I got this on an email, did a Google and found it, Must say, I won't be using them anymore, and to add to it,
When London suffered the Tube and Bus Bombings, as people were emerging, the 'walking wounded', obviously, their clithes were in a bad way, Marks and Spencer was taking suits, dresses, coats, off the pegs, and giving them to these people.
Also, they sent a box of Chocolates, of which i was a recipent, to everyone that helped.
What a difference between the two businesses.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_starb ucks_marines.htm
Lonnie Tue 13/05/08 18:47
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I am with you. Besides Starbuck is overpriced.
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I'm not quite sure what this post is meant to highlight.
You are going to boycott Starbucks based on them not shipping their products to Iraq as freebies for US troops but you are praising M&S who, as far as I am aware (and please inform me if this is incorrect), similarly do not send freebies to Iraq for British troops.
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M and S give sh1t loads of food to the homeless. On the other hand they buy produce from stolen palestinian land and sell it at inflated rates to the public so in that respect I also boycott them unless it's free. I didnt' open the link but I do know for a fact that Starbucks rip off people in the developing world then rip us off over here too so I don't go there either. They have also been accused of greenwashing by selling fair trade and organic produce but haven't gone so far as to make all their products fairtrade and organic. Tis a funny old world. Bring on the freeconomy. http://www.justfortheloveofit.org/
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Each to his/her own,
As I said, I got it on an email, from an old Army friend, when I googled for it, I made the mistake of not reading the discussion answers, so I don't know if its true or not, but there's no smoke without fire, and the Sgt who originally posted it, put his name to it, and was disciplined, but I reckon he wouldn't have put his name on, if there wasn't something to it.
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I think I have now identified the reason for your post.
The Snopes version of the myth refers to Starbucks charging rescue workers for water after the World Trade Centre attack on September 11th...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbu cks.asp
If you read the link you supplied in your original question there is no mention of this at all, which is why I could make no sense of the question.
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I believe I did say I hadn't read it, for which I apologise.
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Lonnie, your link actually says the story is False! Pardon me if I don't put too much faith in it...
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