Another Code for the Big Bundle Cancer Charity

[Marcus Yam]

It's a big bundle of good karma.

Another Code for the Big Bundle Cancer Charity : Read more

 

[zak_mckraken]

This does reduce the donated amount to the American Cancer Society by $9, but some contribution is better than none.

Bummer. I guess people that gets the bundle for the charity instead of the deal might consider skipping the code!

 

[LATTEH]

its nice but if it had a newegg coupon i would be all for it but... im gonna run in the cancer walk for some of my family members who had cancer

 

[nachowarrior]

nice... I could actually use some of this stuff... unfortunately I could use 30 dollars e\/en more right now...

 

[soo-nah-mee]

For anybody that is skeptical about the deal (as far as how it benefits you, not the charity), rest assured it is fully legit and well worth it. At first, as I started to check out, it looked like it might be one of those scams where you have to have to "take advantage" of one of the sponser's deals (make additional purchases), but that is not the case. There is a lot of going back and forth between confirmation emails and entry forms, but there is no catch. Be sure to read the fine print though regarding the expiration dates of the offers. You just have to make sure you collect your "gift" before a certain date.

 

[mlopinto2k1]

What about the code TOMSHARDWARE? I thought that reduced the price as well???

 

[Manos]

So we pay you 30$ for 2-4 cents to go to the cancer donations? Nice.... Why dont we just give you the 30$, you give them to the donations and keepthe 2-4 cents instead? I dont see this as a donation at all, sorry. The last person that makes money is the ppl for he charity in this case once again.

 

[soo-nah-mee]

[citation][nom]manos[/nom]So we pay you 30$ for 2-4 cents to go to the cancer donations? Nice.... Why dont we just give you the 30$, you give them to the donations and keepthe 2-4 cents instead? I dont see this as a donation at all, sorry. The last person that makes money is the ppl for he charity in this case once again.[/citation]A lot of conclusions jumped to there don't you think? Until you have a fiscal explanation of the distribution of the funds, I don't think judgement should be passed on the motives. For all you know, the businesses providing the products have donated the items and nearly all of the money goes to the charity.

 

[anamaniac]

Well, I just gave $50 to a friend, does that count as my monthly charity quota?

 

[Marcus Yam]

[citation][nom]mlopinto2k1[/nom]What about the code TOMSHARDWARE? I thought that reduced the price as well???[/citation]
Yes, that code does the exact same thing.

 

[soo-nah-mee]

^lol- I would say yes. That is unless it was beer money.

 

[Regulas]

@ soo-nah-mee "A lot of conclusions jumped to there don't you think? Until you have a fiscal explanation of the distribution of the funds, I don't think judgement should be passed on the motives. For all you know, the businesses providing the products have donated the items and nearly all of the money goes to the charity."

Total Rubbish, they have a huge overhead and get paid big salaries. Sure it started out good, like Unions did and now is fat and corrupt and needs to go away.
Toms article says: "The very most important thing here is that 100 percent of all net proceeds go to the American Cancer Society."
I say fowl, rubbish.

From Wiki, Quote about one chapter in the American Cancer Society and their scam to get rich like Union bosses do.

Quote: issued a report analyzing the chapter's own financial statements and demonstrating that it uses about 95% of its donations for paying salaries and other overhead costs, resulting in a 22 to 1 ratio of overhead to actual money spent on the cause.

There will still be uniformed and even informed touchy feely bleeding heart types who will give loads of cash for the cause because it makes them feel good about themselves and have bragging rights at cocktail parties while it lines the private banks account of the bosses. There is an phony idiot born every second.

 

[soo-nah-mee]

^You quoted Wikipedia! I need not say more about those "facts". Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. There will always be greedy, biased right wingers, eager to believe the first thing they read. Another excuse to avoid generosity. Plus, try using spell check. It increases your credibility tenfold.

Quote from the U.S. Better Business Bureau regarding the ACS"
"Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses:
Programs: 75% Fund Raising: 11% Administrative: 14% Other Expenses"

75% goes to fund raising; not 5%. 11% to administrative expenses; not 95%. Still not stellar numbers compared to better run charities, but more money goes to cancer patients by purchasing the big bundle than by complaining about administrative organization and insulting the intents of those that give generously. Sure, some philanthropists are in it for reasons of personal gain, but let's not forget the working man that wants to help those in need for the sake of helping. Let's not not deter people from donating by insinuating that they will resemble a “bleeding heart” “makes them feel good about themselves” cocktail party attending yuppy by doing so.

 

[randomizer]

Anybody can cherry-pick numbers to make a survey show what they want.

 

[soo-nah-mee]

[citation][nom]randomizer[/nom]Anybody can cherry-pick numbers to make a survey show what they want.[/citation]
That's the long and short of it wrapped up in a single sentence quite well.

 

[zak_mckraken]

[citation][nom]randomizer[/nom]Anybody can cherry-pick numbers to make a survey show what they want.[/citation]

Yeah, 57% of the people knows that.