What are some of the companies you have decided that you're not going to buy from anymore? Are there some that you prefer greatly? If you want to, explain why you are boycotting them, or why you prefer another company.
Here's my list:
1. Activision (We all know about what they've done. xD)
2. Wal-Mart (Terrible, evil business practices that kill small businesses)
EDIT: 3. Apple (Shitty, overpriced products that have better alternatives... except maybe the iPhone 4, but I still say my EVO is better.)
4. Amway (Scroll to bottom to see why.)
5. Facebook/Zynga, Myspace, Twitter, etc. (Don't even get me started. I hate FaceBook, and Zynga is pure evil. Most other social networking sites are just as terrible, feeding off of the entire world's drama... Blargh.)
Now, it's hard for me to find a replacement company for Activision, because only they can publish their games (Starcraft, Black Ops, etc) but that's okay. I think I'll live. Instead of shopping at Wal-Mart for my groceries, I go to Hy-Vee (Might be a local store) or I go to Target sometimes as well, though I doubt they are any better than Wal-mart is.
If I don't buy a game online, the one place I always go is GameStop. I'm gonna' explain why, but it's long-winded and preachy so I'll spoiler it. XD I could totally do an ad for these guys.
EDIT: Oh yeah, I also really like Steam, for no other reason than they have a lot of really good deals, and they still allow full support for modding.
Other than that, I don't have many other preferred or avoided companies. Maybe you guys can change my mind?
EDIT: Here's a video for why Amway is a piece of shit organization:
Here's my list:
1. Activision (We all know about what they've done. xD)
2. Wal-Mart (Terrible, evil business practices that kill small businesses)
EDIT: 3. Apple (Shitty, overpriced products that have better alternatives... except maybe the iPhone 4, but I still say my EVO is better.)
4. Amway (Scroll to bottom to see why.)
5. Facebook/Zynga, Myspace, Twitter, etc. (Don't even get me started. I hate FaceBook, and Zynga is pure evil. Most other social networking sites are just as terrible, feeding off of the entire world's drama... Blargh.)
Now, it's hard for me to find a replacement company for Activision, because only they can publish their games (Starcraft, Black Ops, etc) but that's okay. I think I'll live. Instead of shopping at Wal-Mart for my groceries, I go to Hy-Vee (Might be a local store) or I go to Target sometimes as well, though I doubt they are any better than Wal-mart is.
If I don't buy a game online, the one place I always go is GameStop. I'm gonna' explain why, but it's long-winded and preachy so I'll spoiler it. XD I could totally do an ad for these guys.
I know they've done some pretty shitty things, and their trade-in policy is shit, but at my local GameStop, they treat me real well. It's right by my house, the staff knows me by name, when I'm interested in certain limited items they'll usually contact me first. (Example: Wanted the Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition (This was before boycotting Activision...), but they ran out of pre-orders. Some people cancelled theirs, and they let me know before any of the other folks that they had some available.) One day, I was checking on my pre-orders and I think buying a game, when the dude at the counter noticed I had Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood pre-ordered for Xbox 360. He asked me if I had a PS3, and when I said yes he gave me a code for the multiplayer beta. I felt pretty good about that. The people there are just willing to go out of their way for me 'cos I shop there a lot, I guess, and that's enough to keep me coming.
EDIT: Oh yeah, I also really like Steam, for no other reason than they have a lot of really good deals, and they still allow full support for modding.
Other than that, I don't have many other preferred or avoided companies. Maybe you guys can change my mind?
EDIT: Here's a video for why Amway is a piece of shit organization: