Okay.Don't think I am a horrible person.
BUT...
I like sno cones.
There is a tasty place that has the best MANGO flavor ever.
MMMM...Mango.
Anyway, it's called Afrikan Ice. When you get a sno cone there they give you a coin to put in a slot to help fund a woman's, who lives in Africa, business. Each coin that gets deposited helps give her money for a loan in which she uses to make her business grow. The woman then pays back the loan. There are cards above the slots that have a picture of the woman and tells her story.
ANYWAY...
I like to keep the coins.
It's not that I don't want to help the Africans...
BUT...when I go to get a sno cone I am not really in the mood to be service oriented.
I have TWO Afrikan Ice coins.
Just jingling around in my coin purse.
Maybe by the end of the summer I will decide to donate.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE PRESSURED INTO DOING IT.
so....
Do you think I am a horrible person?
7 comments:
How do you know the funds actually get there and it is not just a marketing gimmick? Why would you have to donate some token coins for the lady to get help? Why does the business just not donate some amount of its profits to the African woman when you make a purchase? Seems like an elaborate ruse to increase their business from the “feel good” market segment. So I do not think it matters, and I’m glad to see some people do not just “go along” because they want to feel like they fit into the norm.
And my last question is: Does this African woman’s business have anything to do with running a sno cone shop? Because if it does than, hence every time you make a purchase and drop the coin into the container than you have bought into the marketing manipulation. In fact you have just helped her business by going to that place to begin with.
Peace out staple paperclip
Hey,
I think it's weird, and I don't really get their concept. If you want to donate to someone's business, you should go to www.kiva.org It's really cool! Anyway, I wouldnt want to be pressured into it either!!
Don't do it D'Nell, don't get sucked into the pressure.
Mmmm. Sno cones. We need to have a sno cone party!
As far as the coins go, as long as you aren't being charged extra for them, I don't think it's a scam. If you like them jingling in your purse, then keep them. :)
Bad D'nell. No treat for you.
May you burn in the depths of hell for not helping others achieve their dreams. Don't worry- I will be there too. Unfortunately, there will be no sno cones, as they would melt. How sad and depressing hell is....
It's legit. I have checked into it.
I feel that you should give up the coins and allow some woman somewhere in Africa the opportunity to make a better life for herself and her family.
What good is the coin doing you?
What comes around, goes around. I hope you don't choke on your next sno cone.
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