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dmroyer
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 Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:26 am Post subject: Starbucks |
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| Quote: | Starbucks has the deepest respect and admiration for U.S. military personnel. We are extremely grateful to the men and women who serve stateside or overseas. We sincerely appreciate that they are willing to risk their lives to protect Americans and our values of freedom and democracy. While Starbucks as a company cannot directly donate to military personnel, many of our partners (employees) show their support by donating coffee.
Starbucks partners receive one pound of free coffee each week as an employee benefit (known as "partner mark-out"). Many of our partners have elected to send their weekly mark-out of coffee to members of the military or military families, and related organizations. Our partners have collected and shipped numerous pounds of Starbucks coffee overseas.
As an example of this generosity, our partners in our Atascadero, California store sent their weekly mark out coffee to troops in Afghanistan so they are able to enjoy a little piece of home. Our customer relations department in Seattle donated hundreds of pounds of coffee to the sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group. |
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BuffaloJack
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| I saw this about 2 weeks ago. I don't frequent Starbuck anyway, but I used to buy the occasional Frappaccino at the grocery. I have decided to vote with my wallet. There are plenty of other coffee places to get a cup of coffee from besides a yuppie store with a liberal anti-war viewpoint. |
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Navy_Navy_Navy
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:19 am Post subject: |
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This is what is known as an Urban Legend - it's not true.
The last I heard, Starbucks was shipping large quantities of coffee to our troops.
There is even a Starbucks set up under the Exchange System - at the Baghdad Airport, I believe?
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BuffaloJack
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:05 am Post subject: |
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Thanks EJ,
I didn't know who to believe.
I guess Starbucks gets off my personal black list.
Again Thanks,
Jack |
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LewWaters
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:59 am Post subject: |
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For what it's worth to any, here is what Snopes says about this Urban Legend;
From Sgt. Wright
| Quote: | Dear Readers,
Almost 5 months ago I sent an email to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thou that needs to be cleared up. I heard from 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 the men and women in uniform. They have personally contacted me and I have been sent many of their Company's policy on this issue. So I apologize for this quick wrong letter 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 |
From Starbucks;
| Quote: | Starbucks has the deepest respect and admiration for U.S. military personnel. We are extremely grateful to the men and women who serve stateside or overseas. We sincerely appreciate that they are willing to risk their lives to protect Americans and our values of freedom and democracy. While Starbucks as a company cannot directly donate to military personnel, many of our partners (employees) show their support by donating coffee.
Starbucks partners receive one pound of free coffee each week as an employee benefit (known as "partner mark-out"). Many of our partners have elected to send their weekly mark-out of coffee to members of the military or military families, and related organizations. Our partners have collected and shipped numerous pounds of Starbucks coffee overseas.
As an example of this generosity, our partners in our Atascadero, California store sent their weekly mark out coffee to troops in Afghanistan so they are able to enjoy a little piece of home. Our customer relations department in Seattle donated hundreds of pounds of coffee to the sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group. |
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
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