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Free Palestine 🇵🇸 15w
hey does anyone have any resources on shopping ethically. like obviously no target or trader joes but where can a girl get groceries and supplies 🙏🙏
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Anonymous 15w

The free app BoyCat has helped me TREMENDOUSLY

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Anonymous 15w

try local farmers markets and farms in the area if you’re lucky to have some, amazing produce at low costs and many will have other items for the house (not just food) someone else noted but there’s are many apps you can also use to look for boycotting specific brands. Local groceries and asian & arab groceries will have a lot of different varieties as well, and mom & pop shops are usually a safe bet

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Anonymous 15w

If you aren’t shopping at Trader Joe’s you also shouldn’t shop at Aldi, they’re both ALDI of sorts. Look it up

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Anonymous 15w

WAIT I knew about target, Trader Joe’s too? I hadn’t heard anything about Trader Joe’s! I don’t shop there anyways, but I know a lot of people who do.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

noted thank you!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15w

I’m not aware of the reason to boycott them though? Is it because they’re German companies and Germany supports Israel?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

trader joes is like THEE definition of gentrification/culture stealing. they also sell humus amongst other very middle eastern dishes that are made in israel its mega weird

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

uhhh see my reply to the first comment

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15w

Then shouldn’t you be boycotting all big name grocery stores that have multicultural items? Also humus isn’t unique to just Israel, unless you’re referring to a specific product that is only made in Israel

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15w

referring to the specific product. and yes the best option is so shop locally at farmers markets and such but i was moreso asking if people had resources they use to shop ethically. my issue with trader joes is they play too hard into their “multi-cultural” facade when more often than not their meals and dishes are NOT ethically sourced.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15w

also names like “trader jose” and “trader mings” is weird to me especially when you arent actually sourcing from people of those cultures

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15w

I knew about the hummus, the brand you see in most stores. But I honestly had not heard anything about Trader Joe’s being like the other big names. Upsetting but also not shocking either.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15w

Sabre is the hummus brand and Trader joes has a long time history of buying rights to sell a food item from a small business and then ending the deal while making a very similar product that is “theirs” and not giving back rights to the business/not paying them compensation

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