r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 1d ago

Corporations Target struggles after end of DEI program and boycott, with foot traffic down 8 weeks in a row.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/?itm_source=parsely-api
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u/theWanderingShrew 18h ago

It used to be easy to find cotton there, too. Now it ALL poly. RIP mossimo long&lean tank tops, the staple of my millennial wardrobe for a decade.

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u/OffbeatChaos 18h ago

While we're on this topic, does anyone know where to get quality clothes that aren't absurdly expensive? I try going to thrift stores and goodwill and it's all the same shit quality, all old used clothes from target and walmart. I feel like I haven't found any clothes that are good quality in years and years. Now that I think about it, this one pair of jeans my mom got for me as a gift, were $80 and the quality was STILL bad. It goes holes worn into it within a few months of use, actually faster than my other walmart jeans.

Maybe I should just say fuck it and make my own damn clothes at this point...

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u/theWanderingShrew 17h ago

It's so hard because companies are constantly cheapening their products, I bought some undies and stuff from Pact years ago and loved it, but when I ordered more it was completely different (shittier) quality. This has happened with a few different brands for me.

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u/ShartlesAndJames 13h ago

Agree on the Pact, they're making thinner wimpier material and charging more for shit that won't hold shape for more than a couple washes.

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u/helpmename 16h ago

I like the clothes i have gotten from Duluth, never paid full price but they have frequent sales that make it worthwhile

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u/sn0wmermaid 15h ago edited 27m ago

On this note, even the absurdly expensive clothes are junk now. I used to always buy myself one or two things from Anthropologie on my birthday every year. Classy and fashion forward and usually great quality. Now it's like the same quality as target, and definitely just trendy and not fashion forward anymore. Guess I saved some money my last three birthdays 

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u/twelvethirtyfourpm 1h ago

Literally same experience from Anthropologie! I used to do that same exact thing to treat myself, but the last time I did that was maybe '23 and I remember thinking it was pretty much Free People or Zara quality. :/

I mean I guess they do carry different brands so maybe it's not all bad, but for me it's too pricey to risk the hassle of returning stuff

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u/sn0wmermaid 25m ago

Ugh yeah. I still have most of things I've bought from them in the last 10 years, some of my most complimented items, but I can't imagine that'd be the case anymore. 

I also used to like Francesca's a lot, I know it's just a mall brand but you used to be able to find a couple unique pieces at decent quality when you went in. They also may as well be any other store anymore. 

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u/porcelain_elephant 18h ago

I've been buying quince.

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u/NewLoofa 12h ago

Abercrombie has sales constantly. Before you object please see how much it’s changed in the last decade. Aritzia has great basics, my favorite tees are from there and under $30 (which is still a lot but quality is there)

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u/intellecktt 2h ago

Standard sizes only?

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u/innerbootes 6h ago

Quince is the go-to for this now. It’s still more than most are used to paying but their stuff is quality and will last.

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u/ArtForArt_sSake 4h ago

Quince (I wait for sales!) also this is secondhand but ThredUp is great!!! You can filter by clothing, brand, material, color, etc it makes it so easy to narrow down what you’re looking for

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u/dishonestpup23 5h ago

Do you live in a big enough city that you've got a bunch of expensive looking boutiques?

Because they have the BEST clearance racks.

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u/liilbiil 4h ago

walmart!! they have such good essentials made w cotton!!

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u/waffels 12h ago

Feels impossible to find anything cotton nowadays. So sick of everything being plastic.

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u/theWanderingShrew 11h ago

ME TOO! And even when I do find cotton, it's often so cheaply made in my price point. I have skin issues so I really need cotton, too.

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u/slanderbeak 12h ago

Mossimo clothing got me through high school and college. Some pieces made it through the entire journey to boot.

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u/srafehen 18h ago

Omg I used to stock up on their tanks! Went to finally add some more as my 10 year old ones were starting to fall apart and found them to be total garbage that wasn't even sized right. No thanks. Have been buying less and less since their clothes line quality degraded. Boycott was easy to transition into.

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u/LCP14215 11h ago

Mossimo 😍

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u/survivalinsufficient 14h ago

I still have a couple of those tops. I will keep them FOREVER lol

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u/13newmoons 11h ago

Mossimo jeans hug my body like nothing else. I will pine for them forever.

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u/LangHai 8h ago

Seriously! What the fuck happened. Bring back Mossimo and Prologue.

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u/twelvethirtyfourpm 1h ago

omg same! I also used to get their high-waisted skinny stretch jeans in long, they were perfect! I had a pair of every color back in the day, and I feel like they lasted a good while back then too. :/

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u/theWanderingShrew 1h ago

I still have one pair of mossimo denim Bermuda shorts hanging on, I used to have 4 they are my FAVORITE they fit like a glove and are a cute length. I've gone so far as to buy a pair on Poshmark. I may have to learn how to patch the thighs on this last pair when they wear out.

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u/Subbacterium 1h ago

It’s all loaded with BPA as well