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I also donate at Starbucks, so the hard-working employees can keep their jobs. In exchange, they give me a cup of coffee. Win-win!!
That is true about not judging, I could be jumping to conclusions. Its just that I see some of the people who haven't donated buying starbucks almost every shift.
But maybe I'll buy another coat, but not put it in the donation box until the end in case its not needed. There is just a good sale on them this week!
Most people, including myself, donate what they can afford and most don't go on a message board to brag about it and look for pats on the back. Your post sort of diminishes your good intentions and the donations you intend to give...IMHO.
Most people, including myself, donate what they can afford and most don't go on a message board to brag about it and look for pats on the back. Your post sort of diminishes your good intentions and the donations you intend to give...IMHO.
I also donate at Starbucks, so the hard-working employees can keep their jobs. In exchange, they give me a cup of coffee. Win-win!!
Not juding...but you can also donate at the Gap or the Children's Place or Sears, buy a hat or gloves, have those hard working people keep their jobs as well, and donate to the charity...that would be win-win-win!
I seriously dont care what charity one chooses to donate to or not donate to but I feel comparing donating to buying a cup of coffee is silly to this discussion.
I buy starbucks and go out for lunch.
Last year, we had an annual conferece. At the end, they gave each of us a piece of paper. You had to pledge your donation to St. Jude Children's hospital before you could leave. I and another manager were about the only two who made it clear that we wouldn't donate and left. I am sure there were people judging me.
I have nothing against St. Jude. It's just not in my budget which includes enough donation to other charities.
I am the same way. Between Christmas and 5 6 family birthdays (including both of our own kids) this tme of year we have little leftover--but we give about as much as we spend on the holdays during each other quarter of the year to organizations we care about and who can use the help year roundDonate more if you want to donate more, but please don't judge others on how much you see them donating. Perhaps that person drinking the Starbucks donated five coats and twelve toys at his church because he knows that the gifts from there will be donated to someone in his church. Just because you don't see the participating doesn't meant that they aren't. And even if they aren't, it's not really your business.
Honestly, I get stretched thin this time of year with all the various charities asking for donations. I give some now, but I save the bulk of my donation budget for other times of year, especially the money I donate to the food bank...I have read so many times that they get so much food this time of year, but then during other times of the year (like in the summer) their shelves get very bare...so I make a point to make by biggest donation then. Maybe your coworkers are doing the same.
Perhaps you missed the sarcasm intended in my post. I'll be more direct: I spend my money as I choose. How my colleagues spend theirs is none of my business.
I didnt miss it...you can certainly choose to spend how you see fit I was just offering an alternative that inluded 3 wins!
I didnt miss it...you can certainly choose to spend how you see fit I was just offering an alternative that inluded 3 wins!
Why? Why should they go donate money instead of buying a coffee? You do what you want and let others do as they see fit. Do you not think anyone who goes to Starbucks daily donated anything? Do you not have any extras in your life? If so, by your logic you better give them up and go buy piles of mittens instead.
Holy mackeral, I wasnt saying that at all. Give how you see fit! Give mittens, give $ to another, donate food to another I dont care what you do or how you give. I was responding that you can also help employees by buying the mittens just as much as the poster says he is helping the employees of Starbucks and stimulate the economy by doing either. I was being sarcastic right back but I guess I failed for both of you.
But yes I do see Starbucks as unnecessary indulgence, you can get a coffee much cheaper and put that money toward hats and gloves. One cup of coffee is not that much of a sacrifice. BUT I would never tell anyone but my own family how to spend or donate their money. And by this I might suggest to my DH he not stop at his local coffee place(he hates Starbucks) and take one from home if that means he could contribute to a good cause. I would never say that to my coworker or friend though.
But yes I do see Starbucks as unnecessary indulgence, you can get a coffee much cheaper and put that money toward hats and gloves.
See, I see a DVC membership as an unnecessary indulgence. I own a few timeshares, bought them for $1 each. Not the thousands that a DVC owner spent. How much money is spent unnecessarily on multiple trips to Disney World? You could have bought a timeshare much cheaper and put that money toward hats and gloves.
I had a previous boss who was on the United Way board. We had always donated previously, but his heavy handed guilt tactics were too much for a LOT of folks and many of us started donating zero as a result.