I received an email copied from an actual email reply Starbucks sent to a soldier currently on duty in Iraq explaining that although they appreciated the "loyalty" toward their brand, they refused to supply our Servicemembers in any way, shape or form with a simple taste from home.....
Apparently, a group of soldiers made an official request to Starbucks that they might somehow make way to make available to the Company Supply a regular amount of ground coffee so our proud soldiers could savor a familiar taste from home, and emailed it to Starbucks Corporate after finding all attempts to purchase individually at the online Starbucks store "unable to process."
Starbucks replied that although they "appreciated the loyalty toward our Brand and completely understood the sentiment" of wanting to have some simple joy in sharing a familiar 'taste of home' while serving our country in Iraq, Starbucks would not consider supplying, serving, or shipping any of their products to anyone anywhere in Iraq, ever, due to the official Starbuck position that the War in Iraq was unjust, unfair to the Iraqi people, and nothing but a political shame being propagated by a dishonest President and a self-serving Congress.
Now.....for those that know me, I am not one to fuel political debate or instigate dribble here in VodaLand, but this really struck me as unmitigated gall and smacked full of total ****, especially when they use terms such as 'loyalty" and "sentiment" to take such a pompous position to deny our worthy sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers who are serving patriotically and with pride something so trivial as coffee and a feeling of "connection to home"!!!
I really think this is enough to make me forever shun the Starbucks brand, and to not have second thoughts in doing so. (Again, anyone who knows me will see this as something incredibly major, as I have a famous coffee thing going on, and have always preferred Starbucks over others such as Peets and the like)
Has anyone come across this also? Was this ever mentioned on any of the "shows" like O'Reily or something? (I don't get time to watch much TV, so I have to ask!)
What do you think about this?
Assuming this report is correct (and I believe it truly is)...
Am I alone in my disgust?
Apparently, a group of soldiers made an official request to Starbucks that they might somehow make way to make available to the Company Supply a regular amount of ground coffee so our proud soldiers could savor a familiar taste from home, and emailed it to Starbucks Corporate after finding all attempts to purchase individually at the online Starbucks store "unable to process."
Starbucks replied that although they "appreciated the loyalty toward our Brand and completely understood the sentiment" of wanting to have some simple joy in sharing a familiar 'taste of home' while serving our country in Iraq, Starbucks would not consider supplying, serving, or shipping any of their products to anyone anywhere in Iraq, ever, due to the official Starbuck position that the War in Iraq was unjust, unfair to the Iraqi people, and nothing but a political shame being propagated by a dishonest President and a self-serving Congress.
Now.....for those that know me, I am not one to fuel political debate or instigate dribble here in VodaLand, but this really struck me as unmitigated gall and smacked full of total ****, especially when they use terms such as 'loyalty" and "sentiment" to take such a pompous position to deny our worthy sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers who are serving patriotically and with pride something so trivial as coffee and a feeling of "connection to home"!!!
I really think this is enough to make me forever shun the Starbucks brand, and to not have second thoughts in doing so. (Again, anyone who knows me will see this as something incredibly major, as I have a famous coffee thing going on, and have always preferred Starbucks over others such as Peets and the like)
Has anyone come across this also? Was this ever mentioned on any of the "shows" like O'Reily or something? (I don't get time to watch much TV, so I have to ask!)
What do you think about this?
Assuming this report is correct (and I believe it truly is)...
Am I alone in my disgust?
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