This only just arrived via email and since I do a lot of shopping at Amazon I think it's a great idea to help support the CCI. A worthwhile, progressive organization.
I don't give to charities much anymore. I give to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and The Ali Forney Centers and they are the only ones to get any cash. I find most others too wasteful for my taste.
Before I hear the Amazon complaints I'll just say that I shop with Amazon, not only for the prices and service, but because there are no viable brick and mortar stores within 50 miles of where I live and I will not shop at Wal*Mart. There are other fave go-to-spots for specific items on the Interwebs, but in general Amazon covers the other bases.
Shopping local is my first priority, even if the price is a bit higher, but driving 50 or 80 miles to Malls is out of the question. If I find it at Amazon (I'm already a Prime Member for books & movies) and two-day shipping is free, that's where I'll get what I need.
So, if you're not in the mood to hassle the long drive, or brave the crazies at the Malls, check out Amazon for just about anything and everything (I've learned this over the years) and get it within 3 to 5 days - 2-day free shipping if you're a Prime member. Make sure your purchase is eligible for the donation.
Here's the email:
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Dear Friend,
At Courage, we hope that you support and shop at small businesses. But if you're planning to use Amazon.com for your holiday purchases and beyond, please use AmazonSmile -- a program that allows small, non-profit organizations LIKE COURAGE CAMPAIGN to raise money from Amazon purchases.
At no cost to you, Amazon will donate a .5% of the price to Courage Campaign for every eligible purchase you make! So why not get some of your holiday shopping done WHILE supporting a good cause?
CLICK HERE to support our progressive campaigns while shopping on Amazon. You can keep doing this all through 2015!
Want to make it easy to use our AmazonSmile link in the future? Bookmark this link and save it as ‘Amazon.’ It's a simple and automatic way to support Courage Campaign every time you shop at Amazon.
With your purchases, you'll be helping Courage continue to fight for progressive values, equality, justice, and accountability for politicians and corporations, while training and organizing activists to change their communities.
Thank you for your support and Happy Holidays!
Paul, along with Annie, Eddie, Laura, Lindsay, Michael, Scottie, and Tim (the Courage team)
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On this we agree, I am a long time Amazon shopper. Not only does one receive excellent prices and service, I can find almost anything I want on Amazon and delivered to my door. What's not to like?
ReplyDeleteI use Amazon quite a bit and have found that when ordering a lot of times the options on vendors to choose for the product are family owned businesses which I choose backed by Amazon Customer Service.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the "Amazon Smile" link. Using it to donate a small portion of each purchase to a charity like CCI, costs me nothing, and makes me feel a little better about using Amazon. By the way, you do not need to be a Prime member to use it. Thanks again.
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