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Yes. Boycott EVERYTHING.
Whenever you're tempted to buy something, go through the checklist:
1: Can I live without it? Then don't buy it at all.
2: Can I get it for free, from a dumpster, or by stealing it from a corp? Can I barter for it in local bartering groups without spending cash? Or can I make it myself?
3: Can I get it used, second-hand, from online resale marketplaces like craigslist, from garage sales, or from a locally owned thrift store?
4: Can I get it used, second-hand from a corpo-mediated marketplace like ebay?
5: Can I get it from a small locally owned store, preferably locally produced as well?
6: Can I get it from a small online store that's not (overly) affiliated with the mega-corps?
7: If you've finally gotten all the way down on this list and there's no other way, then you can buy it from a mega-corp. It should be extremely rare that you get this far on the list.
Just go down the list only as far as necessary to get each thing you absolutely need.