Boycotting big box stores in favor of a big box internet retailer might not be the solution.

In the news recently, Best Buy and Target have been outed for making big donations to a PAC supporting Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. Calls to boycott these stores have arisen, but leave people with the question: where else do I go?

For Best Buy, I have to say that Newegg.com replaced them years ago for me. They have the best customer service of any retailer I frequent and they couple that with better prices than Best Buy, no $30 Monster cables (that only cost $2) and quick shipping.

Target is harder, and one Minnpost writer suggests a solution:

Now that Best Buy has threw some money into MNForward as well, where should people who are not interested in supporting Target or Best Buy turn to buy household items and electronics? David Brauer brainstormed Amazon.com:

This seems like a poor choice. Yes, Amazon doesn't give large sums to either political party, but Amazon is just another big box store, but without paying taxes. Since internet purchases remain a tax-free zone, Amazon doesn't contribute to local infrastructure (e.g. those roads that carry their delivery trucks) in the way a local store does. And local businesses provide 2-3 times the economic return on dollar spent.

I don't have a great answer to this, if your goal is to shop not-Target and local, but I'd love some tips.