As a loyal Democrat and patriotic American, should I avoid buying from Overstock.com?

[NurseJackie]

Sometimes it's impossible to avoid buying from EVERY company that doesn't score 100% perfect on whatever scale is being used to measure them... but whenever I can, I try to avoid the most obvious and egregious GOP supporters and purveyors of crackpot conspiracy theories, or Trump and Russian intimate connections.

[hookaleft]

1. They have nothing but crap...........

Shopped there many times in the past......no more.

[kimbutgar]

2. I just brought a new computer desk and laptop from them

I saved $150 buying from them instead of Amazon. The Byrne guy no longer runs the company. So I don’t feel bad about saving money and giving the company lower profit margins!

[Ziggysmom]

3. The new CEO is a repube who ran for Utah Governor in 2016.

They are a lousy company for customer service. I bought a rug from them that was infested with moths! They wanted me to pay return shipping. I didn't want to touch it. Luckily my credit card company stepped in and we trashed the carpet and my charge was removed.

[totodeinhere]

4. I have never left my buying decisions to which political party a particular company supports.

We are supposed to be a free country and they can support anyone they want. But as it happens I have never shopped at Overstock.

[jrthin]

5. If you can, yes. Spend your values.

I had to purchase a rug recently, Overstock showed up in my search and I avoided them like the plague.

[csziggy]

6. I've found the same items cheaper elsewhere so I avoid them on that basis

For a while they were selling Ott lights - used by a lot of needleworkers - for more than the manufacturer's list price, but touting them as discounted.

That is only one example I found of overpriced items at Overstock.com so I no longer even click on their links.

[IcyPeas]

7. that's funny. my old Ott lite just broke and I bought a new one that arrived just yesterday

after comparing prices I ended up getting it from a place called Kens Sewing, they are in Alabama. It was $49 from them with free shipping, and $79 from all the other sellers. check them out: (I got the one with the bonus magnifier)

https://www.kenssewingcenter.com/lights-and-lamps.html?cat=168

[csziggy]

8. I'm not a big fan of Ott lights

I bought one quite a few years back and used it a lot. Then it stopped working. I thought it was the bulb so spent the money for a real replacement Ott bulb. No go. So I tried to contact the company to see if it could be sent in for repairs. Ott never responded.

For years after, I used cheap Office Depot lights. Then my husband splurged and bought me a Stella LED with adjustable color temperature and intensity. I love that one, but he got a clamp on for taking to seminars - and they stopped allowing plug in lights because of fire danger.

The light I took to my last seminar was a musician stand light with LEDs - low power enough I can plug it into my power block and it will run all day. I can take the power block back to my room at night and recharge.

May splurge and buy a Stella or similar light for the living room where I do most of my stitching. I'm still using a cheap Office Depot light there and the color range is not good.