Not sure if hypermarkets do the same thing in other countries, but I’ve seen it in the states and it pisses me off
Even if you can afford it it makes no sense. Impulse giving is not a solution to systemic food insecurity, homelessness, insufficient healthcare, etc. If there’s a societal problem, there should be a societal solution. I don’t turn to Walmart to meaningfully address these issues, nor do I trust them to.
Even if you can afford it and want to do it, doing it through them let’s them take a tax cut through you. Instead of you taking the tax cut.
No, it fucking doesn’t and every mouthbreathing moron who parrots this needs to have a long hard look at themselves.
Ronald McDonald House is a good charity. Pays for parents to stay near their sick kids’ hospital. They do good work.
Stop trying to discourage people from donating to charity. You’re actively making the world worse through your own ignorance.
I mean, it does in Spain. I know of a supermarket (Eroski) that asks for 0.50€ on the paying machine that you have to press no which goes to charities and if you don’t get the tax break they get it. I’m not trying to discourage people from donating to charity, I’m discouraging people from using the supermarket as a proxy and donate directly themselves.
You are so aggressively pissed god damn, no one mentioned a specific charity, the post mentions the states but also other countries…
Care-washing: the greenwashing-adjacent pretending to give a shit about anything other than sloppy blowjobs for your board, top executives, and large shareholders.
I dont know about BJs but apparently Activision-Blizzard has free breast milk.
Safeway does that shit. No, I don’t want to end hunger. You’re a grocery store, you end hunger, assholes.
They’re not even ending hunger that’s the worst thing. At best you’re paying their taxes. EDIT: Apparently this is a common misconception. At worst you’re also funding fascist ‘charities’ if they decide to just lie and put the money towards “end transness foundation” or the “kill all gay people fund” instead.
Just so everyone is aware, when companies ask you to donate, they have ALREADY PAID for the donation and they are trying to get their money back by nickle and diming their customers. Don’t fall for this.
I love it when McDonalds does this shit
Like, bruh, how about you take money from my order and give that to charity instead?
Maybe even match the donation, or even half of it. I get that a penny here and there adds up really quickly to an enormous brand like McDonald’s, but seriously matching it even for pennies on the dollar would go far to prove that they’re not just trying to associate themselves with being charitable.
or even half of it
I mean they basically do. $20m vs the $56m raised by customers.
But don’t let facts get in the way of you frothing at the mouth.
