Buycott
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A buycott is the opposite of a boycott
; that is, an active campaign to buy the products or services of a particular company or country.
For example, various buycott organizations in support of Israel
have been set up around the world, in order to oppose the many Boycott Israel
campaigns.
When Whole Foods Market
was boycotted because the CEO opposed U.S. President Barack Obama
's health care reform policies, opponents of health care reform staged nationwide Buycotts.
The organization Carrotmob
is devoted to organizing buycotts.
One of the first uses of the term buycott was in 1991, in a Los Angeles Times
column by Robert Foxworth.
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
; that is, an active campaign to buy the products or services of a particular company or country.
For example, various buycott organizations in support of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
have been set up around the world, in order to oppose the many Boycott Israel
Economic and political boycotts of Israel
Boycotts of Israel are economic and political cultural campaigns or actions that seek a selective or total cutting of ties with the State of Israel...
campaigns.
When Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is a foods supermarket chain based in Austin, Texas which emphasizes "natural and organic products." The company has been ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed third on the U.S...
was boycotted because the CEO opposed U.S. President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's health care reform policies, opponents of health care reform staged nationwide Buycotts.
The organization Carrotmob
Carrotmob
Carrotmob is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, CA. It uses buycotts to reward a business's commitment to making socially responsible changes to the business...
is devoted to organizing buycotts.
One of the first uses of the term buycott was in 1991, in a Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
column by Robert Foxworth.