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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
My brother Nathan gets all kinds of odd emails from people. Some of these he forwards along to me because they might be funny, some because they are just asinine. Typically I would just write a reply and send it back to him.
I thought it might be fun to let you see the results of this. Or maybe it's just my ego wanting more than one recipient of my reaction. Plus, it will also allow you to voice your opinion on this stuff. You might totally disagree with me, that is alright, it would still be sweet to get your comments.
There will be more of these and I think it will be a pretty fun way to contribute to this thing, as it helps get the juices flowing, and hopefully will just get me in the habit of getting back here more frequently. Also, these will not necessarily be in any particular order. So without further ado here it is.
Please note:
This was copied as-is. Any spelling or grammatical errors are by the original author
THE ORIGINAL EMAIL:
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! ! !
Also, don't forget that when the Twin Trade Towers were hit the fire fighters and rescue workers went to Starbucks because it was close by for water for the survivors and workers and Starbucks charged them! ! !
JUST A NOTE TO THIS; STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS. GO GET 'EM AMERICA. STAND-UP FOR OURSELVES!
MY RESPONSE:
For some reason I doubt the validity of any part of this tale. Think about it, when the WTC buildings collapsed who the fuck in that neighborhood was still working?
"Oh christ these two giant fucking buildings just fell down covering the city in dust and debris and chaos, but goddamnit these people want coffee and I'm going to give it to them!" Talk about some dedicated baristas.
If the Starbucks was so close, such that the rescue workers went there for supplies for found survivors... why the fuck would the place still be open? Common sense tells me that the majority of the businesses in that neighborhood probably closed down and took at least a couple days off. Fucking retards.
Also, I don't care what company it is, if they are the size of a Starbucks they are very mindful of their PR. They have teams of people that handle that stuff for crying out loud. Regardless of the company's politics, no company in their right mind would send a letter to some troops fighting in a war and tell them to fuck off like that. It just would NOT happen. Any company that would do such a thing is going to be some piss-ant operation. The reason they will be a piss-ant operation is because it is obviously run by gigantic idiots. What a company like Starbucks would do is send them a couple cases of Frappuccinos and a thank you and come home safe message.
My guess is that this person got shortchanged on their last visit to Starbucks, or they worked at or operated an independent shop that was driven out of business by a Starbucks, or they just hate the giant corporate machine that is Starbucks because it is a giant corporate machine.
However you slice it, they are a fucking dipshit and deserve a good kick in the crotch.
richter
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
My brother Nathan gets all kinds of odd emails from people. Some of these he forwards along to me because they might be funny, some because they are just asinine. Typically I would just write a reply and send it back to him.
I thought it might be fun to let you see the results of this. Or maybe it's just my ego wanting more than one recipient of my reaction. Plus, it will also allow you to voice your opinion on this stuff. You might totally disagree with me, that is alright, it would still be sweet to get your comments.
There will be more of these and I think it will be a pretty fun way to contribute to this thing, as it helps get the juices flowing, and hopefully will just get me in the habit of getting back here more frequently. Also, these will not necessarily be in any particular order. So without further ado here it is.
Please note:
This was copied as-is. Any spelling or grammatical errors are by the original author
THE ORIGINAL EMAIL:
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! ! !
Also, don't forget that when the Twin Trade Towers were hit the fire fighters and rescue workers went to Starbucks because it was close by for water for the survivors and workers and Starbucks charged them! ! !
JUST A NOTE TO THIS; STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS. GO GET 'EM AMERICA. STAND-UP FOR OURSELVES!
MY RESPONSE:
For some reason I doubt the validity of any part of this tale. Think about it, when the WTC buildings collapsed who the fuck in that neighborhood was still working?
"Oh christ these two giant fucking buildings just fell down covering the city in dust and debris and chaos, but goddamnit these people want coffee and I'm going to give it to them!" Talk about some dedicated baristas.
If the Starbucks was so close, such that the rescue workers went there for supplies for found survivors... why the fuck would the place still be open? Common sense tells me that the majority of the businesses in that neighborhood probably closed down and took at least a couple days off. Fucking retards.
Also, I don't care what company it is, if they are the size of a Starbucks they are very mindful of their PR. They have teams of people that handle that stuff for crying out loud. Regardless of the company's politics, no company in their right mind would send a letter to some troops fighting in a war and tell them to fuck off like that. It just would NOT happen. Any company that would do such a thing is going to be some piss-ant operation. The reason they will be a piss-ant operation is because it is obviously run by gigantic idiots. What a company like Starbucks would do is send them a couple cases of Frappuccinos and a thank you and come home safe message.
My guess is that this person got shortchanged on their last visit to Starbucks, or they worked at or operated an independent shop that was driven out of business by a Starbucks, or they just hate the giant corporate machine that is Starbucks because it is a giant corporate machine.
However you slice it, they are a fucking dipshit and deserve a good kick in the crotch.
richter