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aolsux
11/26/08, 10:51 AM
I log onto Facebook today and on the side there are always the "sponser" sites and I printed the screen on this one.
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Does this piss anyone else off when a company wants to act like they care about some good doing, but a company like Starbucks gives 5 cents for every beverage sold on one day. For Lattes that cost $5 a pop, they are REALLY reaching down deep for AIDS.
TheComeBackKid
11/26/08, 11:00 AM
Well, depends on how you look at it.

First, lattes start at 2.75. Not sure what the average latte costs.

Second, I don't know what other charity work they do, if any.

I do think that everyone should do whatever is in their means to help others, whether they make 40k a year or 40 billion a year. That being the case, I can't be pissed at someone else for not doing their part if I am not doing mine.
I don't currently feel like I am giving enough (proportionally speaking), so I don't think I have a right to be pissed off at anyone else.
dai the flu
11/26/08, 12:30 PM
not sure how much they sell on any given day, but with 15,000+ locations, they'll be giving quite a lot, even at 5 cents.
they don't have to give anything.
Mitch
11/26/08, 01:34 PM
Better than nothing :shrug:
aolsux
11/26/08, 01:51 PM
not sure how much they sell on any given day, but with 15,000+ locations, they'll be giving quite a lot, even at 5 cents.
they don't have to give anything.

Better than nothing :shrug:
yes, but it still feels like they are severely undercutting the philanthropy aspect
apoemtothedead
11/26/08, 02:15 PM
It's a business decision as they will likely increase revenue during that day, but at the same time how can you knock them for giving (likely) hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity?
aolsux
11/26/08, 03:48 PM
It's a business decision as they will likely increase revenue during that day, but at the same time how can you knock them for giving (likely) hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity?
I am not knocking on them for giving. I just think if they were going to give, 5 cents for every drink sold seems really low. Maybe they will make alot, maybe not. I am just saying on the great scheme of giving back to the world, this seemed really low and almost a marketing ploy to serve more coffee on the one day.
paper halo
11/26/08, 03:50 PM
Starbucks has a shoddy record on ethics with regards to it's Guatamalan bean pickers. It would take a lot more than this for me to see them in a positive light.
aolsux
11/26/08, 03:53 PM
Starbucks has a shoddy record on ethics with regards to it's Guatamalan bean pickers. It would take a lot more than this for me to see them in a positive light.
Yes, I agree. It's like Wal-Mart tomorrow coming out and saying they are going to give ten free turkeys away.
boykosaurus
11/26/08, 08:06 PM
It would be nice if they could bump it to 25 cents or something, but I don't know how giving donations from profits affect businesses, so I can't really make a judgment against them.

Does anyone know if the donation amount depends on how an influx of money affects the organization accepting it? Like, if too much money would somehow not be economical? SOuns silly, but just wondering.