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got sent this, my mate had served in Iraq..and later Afghanistan where he got blown up in Hellmand, luckily still alive but none the less full of holes !

BOYCOT the bastards !

I can only pass this on. Words fail me.
Recently, Royal 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 support them
by NOT 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. Thanks very much for
your support. I know you'll all be there again when I deploy once more.
Sgt. Howard C. Wright 1st Force Recon Co 1st PLT.

PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS. .. PLEASE PASS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR E-
MAIL LIST, IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS
WHO HAVE DIED, SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE !
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! ! !
AN ADDED NOTE TO THIS: STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS.

There are 227 Starbucks stores across the UK, and there's no doubt
that our soldiers would get the same response from this company,

Edited by Richie on 26th Feb, 2009.

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This is total bollocks, a VERY quick google will reveal the thrue story.

suggest thread is deleted.

Edit: I'm not having a go at you Richie, just the internet propergates bollocks like this every day. And emotive subjects like this can get people wound up.

Edited by wil_h on 26th Feb, 2009.

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Starbucks Refused to Send Donated Coffee to Marines In Iraq and Said the Company Does Not Support the War-Fiction!


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.







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



I stand corrected, not bollox wil, they just did not make themsleves clear about why they would not send any stuff, mind i dont know how he could get the wrong end of the stick "we dont support the war in Iraq or anyone in it"


i stand corrected and prostate myself before thee.

however will continue to boycot starbucks as the coffee is shite.

Edited by Richie on 26th Feb, 2009.

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aye, there's plenty of other reasons not to go to starbucks.

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Probably originates from Costa!

I think there is a coffee bean and tea leaf out there so more likely to have come from them LOL.

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Starbucks sucks....

But here is another version of the truth from Snopes.com

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp

The story originated in the US Military. Odd how the UK version, pasted to the top of this thread, has all the info changed over to UK specific military titles and language but the name is still the same as the original US military guy.

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you boys say these emails are full of shite, and usually id agree, but...

i got an email a few years ago saying the same old shit (forward this onto everyone in your address book or youll have bad luck in your love life forever and ever blah blah)

needless to say i didnt forward the fucking thing on, and as my luck would have it, i havent had a decent shag since.

make of that what you will.


btw jim, i discovered a word today i which made me think of you, 'tup'

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Lance, that must either be a bullshit regiment or it is perhaps an american regiment bro, as i have never heard of this within the BF if you mean the link i posted ?

anyway a good lil topic for an off topic topic......... at least we can agree starbucks sucks !

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Who knows...maybe I just read it too quickly. Because now that I look at it again, the titles are quite similar between the 2 sources. :)

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i would pull you up for skim reading matey, but i am a twat for it myself :)

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