STARBUCKS COFFEE

[AWA320]

Guess I will not be drinking Starbucks any more....

Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to let
them know how much they liked their coffees and to request that they
send some of it to the troops there.

Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support of
their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone
in it and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.

So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should not support them by
buying any of their products! I feel we should get this out in the open.
I know this war might not be very popular with some folks, but
that doesn't mean we don't support the boys on the ground fighting
street-to-street and house-to-house.

If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can
discard it and no one will never know.

Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there
again when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis."
Sgt. Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT

PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS ..

ALLOW IT TO BE PASSED TO ALL

IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED

SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO

CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT!!!

 

[AAA73Pilot]

Guess I will not be drinking Starbucks any more....

Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to let
them know how much they liked their coffees and to request that they
send some of it to the troops there.

Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support of
their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone
in it and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.

So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should not support them by
buying any of their products! I feel we should get this out in the open.
I know this war might not be very popular with some folks, but
that doesn't mean we don't support the boys on the ground fighting
street-to-street and house-to-house.

If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can
discard it and no one will never know.

Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there
again when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis."
Sgt. Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT

PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS ..

ALLOW IT TO BE PASSED TO ALL

IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED

SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO

CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT!!!

Great post but old news.

I haven't bought anything from Starbucks for a very long time.

 

[Justme]

I wish I could support you but shifting from not drinking Starbucks because it tastes horrible to not drinking Starbucks because they don't support our troops wouldn't seem to make much of a difference. But be it known that I really, really don't like it now.

 

[oldcrow]

Urban Legend. Go to snopes.com and read about it, I don't drink Charbucks, it taste burnt.

 

[Seatacus]

Guess I will not be drinking Starbucks any more....


Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support of
their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone
in it and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.

Just curious......can you provide a link to this reply by Starbucks?

 

[rjh]

Yeah, I seriously doubt this is true. Ranks up there with "Microsoft is testing a new email tracker; you will get $500 for every person you forward this to".

 

[Coffee_Tea_Or_Me]

Not sure if it is urban legend, but I am surprised to hear this Starbucks has a public stance, by the way, on supporting Isreal and not Palestine. I remember in college, everyone had his/her cause to carry, and I remember some students being anti-Starbucks because of their pro-Israel stance regarding Palestine. I also remember some students wouldn't order from Dominos Pizza because they, supposedly, give money to pro-life organizations attempting to overturn Roe v. Wade.

 

[BajaBabe]

Guess I will not be drinking Starbucks any more....


PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS ..

ALLOW IT TO BE PASSED TO ALL

IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED

SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO

CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT!!!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp

 

[CynicalResAgent]

I prodly support starbucks. They were voted one of the top 100 employers in the US and provide affodable healthcare to their employess and a liveable wage for what they do.

They operate a green as possible, they support fair trade coffee buying and they provide their grounds to local gardeners for use as compost. They'll gladly give you boxes if your moving and I love their coffee.

 

[wopr21]

Guess I will not be drinking Starbucks any more....[




Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to let
them know how much they liked their coffees and to request that they
send some of it to the troops there.

Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for their support of
their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone
in it and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.

So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should not support them by
buying any of their products! I feel we should get this out in the open.
I know this war might not be very popular with some folks, but
that doesn't mean we don't support the boys on the ground fighting
street-to-street and house-to-house.

If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can
discard it and no one will never know.

Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there
again when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis."
Sgt. Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT

PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS ..

ALLOW IT TO BE PASSED TO ALL

IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED

SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO

CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT!!!

To All , I Emailed Starbucks on this very issue and got this response...

wopr21

----

Thank you for taking the time to contact Starbucks regarding coffee donations to those serving in our armed forces.

You may have heard a rumor concerning Starbucks lack of military personnel support. This is not true. In 2004, we replied to an e-mail circulating on the internet that contained misinformation about the Company. Starbucks contacted its author, a Marine Sergeant, who subsequently sent an e-mail to his original distribution list correcting his mistake, the text of which is:

"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
1st Force Rcon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO

dated: August 17, 2004"

Starbucks, our customers, and our partners (employees) respect the efforts of the U.S. men and women who serve their country in the military. Starbucks and its partners (employees) have consistently demonstrated their support of military personnel in a number of ways.

A few examples of their generosity include:

· Each week Starbucks partners (employees) receive one free pound of coffee. On an individual, grass roots level, many partners (employees) in the U. S. have collected their free coffee and shipped thousands of pounds of Starbucks coffee overseas.
· Partners in our Atascadero, California store sent their personal weekly allotment of coffee to troops in Afghanistan so they would be able to enjoy a little taste of home.
· Our customer relations department in Seattle donated hundreds of pounds of coffee to the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier.

On Sept. 21, 2006, Starbucks was honored with the Freedom Award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Freedom Award, the highest award bestowed by the Department of Defense in recognition of an employer, was created in 1996 by President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Defense William Perry to publicly recognize American employers who provide exceptional support to their employees who voluntarily serve the nation in the National Guard and Reserve.

Starbucks employs approximately 90 U.S. partners (employees) who serve in the military and are currently on active duty. In support of their efforts, Starbucks provides a supplement to make up the difference between their military pay and their pay level at Starbucks before they went on leave. The partner (employee) can continue health coverage, and family health coverage, if enrolled, for up to 18 months. Partners (employees) are guaranteed a position upon return from active duty, except in rare circumstances, as permitted under the Federal Military Leave Laws; additionally, tenure at Starbucks is also kept while on active duty.

To enhance our U.S. partners' (employees) efforts in support of U.S. military troops, Starbucks is honored to extend our relationship with the American Red Cross in order to provide more coffee to relief efforts during times of conflict. On multiple occasions, Starbucks has donated a total of more than 100,000 lbs of coffee to the American Red Cross for distribution to those troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.

Additionally confirmation that this is an inaccurate rumor can be found at:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2004/n1...2004110908.html
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/starbucks2.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/starbucks-iraq.htm
http://www.aMillionThanks.org
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBUrbanMyths.shtml#starbucks
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/rumor.asp

Thank you again for writing. We ask you to accept our deepest appreciation to servicemen and women and we hope that you will remain a valued Starbucks customer. If you have any additional feedback or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact us at (800) 235-2883 or email us at info@starbucks.com.

Sincerely,

Minh L.
Customer Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company

If you would like to share your thoughts about your experience with Starbucks Customer Contact Center, please click on the link below to participate in a short survey. Your comments will be used to ensure that any future experiences with Starbucks Customer Contact Center meet your highest expectations.

http://www.starbuckscontactcenter.com/star...;template=CR051

 

[EMBFA]

Does nobody have Google. Untrue and from about three years ago.

By the way, Bill Gates wants to give you $1000. And if you can identify which celebrity this is you'll get a free Ipod.

Must be someone in US Airways IT dept.

 

[rjh]

Does nobody have Google. Untrue and from about three years ago.

By the way, Bill Gates wants to give you $1000. And if you can identify which celebrity this is you'll get a free Ipod.

Must be someone in US Airways IT dept.

People will believe everything they read on the internet these days. Some still fall for that kid with 25 letters in his last name that has some fatal disease.

 

[AWA320]

Yeah, I seriously doubt this is true. Ranks up there with "Microsoft is testing a new email tracker; you will get $500 for every person you forward this to".

What??? They don't really send you the money, I've been waiting for over a year on that check

I thought that Starbuck would have to be stupid to make such a bold statement and even dumber to put it in writing however I thought I would share.

 

[Flying Titan]

What??? They don't really send you the money, I've been waiting for over a year on that check

I thought that Starbuck would have to be stupid to make such a bold statement and even dumber to put it in writing however I thought I would share.

Problem is you've perpetuated a malicious lie. Next time, take a little time to find out if it's true before simply "sharing."

 

[August1989]

This is exactly what this web board is all about...Half truths and out right lies.

YCBYON

8/1989