Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoDon't we all hate thislemmy.worldimagemessage-square115linkfedilinkarrow-up1749arrow-down111
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minus-squareBigDiction@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·3 days agoI feel like we need pinned comment every time this comes up because the mythology around this topic is so pervasive. Donating small amounts along with a purchase saves a lot on transaction cost for the non profit organization. Non profits love these things for volume. Stores do not make money offering these. If you dislike being pressured to donate at POS, by all means don’t do it, I don’t either!
minus-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoNot only that, but most corporations like these match the donations, so you are donating 1$, they are donating 60k$.
I feel like we need pinned comment every time this comes up because the mythology around this topic is so pervasive.
Donating small amounts along with a purchase saves a lot on transaction cost for the non profit organization.
Non profits love these things for volume.
Stores do not make money offering these.
If you dislike being pressured to donate at POS, by all means don’t do it, I don’t either!
Not only that, but most corporations like these match the donations, so you are donating 1$, they are donating 60k$.