In what is turning into a spectacular backfire, Goya products are being cleaned out of grocery store shelves in what is being dubbed the "Chick-Fil-A" effect by The Daily Wire.
Namely, leftists have called for a boycott over the brand after its CEO publicly praised President Donald Trump. Instead, conservatives took matters into their own hands and are reportedly buying more Goya products than they normally would to show support for the company, its CEO and the President. It's being called a "Buy-Cott".
It began when radio host Mike Opelka began encouraging people on Twitter to buy $10 worth of Goya products to turn around and donate to their local food bank.
He Tweeted: “My brother came up with a terrific idea and I am encouraging all to join me in purchasing $10 worth of Goya Foods products and donating them to your local food bank. Let’s push a BUY-cott, not a boycott. Let’s show the #Goyaway people what compassion can do.”
And this weekend a GoFundMe effort was launched to feed the hungry using only Goya products. It has raised over $43,000 so far.
Casey Harper, who started the GoFundMe, said: “I’m not surprised we have raised so much because people are tired of having to walk on eggshells in political discourse. Also, Americans are fundamentally generous people, so a chance to feed the hungry and stand up to cancel culture was an easy win.”
Recall, three days ago, we reported that the Goya CEO "refused to apologize" for his comments praising President Donald Trump. As a result, many liberals announced they were boycotting his company.
By last Thursday evening, "Goya," #BoycottGoya and #Goyaway were trending topics on Twitter.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/lefts-boycott-goya-has-backfired-spectacularly-conservative-customers-clean-out-store
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[–] Hoppinmad 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Got mine yesterday
[–] y000danon 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
the taquitos are delicious.
[–] Blacksmith21 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
Bought more Goya this weekend. Can never have too many beans. FWIW - Opelka came up with this idea while sitting in for Chris Plante (WMAL). If you've never listened to this show out of Washington DC, M-F, 0900-1200, you are missing out. BEst show on radio - better than Rush, IMO.
[–] cantaloupe6 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
There's a gofundme donating Goya products to charity; if shopping is inconvenient. Appears legitimate.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/buy-goya-support-trump-amp-feed-the-hungry
Leftist want to cow this ceo as an example.
[–] LoveOurCountry 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Does this mean the left is certifiably insane because they keep doing the same thing over and over and expect a different outcome? Asked rhetorically.
[–] HereComesTheSunny 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If your local grocery stores don't have Goya products, purchase some online...but also call those local stores and their corporate HQs to request that they add Goya to their inventory!