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Bad Move Starbucks!
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:54 am
by MaudDib125
BAD MOVE STARBUCKS!!!
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>> Starbucks Coffee
>> "Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to
>> let them know how much they liked their coffees and to request that
>> they send some of it to the troops there.
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>> Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support in
>> their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor
>> anyone in it , and that they would not send the troops their brand of
>> coffee.
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>> So as not to offend Starbucks, we should not support them by buying
>> any of their products. As a war vet writing to fellow patriots, I
>> feel we should get this out in the open. I know this war might not be
>> very popular with some folks, but that doesn't mean we don't support
>> the boys on the ground fighting street-to-street and house-to-house
>> for what they believe is right.
>>
>> If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard
>> it and no one will never know. Thanks very much for your support of
>> me, and I know you'll all be there again when I deploy once more.
>>
>>
>> Semper Fidelis."
>> Howard C. Wright
>> 1st Force Recon Co
>> 1st Plt PLT RTO
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:39 am
by Buzzman25
You should always do a little homework when you revieve any of these types of letters. Make sure it is true before you post it so that if it is true we all can jump on ship, otherwise it just spreads rumors.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=St ... gle+Search
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/ ... s-iraq.htm
Starbucks Refused to Send Donated Coffee to Marines In Iraq and Said the Company Does Not Support the War-Fiction!
bullet Summary of the eRumor
An email from a Marine who says some Marines wrote to Starbucks to say how much they liked Starbucks coffee and to request some donated coffee for the Marines.
The eRumor says Starbucks responded by saying they don't support and war and will not send any coffee.
The writer urges a boycott of Starbucks.
bullet The Truth
TruthOrFiction.com contacted Starbucks about the story.
Starbucks says that the originator of the email, Sgt. Howard Wright, and talked with him about his complaint.
He has now sent a follow-up email to his email list, which appears below.
Starbucks assured him of their support of the military and that the only reason any coffee was not donated was because the official Starbucks donation policy authorizes such gifts to officially designated public charities, including libraries and schools, and that the U.S. military or military personnel do not qualify.
It was not meant to be a comment on the war or the service of military personnel in the war.
The company said that there have been employees that have showed their support through donations of coffee.
Starbucks told us that many of the company's employees (called "partners" by Starbucks) receive one pound of free coffee each week and some of that coffee has gone to members of the military or related organizations.
For example, the employees in the Starbucks in Atascadero, California, decided to send their weekly free coffee to troops in Afghanistan and there are other such stories about Starbucks coffee finding its way into the hands of military personnel.
Here is Sgt. Wright's follow-up email after Starbucks spoke with him:
Sgt. Wright's follow-up email wrote:Dear Readers,
Almost 5 months ago I sent an e-mail to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thing that needs to be cleared up. I heard by word of mouth about how Starbucks said they didn't support the war and all. I was having enough of that kind of talk and didn't do my research properly like I should have. This is not true. Starbucks supports men and women in uniform. They have personally contacted me and I have been sent many copies of their company's policy on this issue. So I apologize for this quick and wrong letter that I sent out to you.
Now I ask that you all pass this email around to everyone you passed the last one to. Thank you very much for understanding about this.
Howard C. Wright
Sgt USMC
1st Force Rcon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:55 am
by MCmasters_girl
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
It's FALSE....How did I get along before snopes? anyway IF you have beef with Starbucks, go to the Coffee Bean, they're a 1000x better anyway.
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:30 pm
by Venus de Tahoe
it was the white chocolate mocha ice blended we got in La Jolla that converted you, wasn't it?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:28 pm
by MCmasters_girl
Venus de Tahoe wrote:it was the white chocolate mocha ice blended we got in La Jolla that converted you, wasn't it?
hell yeah!!! and I discovered 2 coffee beans closer to me, one near base and one in Carmel mountain.
highlight of my month!