Mostly Sarcastic But Somewhat Not Post

[lotrwariorgodss]

Omg you guys, best thing ever.

If you buy a "hand-crafted beverage" from Starbucks on World AIDS Day (12/1) they will give a whole 5 cents to the Global Fund for AIDS relief (in Africa

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[ieke85]

Yep, saw that too. *sigh*

*go go starbucks*...

[kittehkat]

lol, srsly.

I almost wish we could take this in and challenge our local shops to donate 10 cents on the same day. That'd be cool and a bit of a slap in the face. :P

If not... I guess I'll be trying some weird UK-only flavor something-or-other that day, grumbling under my breath.

[lotrwariorgodss]

I almost want to write a letter. Almost.

[dnwceo]

Why not just donate $5 instead of buying a drink?

[kittehkat]

1) Unlikely to have easy donation areas except in liberal areas,

2) You, like, totally need to get something if you're giving something, duh.

Mmm, convenience. I suppose it's the same reason this is sponsored by Starbucks and not independent coffee shops.

[lotrwariorgodss]

Convenience - Yup, this is the big one. Would the general population even know it was World AIDS Day without a caffeine-infused reminder? Probably not. At least that's something.

[lotrwariorgodss]

A good point, but generally people need to have a physical representation of their contribution in order to feel that it actually meant something. Just the way our brain works - the more reinforcement from the senses the better.

Now, if you're talking about me specifically, I hope to do both. That way I have my physical representation and more than one tenth of one pill out of many in a day's worth of HAART.