customers_suck: Here's what I suggest we do...

fivecentschange (

fivecentschange) wrote in

customers_suck,
@ 2005-09-02 19:28:00

Here's what I suggest we do...
I think all us customers_suck members should be donating to the red cross for Katrina relief. As a group of like minded people, we can definelty give a dollar, five, or whatever we can afford.

I am currently getting Ani Difranco fans on some other lj communities to donate and I asked her record company to donate or match our donations. But that's just 2 communities. I think we should do more! Please!

Give money to the Red Cross, tell others to give. We have customers_suck members here that have been DIRECTLY AFFECTED by Katrina, so this isn't off topic. Please give, and comment the amount/what you've done to help so we can celebrate our accomplishments.

EDIT IF YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF PROBLEM WITH SOMONE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP, THEN DON'T BOTHER COMMENTING. IT'S STUPID THAT ANYONE WOULD BE MAD AT A PERSON FOR ASKING FOR THIER HELP. IF YOU CAN'T OR WON'T DONATE TO WHATEVER CHARITY YOU WANT, THAT'S YOUR THING. I'M JUST ASKING FOR HELP.

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	megd 2005-09-03 12:41 am UTC (link)
	If you can't give money, give your time or your blood. Both are needed by the American Red Cross. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fivecentschange 2005-09-03 01:33 am UTC (link)
	Yes, that's great! (Reply to this) (Parent)

spacezombie
2005-09-03 12:57 am UTC (link)

Look, hippie... Those of us who get the enormity of the situation have already donated or are getting ready to.

And I don't see why we should post how much we gave because it's not a contest or a feel-good circle-jerk hempfest. It's real goddamn life. I didn't give to "celebrate". I gave so they can get water and first-aid and the help they need. I'd "celebrate" if Superman came down, turned back time, and stopped the thing, but it's not gonna happen.

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	fivecentschange 2005-09-03 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Angry much? You know, maybe the word celebrate wasn't the wisest choice, but you don't have to be mean. I just thought for those who might not know (and yes, I've come across some who didn't know about it) If you have problems with this, then you're sick. Sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	hollsh 2005-09-03 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Personally, I think its rude to tell people what to do with their money. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fivecentschange 2005-09-03 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Personally, I think your an ass. Grow up. People are dying, deal with someone posting asking you to help. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	firefira 2005-09-03 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	Seconded. Honestly, this community is about sucky customers, I don't expect to have someone shoving a donation box in my face and naggily guilt me, get enough of that at the mall. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	invalid101 2005-09-03 01:00 am UTC (link)
	disregards last post I volunteer for the Red Cross in Canada and we are having two fundraisers for it. One is a car wash and one is a canned food drive where we give people beads (like at Mardi Gras) in exchange for food. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fivecentschange 2005-09-03 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Rock on. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hollsh 2005-09-03 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Well put. Besides, what if we have our money tied up in other charities? Are we still bad people for not donating to the charity du jour? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	well_hellothere 2005-09-03 04:30 am UTC (link)
	I'm curious, why would being born and living in Europe for over sixth months prevent you from being able to donate blood? (I'm not e-attacking you by the way, I'm simply curious) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	fivecentschange 2005-09-03 01:52 am UTC (link)
	That's something. Thanks for posting the link, and registering right now! Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	raym304 2005-09-03 02:09 am UTC (link)
	I'm of the opinion that people who have the money, blood, or time to give and are in fact not "sad" or "sick" individuals will do it without being guilted into it by some anonymous icon on an LJ community. (Reply to this)

	noelleleithe 2005-09-03 02:21 am UTC (link)
	You're getting the responses you are because your post is in extremely poor taste. You started with the assumption that members of this community haven't already donated as much as they could manage. Then you suggested we should throw ourselves a party for donating. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back all you want. I'll celebrate when the last survivor has been rescued. (Reply to this)

	purple_snitch 2005-09-03 02:38 am UTC (link)
	That's a little harsh. With little money or no cars, a lot of those people couldn't evacuate. If you don't have family in aother town or state where the hell where they supposed to evacuate to? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	jenniflirt 2005-09-03 03:07 am UTC (link)
	I really don't think this person who made this post MEANT to offend anyone. I think they were just feeling empowered by the idea that if we all DO something, we can make a difference. You know how hard it is to take things the way they are meant on-line. Just trying to play the devil's advocate. :o) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	interactiveleaf 2005-09-03 03:27 am UTC (link)
	I don't think she meant to offend anyone either. That really doesn't make the post less offensive, though. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	anthalus 2005-09-03 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Yes, the end of the post is a bit foolish, but lambasting someone for their genuinely-felt need to help people who desperately need it, is asshatish. People have lost everything in their lives: homes, pictures, possessions, family, friends, children. If you can turn a blind eye to it, then you are truly sub-human. (Reply to this)

	jennsonfire 2005-09-03 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	If it helps, I don't think anything you said was in poor taste or offensive in any way. And that's my personal opinion. I would donate, if I was able to. But I'm not legally old enough to give blood or have a credit card I can use to donate online. I did the tribe.net thing, though, it's the most I could do. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	anthalus 2005-09-04 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Well if you can, I know that they need canned goods there, and I am assuming that your local churches would know how to get them to the people in need... (Reply to this) (Parent)

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