Hitting them where it hurts - yeah, there's an app for that

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  1. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoc...anto-and-more-by-scanning-your-shopping-cart/

    Long story short - new free non-financed, non-corporate backed app lets you scan products and follow their corporate structure to see if it comes from a company you can't stand. Don't like Monsanto? No need to buy their goods. Don't like the Koch Brothers? It shows you that Brawny paper towels increase their bottom line.

    They've even got a political database that allows you to target goods from companies that are supporting your personal causes.

    They tried this for 'made in the USA', but they couldn't find any goods that qualified.
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  2. evenflow

    evenflow Lofty Administrator

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    So I need to be buying Brawny? Got it. :ramen:
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  3. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Yes, do go out and buy overpriced paper towels. That'll show 'em who's in charge!
  4. Black Dove

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    Don't knock it. Brawny is the quicker picker-upper!
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  5. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    So wrap yourself in Bounty when you go out to pick up girls, it's "the quicker picker-upper" so that should save valuable time!
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    Black Dove Mildly Offensive

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  7. Paladin

    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    That's actually funny in a way you probably didn't intend.
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  8. Black Dove

    Black Dove Mildly Offensive

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  9. actormike

    actormike Okay, Connery...

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    Do ultra-liberals hate Monsanto more than ultra-conservatives hate Obama?
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  10. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    [yt=And you don't even need a smartphone to do this...]O95DBxnXiSo[/yt]
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  11. evenflow

    evenflow Lofty Administrator

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    Now that is a good question. Although I do know of some ultra-conservatives that hate Monsanto as well.
  12. TheBurgerKing

    TheBurgerKing The Monarch of Flavor

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    Everybody hates Monsanto, if there were ONE company on earth that may be run by a Bond villan, it would be Monsanto.
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  13. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

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    You can program it for any company? Sweet.
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    Dinner 2012 & 2014 Master Prognosticator

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    NAHTMMM Perpetually sondering

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    Bickendan Custom Title Administrator Faceless Mook Writer

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    Ooh, I have another reason to upgrade to a smartphone!
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    Yeah, but you're a lazy, worthless piece of shit. :turd:
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    Dinner 2012 & 2014 Master Prognosticator

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  19. Zombie

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    I was thinking they are one or two steps below Umbrella Corporation.

    Monsanto is probably waiting for some town council to rename their town to Raccoon City so Monsanto can set up shop......
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  20. Zombie

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    Pretty interesting app.

    But I'm not going to waste my time with it. If a product works and I want it I'm going to buy even if it is made by the biggest liberal cocksucker on the planet.
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