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Re:DoorDash’s about-face on tipping shows customers have mor... by fifnir on Thursday July 25, 2019 @02:54PM (#20528277)
One of the projects i've daydreamed about is an app where you sign up for issues that you care about like water privitization or palm oil etc, and then you scan a barcode and get a report of whether the product is connected to any of those problems. You will then (hopefully) not buy the product and maybe hit a button in the app saying that you chose not to buy it.

Every month, the app collects the data from its users and produces a report: "Dear Nestle, this month you lost $X of revenue on account of people boycotting you because of this or that."

I think it's important to send some kind of negative feedback to companies.

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Re:DoorDash’s about-face on tipping shows customers have mor... by c22 on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:03PM (#20528372)
I love this idea. I've noticed that as corps get larger and operate more and more brands under fewer umbrellas boycotts are becoming a lot less effective. Most efforts probably don't even land on the radar, let alone have a noticeable impact on the bottom line. Finding ways to deliver more consumer feedback up the chain that aren't mediated by the company's own processes seems essential going forward.
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Re:DoorDash’s about-face on tipping shows customers have mor... by jkestner on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:14PM (#20528467)
A friend did something like this a while ago (thesis + code) called Redink: https://github.com/evlrbot/Red-Ink

Maybe there are some ideas in there for you. I really wished it got completed.

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Re:DoorDash’s about-face on tipping shows customers have mor... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:00PM (#20528332)
Similar to https://www.buycott.com/?
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Re:DoorDash’s about-face on tipping shows customers have mor... by dawhizkid on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:02PM (#20528357)
Yeah something like this, though looks like a dead project (no activity in a year)
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Re:DoorDash’s about-face on tipping shows customers have mor... by fifnir on Thursday July 25, 2019 @03:10PM (#20528437)
Ow wow ! pretty much exactly that!
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