Smile
Jan 17, 2023 09:00:31 #
n4jee
Loc: New Bern, NC
I hope everyone is using smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. Same products and prices, but on qualified products, Amazon donates 0.5% to your favorite charity. Doesn't sound like much, but they have donated $377,000.00 since 2013 when it began. I get reports on how much Shriner's Hospital for Children has received for the reporting period. It adds up when combined with others.
Jan 18, 2023 07:01:28 #
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Jan 18, 2023 11:06:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, I've been doing that for years.
Me too. No difference in the shopping experience so it makes sense to allow Amazon to donate to your favorite charity.
Jan 18, 2023 18:59:51 #
Didn't know this. Thanks for posting n4jee. Any idea what "qualified products" are?
Don
Don
Jan 18, 2023 20:56:01 #
Received mail from Amazon Smile tonight - short version is:
Dear customer,
In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.
We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023...
Dear customer,
In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.
We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023...
Jan 19, 2023 07:32:38 #
Art_G wrote:
Received mail from Amazon Smile tonight - short ve... (show quote)
Too bad. If they were select a small list of charities, people would complain that their favorite wasn't included. "Winding down" will also help Amazon's bottom line.
Jan 19, 2023 15:27:17 #
MikeJ
Loc: North Georgia USA
n4jee wrote:
I hope everyone is using smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. Same products and prices, but on qualified products, Amazon donates 0.5% to your favorite charity. Doesn't sound like much, but they have donated $377,000.00 since 2013 when it began. I get reports on how much Shriner's Hospital for Children has received for the reporting period. It adds up when combined with others.
Hi Eugene,
Agree. We have specified Good Mews, and animal shelter in Marietta, GA.
Mike
Jan 19, 2023 17:30:03 #
n4jee wrote:
I hope everyone is using smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. Same products and prices, but on qualified products, Amazon donates 0.5% to your favorite charity. Doesn't sound like much, but they have donated $377,000.00 since 2013 when it began. I get reports on how much Shriner's Hospital for Children has received for the reporting period. It adds up when combined with others.
Amazon has decided this program is ending in Feb. '23. They will continue to contributions to charities of their choice after.
Jan 20, 2023 08:12:30 #
waltnetto wrote:
Amazon has decided this program is ending in Feb. '23. They will continue to contributions to charities of their choice after.
I wonder what they mean by that. I hope that doesn't involve people running for office.
Jan 20, 2023 13:05:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I wonder what they mean by that. I hope that doesn't involve people running for office.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/amazon-discontinues-amazonsmile-charity-donation-program-amid-cost-cuts.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
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