The title sort of says it all, doesn't it? We have to hit them where it hurts. No, in the pocketbook, but I understand your frustration.
And we have to let them know we are doing it, and why.
More below the squiggly.
Yesterday, I sent the following message to Proflowers customer service department
Mr. Limbaugh has crossed the line with his disgusting comments about Sandra
Fluke. I urge you to consider if this is the image you want before your
company's ads. Women, and men who care for women, will not buy flowers
from you if you associate with this trash. Thank you for your time.
I received the following response
Thank you for your feedback. We spend our advertising dollars across a wide spectrum of media channels. The views and opinions of the media outlets and personalities we advertise with are not necessarily those of our company.
We simply wish to delight our customers with fresh and unique gifting products, and that will continue to happen to the best of our abilities.
I wrote back
Your reply makes no sense. When you advertise with someone, the money you pay makes it possible for them to stay on the air. If these views are not those of your company, why are you sponsoring them? Whether you like it or not, your "fresh and unique gifting products" are being associated with a man who says foul and insulting things about women. Your customers are not delighted
At the time of this posting, Proflowers has not pulled its ads from Mr. Limbaugh's show. It is time to put our money where our mouths are.
Mother's day is May 15th.
I recommend that everyone send an e-mail to Proflowers customer service at the amusingly named:
wecare@customercare.proflowers.com
You may, of course, choose your own text, but here is what I wrote:
I am a mother, a woman, and a physician. I have asked my husband and children NOT to order flowers from your company on Mother's day. This boycott will stay in effect until you withdraw your sponsorship from Rush Limbaugh. His disgusting insults about Ms. Fluke, and his lukewarm apology, are an affront to women everywhere. I will not support him indirectly by buying from your company.
My husband sent a similar message saying that he would not buy from them on Mother's day for the same reasons.
Thank you for listening to my modest proposal. KayfromLA