Want to a local Hardware store that had fox news on

[Tribetime]

Right in front facing me at the counter. The guy Kept turning around to see what the news was on fox and not really paying attention the checking me out. I wanted to say something there, but there was other people.So I waited till I got in my Van.And called up and told them as if they had Fox News on.I wouldn't be going there.Guy said fine and hung up on me.... Old white guy in Ohio just like me.I hate this state. Is I agree until we can counter the Is fox Lies things will never change

[MineralMan]

1. I never try to tell them. I just don't come back.

Let them figure that out for themselves.

I've noticed that I haven't seen FOX News in car dealership service waiting rooms for some time. I guess that got figured out.

[LastDemocratInSC]

5. Home improvement programs are the new video fare in dealerships.

[MineralMan]

6. Yes, or a channel that plays old TV shows all day. Boring.

[PatSeg]

12. Yeah, those are pretty big commissions

to sacrifice for a dedication to a propaganda television. That said, I think it is still a good idea to let businesses know why you are no longer doing business with them.

[groundloop]

13. They'll never learn unless customers tell them.....

Whether it's poor customer service or playing fascist 'news', tell them WHY you won't be doing business with them again.

[cutroot]

2. They are so bamboozled by the cult that they don't care

Many places used to have rush Limbaugh on all afternoon. In rural areas you might have to drive twenty or thirty miles to get what you need. Best alternative is to just not ever go in there again. I have many such places on my list. They seem to enjoy it that you don’t like it

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Why does there have to be a TV blaring away in every public space, anyway?

Doctor’s offices, grocery stores, car dealerships, hospitals , bars and restaurants……

I think it would not hurt to call the manager of one of these places that shows Fox idiocy all day long and tell them why they just lost a customer.

[Tribetime]

8. Now gas stations are blaring videos while you're pumping gas

[ProfessorGAC]

11. A Tip On That

If you're at a gas station that runs GSTV (Gas Station TV), you can mute the audio by pressing the 2nd button down on the right side of the screen.
The commercials are still running but you don't have to hear them.
Most Circle K stations use that service, so there are plenty of opportunities to hit mute

[usonian]

4. Loal ACE owner sells "My Pillows"

Are you interested in a mini-EMP device?

I'll get started right away. ⚡️🔌🌩️

[Meowmee]

7. I hate places that have tvs on 24/7

Especially doctor’s offices/ emergency rooms etc. The last thing I want to do is watch news when I’m waiting there. I often ask them to turn it off or turn the sound down. Or change the channel, etc. My father once had a big argument with one of his cardiologists because he had Fox News on. 😹 I can’t remember what happened with that.

You did the right thing 👏🏻 It’s sad that they don’t care that they’re going to lose your business.

[meow2u3]

19. I'd ask the doctor's office to change the channel from Fox News to something politically neutral

I'd then explain that Fox News can give me a heart attack. I don't have the stomach for propaganda TV.

[Meowmee]

20. My father was not that polite

I’m sure he probably said something like what the fuck are you watching that crap for lol…. They ended up being friends though, and my father went to one of his son’s bar mitzvah in Israel.

Yes, obviously he told him all of that too…that it’s not good for your heart patients etc. …when I have asked in some offices to turn the sound down or turn it off, they told me that the person that owns the building puts the TVs in there and tells them what channel it has to be on and they’re not allowed to turn it off. I said this is detrimental to my health and I don’t want to listen to this. I don’t usually have earphones, but that would be a good idea if you can block it out at least.

[niyad]

9. My local hardware store (Ace) does not have a tv, but if it were to do

something so stupid, the manager (whom I have known for years) and I would be having a little chat. I am not, by any measure, their biggest customer, but most of the employees know me, and always take good care of me.

[Buddyzbuddy]

18. Unless you're spanish speaking it is the strongest station to get a clear signal from.

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I used to drive trucks and in rural areas the best am signals carried Spanish programming, preachers and Rush Limbaugh.
To quote " they drink the sand because they don't know the difference". When you're alone for hours on end during work you'll listen to whatever is available for the human interaction. That's partially why Reublicans don't want internet service to be available in rural areas. Control the information.

[Fil1957]

10. Back in the late 80's, I was working as a consulant on a wind farm in California, and I could hear from every turbine

that was being worked on for maintenance, Rush Limbaugh blaring on the radio, all over the farm. He was very popular among the windsmiths even though they would have been out of a job if he had his way.

[senseandsensibility]

14. In the past I have had success e-mail their corporate offices

I've done that with a bank and a restaurant. Both did not have FAUX blaring the next time I went in. The bank had the TV off, and the restaurant (the bar) had CNN on instead.

[biocube]

15. Had someone in my doctors office tell me...

they just leave the TV in the waiting room on HGTV all the time or else they inevitably get complaints

Don't think with everyone having phones they pay attention to it anyway.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Good for you

[multigraincracker]

17. Look on Amazon, they sell a little remote that will turn of any tv. When he turns it back on hit it again.

Then just mumble about the tv not liking the station.