[Are you Loyal to any Brands?]

1 minute ago, Michael Hardner said:

Brand Loyalty is a mystifying concept in this age.  When consumer brands began, they had a person's name on it - implying a relationship.  Then we went to evocative names like Tide, Mountain Dew, Starbuck's, and eventually nonsense names like Google, Prozak and Zillow.

I don't think that I have even heard this term in normal use since the 90s or 80s.

Maybe New Coke killed it.  Cross promotion certainly did, as well as rampant corporate product expansion.

I also feel like a few decades ago it was about product first, brand after. Now it's buzz from all around about brands but products are extremely similar(especially when it comes to clothing).
 

[Are you Loyal to any Brands?]

On 2/26/2023 at 12:47 AM, herbie said:

Being a single guy who only wants a couple decent cups to wake up with the Keurig with Costco Pacific Bold is more than adequate. So I guess I'm loyal to that. Occasionally grab some Starbucks pods for an extra boost.

I find Timmies coffee disgusting like their donuts, and every attempt with their dark blends a fail. Only thing that can be said it's HOT, iike so damn hot if I drive for half an hour, it's cool enough to sip. We preferred A&W coffee as those were the 2 choices on the highway to town.

Been stuck buying clothes at Moore's, i take shirts in XLT and as everything's made in China these days and they have a cartoon perception of 'big people' 2XL,3XL,4XL are just tents with sleeves that only reach your elbows. Pants over 36 only come in 30" legs.
And living here, it pisses me to no end about the corporate management that decides what to stock in stores. Prince George is full of loggers, millworkers and truck drivers so you can buy size Small Carharts, Size 8 workboots and size 32 jeans anywhere on sale anytime. Any size larger is out of stock in 3 minutes and head office won't send more. The hardware stores are already full of gardening goods and not a snowblower left, but there's still 4 ft of snow on top of ground frozen 4 ft deep. I bet ladies wear is displaying bikinis too.

I'm also loyal to Safeway too, for having real meat cutters and cows that produce more than just hamburger and steaks, bakers that actually bake and a sushi bar where they make it there instead of trucking it 2 days from Vancouver. Unfortunately the closest one left is in Terrace 6 hours away.

And I guess Jeep for making vehicles that can move when it snows on a Saturday when they won't pay overtime, or after the 15th when the snow removal budget runs out.
My 2 cents regarding clothing(being 2-3XL myself). Finding footwear is close to impossible(size 12 and above). There are 1 outdoors store in my entire area that sells in those sizes and even then usually you gotta call 'em before hand or those might end up out of stock

My 2 cents regarding clothing(being 2-3XL myself). Finding footwear is close to impossible(size 12 and above). There are 1 store in my entire area that sells in those sizes and even then usually you gotta call 'em before hand or those might end up out of stock...
Not a huge fan of ordering footwear online since for some who knows why reason every manufacturer has slightly different sizes(also it's a bit hard to tell how wide boots are from just pictures)...
 

[HERE'S why gun control fails]

On 1/27/2023 at 6:16 PM, Hodad said:

Most likely. I mean, the data gets pretty thin because we don't track guns. Like any laws, gun laws within small jurisdictions, for which there is no barrier, aren't going to have much success outside of fueling grey and black market activity. 

I really don't think that chasing guns (through whatever means) is going to be effective. I firmly believe we need laws that address the points of transfer and end the unregulated secondary market. All guns start out as legal guns and there are standards and oversight of sales from a licensed dealer. We should have the same standards for every transfer in the secondary market. There should be a clear chain of custody, responsibility and accountability. I should not be able to abandon, give, trade or sell my gun without legally transferring the responsibility to a new custodian. And if a gun is used in a crime and has not been reported stolen, the custodian should face consequences. 

Yep. In the US all legally sold guns can flow unrestricted into the unregulated secondary market. We have to formally transfer ownership of a transportation machine, but you can give or sell a killing machine to anyone, no questions asked and no future accountability There for sure should be ways to track at least movement of firearms, and ideally things like handgun and rifle ammo too     .  Hell, it's actually better if you *don't* ask questions. Genius system. Thanks NRA Republicans!

Agree, uncontrolled secondary market is a huge issue. There are still thing that people might sell guns illegaly and report it as stolen though, but there are probably a way to work around this too.

[HERE'S why gun control fails]

22 hours ago, Nationalist said:

Isn't this what's flooding Chicago with guns? Bought in a neighbouring state and driven to Chicago?

Illinois "could" set the state police to "actively" seek out those with locally unregistered guns and confiscate them. Even put the possessors in jail for a spell. But the DAs and judges would have to be on-board with the action and send the perps to jail without passing Go.

Yep, at least what most people are talking about, think like more than 50% are from other states, mainly Indiana.

[M&M’s Candy Mascots Put On ‘Indefinite Pause’ Amid Tucker Carlson’s Attacks On Their Alleged Sexuality]

17 hours ago, Deluge said:

Smart move, Mars Incorporated. Just focus on making that delicious candy and keep your noses out of wokeness - it'll burn your business to the ground. 

Might be one of their smartest decisions in the last years

[Why is the Second Amendment a priority?]

On 11/25/2022 at 7:08 PM, Queenmandy85 said:

And yours comes from dubious mythology. Have you read Allen's book?  It is well researched, using primary documents. When the Whigs could not get their way by legal means, they used violence. That impulse to use a gun to settle disagreements became part of American culture. It is ironic that a nation which is the most generous and enlightened nation in the world still has a small segment of people who feel so frightened that they have to pack a gun. As I said earlier, IIRC, something like 50% of the firearms in the US are owned by 3% of the population.

Now, I am happy to admit, I am glad to live in Canada with a neighbour like the USA. We have very different cultures and beliefs, but since 1930, relations have been an example to the world.

Ain't no way those stats are right, most households out here(Tx) have 1-2 firearms per. 50% of all firearms being in hands of 3% would inquire that some people own like 50+ firearms per person.