hitthegroundboys
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Grrr ill pass that LINK onto my friends at my UNIT.. THANKS Idiot is not EVEN in IRAQ... LOOSER
Grrr ill pass that LINK onto my friends at my UNIT.. THANKS
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Re: starbucks CAN MOVE TO china BOYCOTT STARBUCKS
Hoax :nono:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
Hoax :nono:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
Here's some more:
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/starbucks-iraq.htm
Starbucks Refused to Send Donated Coffee to Marines In Iraq and Said the Company Does Not Support the War-Fiction!
bullet Summary of the eRumor
An email from a Marine who says some Marines wrote to Starbucks to say how much they liked Starbucks coffee and to request some donated coffee for the Marines.
The eRumor says Starbucks responded by saying they don't support and war and will not send any coffee.
The writer urges a boycott of Starbucks.
bullet The Truth
TruthOrFiction.com contacted Starbucks about the story.
Starbucks says that the originator of the email, Sgt. Howard Wright, and talked with him about his complaint.
He has now sent a follow-up email to his email list, which appears below.
Starbucks assured him of their support of the military and that the only reason any coffee was not donated was because the official Starbucks donation policy authorizes such gifts to officially designated public charities, including libraries and schools, and that the U.S. military or military personnel do not qualify.
It was not meant to be a comment on the war or the service of military personnel in the war.
The company said that there have been employees that have showed their support through donations of coffee.
Starbucks told us that many of the company's employees (called "partners" by Starbucks) receive one pound of free coffee each week and some of that coffee has gone to members of the military or related organizations.
For example, the employees in the Starbucks in Atascadero, California, decided to send their weekly free coffee to troops in Afghanistan and there are other such stories about Starbucks coffee finding its way into the hands of military personnel.
Here is Sgt. Wright's follow-up email after Starbucks spoke with him:
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
A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:
Subject: Starbucks
Dear everyone: Please pass this along to anyone you know, this needs to get
out in the open. Recently Marines over in Iraq supporting this country in OIF
wrote to Starbucks because they wanted ! to let them know how much they
liked their coffee and try to score some free coffee grounds. Starbucks wrote
back telling the Marines thanks for their support in their business, but that
they don't support the War and anyone in it and that they won't send them the
Coffee.
So as not to offend them we should not support in buying any Starbucks
products. As a War vet and writing to you patriots 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 for what they and I believe is right. If you feel the
same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard it and I'll never
know. Thanks very much for your support to me, and I know you'll all be there
again here soon when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis, Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
Thank you!
http://www.scambusters.org/starbucks.html
Did Starbucks Really Say They Don't Support the Troops in Iraq?
We've gotten a lot of questions this week asking us if the following email is true or a hoax:
--- Begin hoax email ---
Subject line: Starbucks
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 in 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, we should not support them by
buying any of their products.
As a war vet writing to fellow patriots, 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 for what they and I believe is right.
If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can
discard it and no one will ever know.
Thanks very much for supporting me, and I know you'll all be
there when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis.
Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co 1st Plt PLT
--- End hoax email ---
Answer: We've been getting variants of this hoax email for the past two years.
Starbucks has refuted this email. Here is what Starbucks says on their website:
"Starbucks Donates to Military Personnel. As part of
Starbucks ongoing commitment to share the comfort of
coffee during times of crisis, the company continues to
demonstrate our support of the men and women serving in
the U.S. military overseas."
You can read more about Starbucks' donation policies by clicking on the "Starbucks ongoing commitment" link on this page.
We recommend you NOT pass along this email hoax.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoaxDetails.asp?HName=Starbucks+Anti-war+Hoax
Starbucks Anti-war Hoax
Type: Urban Legend
Description:
This hoax was written by a US Army sergeant, who relayed a story about how Starbucks would not send free coffee grounds to US troops in Iraq supposedly because Starbucks does not support the war.
The sergeant who wrote this email has since released another email saying that the story he heard was false, and that he wrote the first email under the impression that Starbucks did not support US troops, a claim that he now knows to be untrue.
Starbucks has also produced a statement declaring their support for US trops in Iraq, and that their employees regularly send coffe to family members in Iraq and other places overseas.
Trend Micro advises users who receive this email to disregard and simply delete it.
Original Message:
I have indeed confirmed the fact that Starbucks charged rescue workers $130.00 for 3 cases of bottled water on September 11, 2001, so the following info that was passed on to me would not be surprising to me at all!!
Dear everyone: Please pass this along to anyone you know, this needs to get out in the open. Recently Marines over in Iraq supporting this country in OIF wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to let them know how much they liked their coffee and try to score some free coffee grounds. Starbucks wrote back telling the Marines thanks for their support in their business, but that they don't support the War and anyone in it and that they won't send them the Coffee. So as not to offend them we should not support in buying any Starbucks products. As a War vet and writing to you patriots 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 for what they and I believe is right. If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard it and I'll never know. Thanks very much for your support to me, and I know you'll all be there again here soon when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis,
Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/starbucks-iraq.htm
Starbucks Refused to Send Donated Coffee to Marines In Iraq and Said the Company Does Not Support the War-Fiction!
bullet Summary of the eRumor
An email from a Marine who says some Marines wrote to Starbucks to say how much they liked Starbucks coffee and to request some donated coffee for the Marines.
The eRumor says Starbucks responded by saying they don't support and war and will not send any coffee.
The writer urges a boycott of Starbucks.
bullet The Truth
TruthOrFiction.com contacted Starbucks about the story.
Starbucks says that the originator of the email, Sgt. Howard Wright, and talked with him about his complaint.
He has now sent a follow-up email to his email list, which appears below.
Starbucks assured him of their support of the military and that the only reason any coffee was not donated was because the official Starbucks donation policy authorizes such gifts to officially designated public charities, including libraries and schools, and that the U.S. military or military personnel do not qualify.
It was not meant to be a comment on the war or the service of military personnel in the war.
The company said that there have been employees that have showed their support through donations of coffee.
Starbucks told us that many of the company's employees (called "partners" by Starbucks) receive one pound of free coffee each week and some of that coffee has gone to members of the military or related organizations.
For example, the employees in the Starbucks in Atascadero, California, decided to send their weekly free coffee to troops in Afghanistan and there are other such stories about Starbucks coffee finding its way into the hands of military personnel.
Here is Sgt. Wright's follow-up email after Starbucks spoke with him:
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
A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:
Subject: Starbucks
Dear everyone: Please pass this along to anyone you know, this needs to get
out in the open. Recently Marines over in Iraq supporting this country in OIF
wrote to Starbucks because they wanted ! to let them know how much they
liked their coffee and try to score some free coffee grounds. Starbucks wrote
back telling the Marines thanks for their support in their business, but that
they don't support the War and anyone in it and that they won't send them the
Coffee.
So as not to offend them we should not support in buying any Starbucks
products. As a War vet and writing to you patriots 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 for what they and I believe is right. If you feel the
same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard it and I'll never
know. Thanks very much for your support to me, and I know you'll all be there
again here soon when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis, Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
Thank you!
http://www.scambusters.org/starbucks.html
Did Starbucks Really Say They Don't Support the Troops in Iraq?
We've gotten a lot of questions this week asking us if the following email is true or a hoax:
--- Begin hoax email ---
Subject line: Starbucks
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 in 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, we should not support them by
buying any of their products.
As a war vet writing to fellow patriots, 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 for what they and I believe is right.
If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can
discard it and no one will ever know.
Thanks very much for supporting me, and I know you'll all be
there when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis.
Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co 1st Plt PLT
--- End hoax email ---
Answer: We've been getting variants of this hoax email for the past two years.
Starbucks has refuted this email. Here is what Starbucks says on their website:
"Starbucks Donates to Military Personnel. As part of
Starbucks ongoing commitment to share the comfort of
coffee during times of crisis, the company continues to
demonstrate our support of the men and women serving in
the U.S. military overseas."
You can read more about Starbucks' donation policies by clicking on the "Starbucks ongoing commitment" link on this page.
We recommend you NOT pass along this email hoax.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoaxDetails.asp?HName=Starbucks+Anti-war+Hoax
Starbucks Anti-war Hoax
Type: Urban Legend
Description:
This hoax was written by a US Army sergeant, who relayed a story about how Starbucks would not send free coffee grounds to US troops in Iraq supposedly because Starbucks does not support the war.
The sergeant who wrote this email has since released another email saying that the story he heard was false, and that he wrote the first email under the impression that Starbucks did not support US troops, a claim that he now knows to be untrue.
Starbucks has also produced a statement declaring their support for US trops in Iraq, and that their employees regularly send coffe to family members in Iraq and other places overseas.
Trend Micro advises users who receive this email to disregard and simply delete it.
Original Message:
I have indeed confirmed the fact that Starbucks charged rescue workers $130.00 for 3 cases of bottled water on September 11, 2001, so the following info that was passed on to me would not be surprising to me at all!!
Dear everyone: Please pass this along to anyone you know, this needs to get out in the open. Recently Marines over in Iraq supporting this country in OIF wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to let them know how much they liked their coffee and try to score some free coffee grounds. Starbucks wrote back telling the Marines thanks for their support in their business, but that they don't support the War and anyone in it and that they won't send them the Coffee. So as not to offend them we should not support in buying any Starbucks products. As a War vet and writing to you patriots 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 for what they and I believe is right. If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard it and I'll never know. Thanks very much for your support to me, and I know you'll all be there again here soon when I deploy once more.
Semper Fidelis,
Sgt Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT RTO
:sunny: thanks for passing on that link again. I use it all the time when my hubby gets those emails and starts his grumbling. I just pass on the real truth to him. When I get them, I forward the link to the person forwarding them to me and advise them to please check those emails before forwarding more lies.
hitthegroundboys
New member
:scratch: Hmm INTERESTING in our BASE starbucks is a BIG sign posted with WE SUPPORT OUR american TROOPS 100 percent but WE DO NOT and will NOT support the IRAQ war or any other WAR... :sunny: Keep on the sunnyside all no matter who or what you support ( or dont support) & ALL be happy we all get to LIVE in AMERICA . :sunny: