Answer Amazing how things get going around isn't it? And to be certain, most large companies make all of their donations through or too only qualified charities...for many very good reasons...and it is absolutely true..the US armed forces are NOT a qualified charity.
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.
The Truth
TruthOrFiction 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:
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
A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:
Subject: Starbucks Dear everyone: Please pass this along to anyone you know, this needs to get
out in the open. Recently Marines over in Iraq supporting this country in OIF
wrote to Starbucks because they wanted ! to let them know how much they
liked their coffee and try to score some free coffee grounds. Starbucks wrote
back telling the Marines thanks for their support in their business, but that
they don't support the War and anyone in it and that they won't send them the
Coffee.
So as not to offend them we should not support in buying any Starbucks
products. As a War vet and writing to you 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 and I believe is right. If you feel the
same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard it and I'll never
know. Thanks very much for your support to me, and I know you'll all be there
again here soon when I deploy once more. Semper Fidelis, Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO Thank you!
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Anchorage, Alaska. We have more coffee shops and espresso stands per capita than any other city in America. Almost all "Coffee Capital" claims go to Seattle, the home of Starbucks. They have 35 coffee establishment per 100,000 people. Anchorage has close to 50 coffee establishment per 100,000 people. Anchorage doesn't show up on the radar because it is a small city comparatively. Yet, the northern clime has them drinking coffee like maniacs.
Yes. While coffee production was still up during this time, the availability of shipping was limited since all of the available ships were being put to use in war efforts. In April of 1942, government limited roasters to 75% of the previous year's supply and in September it was cut down to 65%.
Canada imports 100 percent of their coffee from other countries. This is because they do not have the type of climate needed to grow the beans.
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In many cases Starbucks runs them out of business but if you don't like Starbucks and you like the coffee you get at a smaller coffee shop, then Starbucks is helpful to the smaller coffee shops in a way.
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