comet555

My husband just sent this to me from work.

If you shop at Coles this Friday they will donate the profits to the fire victims. I regularly shop there so I'll be making sure I stock up on Friday.

http://www.coles.com.au/about/news/d...eal%20Fund.pdf

Machiavelli

My apologies if this is a duplicate thread.

I got a text from a friend telling me that Coles have promised to donate all of their profits on Friday to the 'firies appeal'.

When I told my OH, he said that he'd heard that on the radio.

I will be shopping at Coles on Friday, buying as much non-perishable stuff as I can store, T roll, K roll, tea bags, sugar, etc, and as much meat as I can freeze, plus my weekend shop.

I don't care how long the check out queues are, I will be filling two trolleys.

Just thought... I will fill my car up with fuel too!

We have already donated via the internet, and I've delivered bedding, clothing and toys, to the Salvos.

This is just another tiny way that we can help those in need in Victoria.

M xxx

Just wish we could give blood, :-(

Catch

woolworths are doing it on saturday if anyone misses coles on friday.

Machiavelli

Thanks for that!

Hopefully we will all spend Friday and Saturday in Coles and Woolworths!

M xxx

Wendy

Also worth noting is that woolies are also donating their profits on Friday 20th Feb to the farmers.

Pollyana

Threads merged

BAY

Why do these companies have to advertise the fact that they are donating and why do they have to say how much they are donating ? Why can't they just give the money silently ? All large companies have a charity budget already. It just smacks of an opportunity of free advertising and cheapens the whole thing

Damson

Does it really matter as long as they give money? At the end of it, they didn't have to do anything but at least they are doing something instead instead of tutting and giving platitudes. I must say I too am a cynic normally, but I do think it's a case of needs must sometimes.

woodring

Of course it matters that they publicise the day as much as possible,
the more people who shop on the designated day ,the more profit they make therefore more money for the appeal.

BAY

They could just give a donation (a days profit) without trying to get cheap publicity/advertising out of it. Its called respect/dignity etc.

It doesn't really matter where you shop as both Coles and Woollies are donating Friday's profit.

Rudi

I disagree, if they just use a normal day's profit then it will not be as much. Yes ok, so they get some publicity, but they will also be able to donate far more money this way. The more money that can be donated the better - surely that's got to be a good thing?

Rudi

BAY

If Coles/Woolies really want to help why don't they donate Saturday's (probably the busiest day) profits ?

Rudi

Because this way, they get to donate more. I know I am not alone in saving my shopping now until Friday.

BAY

So you think more people shop on Friday instead of Saturday ? If they donated Saturday's profits then people wouldn't need to change their shopping day !

dpwilliams

If they paid them a fair price for their produce in the first place they wouldn't need to be donating to help the farmers. It's a cheap pubilicity stunt to help them look good trying to address a problem which they largely contributed to in the first place.