up in an Upper class family. Rich people don't get what they have by luck... no sir, my parents would imedatly leave:confused: after i left the bus leave, and one of them would pick them up and the other would come home late. Now i'm not saying that the poor people don't work either. Give to the poor who work hard, and have not much. Although homeless... thats anouther story. They need to get a job! Listen up, immgrants came to this country with NOTHING! Although 2 generations later my family... on my mom side was doing well (Upper Mid class). The American dream is possible... if you try hard. The reason why homeless people are homeless is because they depend on others way to much. Here is what we need to do. Don't give to the homeless... let them start to depend on themselves a little. Give them an aprartment and a job then let them do this by themselves. REMEMBER: I'm talking about the homeless not the poor. This will give them the life goals they need for the rest of there life. Maybe you could even send these homeless people to college for donations. Although homeless people depend on others... not themsleves. It is kind of like the pigeons in your backyard. "Dad can i give them some bread"? asks your child... "No son, remember if you feed them once they will come back and back again" :rolleyes:

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,3604,1215501,00.html

I already have reason enough to boycott them.

Really makes you think when u here this kinda of shit... When i was a kid my mom always used to tell me there are 2 sides of the story... obviouslly these Gap employes had a reason for telling them off. I also want to know about these "gift cards" and what not and how the system works. Here is my thing about life since i grew up in an Upper class family. Rich people don't get what they have by luck... no sir, my parents would imedatly leave:confused: after i left the bus leave, and one of them would pick them up and the other would come home late. Now i'm not saying that the poor people don't work either. Give to the poor who work hard, and have not much. Although homeless... thats anouther story. They need to get a job! Listen up, immgrants came to this country with NOTHING! Although 2 generations later my family... on my mom side was doing well (Upper Mid class). The American dream is possible... if you try hard. The reason why homeless people are homeless is because they depend on others way to much. Here is what we need to do. Don't give to the homeless... let them start to depend on themselves a little. Give them an aprartment and a job then let them do this by themselves. REMEMBER: I'm talking about the homeless not the poor. This will give them the life goals they need for the rest of there life. Maybe you could even send these homeless people to college for donations. Although homeless people depend on others... not themsleves. It is kind of like the pigeons in your backyard. "Dad can i give them some bread"? asks your child... "No son, remember if you feed them once they will come back and back again" :rolleyes:
All that wealth, and still you can't string a coherrent sentence nor structure a paragraph.

Your wealthy parents need to find a different school to send you to (and no doubt pay exhorbitant fees for the privillege).
One that hopefully teaches simple grammatical structure.

Personally I don't shop at GAP. I don't find it coincidental that it rhymes with 'CRAP'.

I go for Armani xchange. Much better quality and style.

Aside from their sale of sweatshop goods, they're against the Homeless. Opie and Anthony, great humanitarians and facilitators of anal sex in cathedrals, held their annual "homeless shopping spree" on Saturday. They took a bus load of homeless folks to the Short Hills Mall, an upper class shopping establishment, and gave them mall gift cards valid in every store. The homeless were supposed to buy themselves something nice for Christmas. The Gap's snooty twenty-something retail clerks refused to serve the homeless folks.

why am I reminded of that scene from "Pretty Woman"?

Shop assistant: Hello, can I help you?
Vivian: I was in here yesterday, you wouldn't wait on me.
Shop assistant: Oh.
Vivian: You people work on commission, right?
Shop assistant: Yeah.
Vivian: Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now. (Turns and goes to another Shop Assistant.)

Meh, I buy my stuff at Kohls anyways.

Just remember, Gap includes the following brands and companies:
Gap
Gap Outlet
GapKids
babyGap
GapBody
GapMaternity
Love (Gap Accessories)
Old Navy
Old Navy Outlet
Banana Republic
Banana Republic Factory Store
Forth & Towne
Piperlime


The only two I've heard of: Old Navy and Gap

yep, tons of places.

Subway, I wouldn't go there anyway, havn't ever, the new McDonalds.

I never shop at Gap anyway.
I don't shop at Crack either.

You know, if tomorrow I read on my newspaper "Homeless Boycott GAP" I'm just going to die laughing.

Really makes you think when u here this kinda of shit... When i was a kid my mom always used to tell me there are 2 sides of the story... obviouslly these Gap employes had a reason for telling them off. I also want to know about these "gift cards" and what not and how the system works. Here is my thing about life since i grew up in an Upper class family. Rich people don't get what they have by luck... no sir, my parents would imedatly leave:confused: after i left the bus leave, and one of them would pick them up and the other would come home late. Now i'm not saying that the poor people don't work either. Give to the poor who work hard, and have not much. Although homeless... thats anouther story. They need to get a job! Listen up, immgrants came to this country with NOTHING! Although 2 generations later my family... on my mom side was doing well (Upper Mid class). The American dream is possible... if you try hard. The reason why homeless people are homeless is because they depend on others way to much. Here is what we need to do. Don't give to the homeless... let them start to depend on themselves a little. Give them an aprartment and a job then let them do this by themselves. REMEMBER: I'm talking about the homeless not the poor. This will give them the life goals they need for the rest of there life. Maybe you could even send these homeless people to college for donations. Although homeless people depend on others... not themsleves. It is kind of like the pigeons in your backyard. "Dad can i give them some bread"? asks your child... "No son, remember if you feed them once they will come back and back again" :rolleyes:Just because you have a job doesn't mean you can't be homeless. My father had a job while being homeless for several years. Housing is expensive. My father worked damn hard to get out of poverty and homelessness, and by saying that they all depend on others is quite possibly the most preposterous thing I've heard.

why am I reminded of that scene from "Pretty Woman"?
I did something similar a few weeks ago.
I went into a chocolate shop to buy some chocs (duh, obviously).
However these weren't just one or two chocs. Nope. As a bet with someone, I went 100 days without eating chocolate and now that I was on 102 days going without, I felt I could indulge myself. Indulge greatly.
Hugely.

So I go in. Just as I go in, a smart well-dressed couple also enter. Shop assistant (SA) ignores me completely (dressed as I was in shorts + t-shirt) and serves them first. The couple spend 10 minutes deciding on what chocolates they want. Which amounts to just 4 chocolates (whoah! big spender trying to impress his girl there) - total amount ~$3US.

Entire time, the SA doesn't say a word to me, even though I'm standing right in front of her. I'm ignored totally. Asimple, "Sorry sir, I'll get to you shortly" would have sufficed. Perhaps while standing there for 5 minutes while the couple talked among themselves which chocolate they wanted.

Eventually I give up and leave. Even then the SA doesn't do anything.


I head to the other chocolate shop in the mall.

Where I'm served immediately, and cheerfully.

Even more cheerfully when I end up spending well over $100US on their fine products.

Heading back through the mall towards the ferry pier, I have to walk past the first shop. On a whim I saunter in and tell the SA (who doesn't recognise me at all) I wish to speak to the manager.

Manager comes out and I tell her that I was just in her shop and waited patiently to buy some chocolate for 10 minutes while her SA totally ignored me. I then put the chocolates on their weighing machine to show them how much I'd just spent at their competition, whom I mentioned had not ignored me when I went in.
I told them that I spend this amount regularly (ok, that's a lie but eh) and from now on will continue to do so.
At their competition.

I then left.

Well, the t-shirts I buy are more expensive because I get them from companies that are unionized and manufacture their shirts in the US. I buy fewer of them because they're more expensive, but they're not made in sweatshops and they're not made by children or prison labor.

Yeah, that's an extreme example.

Which brand,Nazz? thats what I'm looking for.

this why when you want good quailty clothes you go to a Tailors that has there own cutter