Below is a comment that was recently put on one of our past blogs from an anonymous person. I just wanted to draw attention to this because, like many others, this person is taking rumor for fact without doing any research on the issue. Because I work at Starbucks and have been quite impressed by their high standards, I could not belive what this person was saying could possibly be true. After just a few minutes of quick research, I was able to find the REAL story.
Anonymous said...
sorry, i don't support the war, but i do the troops. since starbucks' made the comment they do not support the war, or anyone who fights in it, i cannot support the products they offer. use to stop everyday to get a beverage. i have since quit.
Danielle said...
It might be better to do a little research before taking every rumor you hear as fact. Below is the reality of the matter. . .
SUMMARY OF THE E-RUMOR
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 the war and will not send any coffee. The writer urges a boycott of Starbucks.
THE TRUTH
TruthOrFiction.com contacted Starbucks about the story. Starbucks says that they contacted 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 shown 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
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