Do you shop at businesses that post political signs?

Agreed.

I have never set foot in a Hobby Lobby or a Chic fila because of their "religious" leanings. It's not that they have them, it's that the stances they take work to minimize basic human rights for women, those who are LGBTQIA, and the like.

I've only been to an In and Out once in SoCA. But I think I'd be ok if that's all they do.

Lastly, I support all the causes that Penzey's does. However, I find their marketing around the issues they support to be pretty abrasive myself. I know for others they are fine...but for me I wish they'd dial back their tone just a bit.

ETA: regarding the window treatments issue. Former interior designer here. Even basic shades from a reputable company are costly. Add features such as motorized (I have 3 of those in my living room because of super high ceilings and very large windows...the weight of pulling those up and down by hand over time can be hard on them), top down/bottom up, various types of cords (if you do that way), sun protection, and just the materials selected pop the price up. You do not want to know what I paid for just those 3 blinds.

Nope. Keep your political views out of your business. I’ll avoid even if I agree

that doesn’t seem high - TWO shades for my front door cost almost a grand a few years ago! (And they were completely plain!)

Never in a billion years

I didn't in the past.  Everyone has that right is what I believed.  But Trump signs, that just tells me who you are and I'm not supporting that.  Any other politician who is hateful as well.  I wouldn't use a business that had signs for carpetbaggers either.  We have a guy who runs for office in PA despite the fact he lives in another state.  That's just a big nope.

Sorry you fell the need to question everything I am saying. I did answer Ohio and then they asked where about in the area so i got more specific on my area
I don't go on this board and tell people how they should speak to others or how they should respond to others. Maybe you should take a look in the mirror.

I think my biggest issue is that with a very small business, I feel like the money I pay for goods or services is more closely related to the profit of the owners. And if those same owners are choosing to put up those signs or decorate the space with candidate merchandise, then it feels more real to me that some of my money went towards some of those things, or that it could be going towards some sort of monetary support for that candidate.

Now DH, on the other hand, says his biggest issue is simply that he thinks when someone owns a business, when they are at their place of business, their mind should be on the business, not on politics, and the signs open the door for distraction. He doesn't want to be in a business waiting to ask for help, while the owner's having a discussion about their lawn signs. He understands that a customer can get chatty at any time, but he feels putting out any sort of sign invites the chatter.

Before Trump, I wouldn't have thought much of it.

I actually appreciate Trump signs now. They clearly define the person or business and allows me to move along quickly and easily with no investment.

We're just starting to see a few signs here and there in town. Most of the time when I see signs, I'm not surprised by who put out what signs. Although there have been a few exceptions.

I sat my kids down just last night to have a talk about not behaving rudely if they see Trump signs in neighbors' yards. I do NOT think that they would say anything to anyone directly, but with one of my kids, I could imagine them walking by, seeing a neighbor in their yard, and then saying something to whoever they might be walking with in a much louder than necessary voice so that the neighbor could hear them.



So I want nip any possibility of that in the bud. They told me they were just disappointed to know the neighbor would vote for him, and we discussed nice things the neighbors have done for us over the years, and other people we know, care about, love who will only ever vote republican, no matter how bad the candidate may be.  Basically trying not to be Trump-like despite not agreeing with people about their political beliefs.

I don’t recall there ever being signs in businesses until the MAGAts. It’s like they HAVE to be identified with their loser.
And no, I don’t shop with MAGAts if I know.

To be honest until the grifter I really couldn’t have cared if someone was a Republican.

There is one shop in my old college's town (my nephew goes there) that is wildly anti-trans. Obsessed with it to a J.K. Rowling level. There were many signs all over the windows. I never knew what they were trying to accomplish because it is a college town and very liberal and the shop sold hippy-adjacent stuff. Why alienate your target market? My nephew has two trans roommates and we definitely never shop there, even though I like the merchandise they sell.

I went down last week to visit and the signs have been taken down. I still won't shop there because I'm sure their views haven't changed. Evidently they have chosen to be quieter about it. It must have been hitting their bottom line.

I try to avoid businesses that are very pro Trump. Not a fan of Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-a, either.

Well you implied that no one in Tennessee knows who Grant is. I have been traveling to Tennessee almost my whole life visiting family and for vacations all over the state. And you are the only person to ever make comments like Tennessee people don't know who Grant is, where he is from or his place in History. He played a huge part during the war and after. And every person I have ever spoke to in Tennessee knew exactly who he was. And only that one man has been rude.