PSA: smile.amazon.com --> Chance for Hope Foundation (1 Viewer)

[Zow]

Whoa. Had no idea about this. Will get this set up for me and my wife. Wish I saw this 30 days ago before she did our Christmas shopping…

 

[jhib]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

 

[bigbottom]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

That really sucks. And to say they didn’t make the impact that they hoped? The program has made a huge impact. They should be honest and call it what it is - cost cutting.

 

[bigbottom]

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has designated Chance for Hope on your Amazon Smile account over the years. Please know that you have made a difference.

 

[snellman]

That sucks, I even had the wife ordering things for her work by going through my account and amazon smile.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

That really sucks. And to say they didn’t make the impact that they hoped? The program has made a huge impact. They should be honest and call it what it is - cost cutting.

Yeah, it’s a flat out lie from Amazon. I’ve been cutting back my Amazon purchases as it is as the buying experience and value has greatly diminished, but this will cause me to buy even less from those greedy liars.

 

[Jobber]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

That really sucks. And to say they didn’t make the impact that they hoped? The program has made a huge impact. They should be honest and call it what it is - cost cutting.

Yeah, it’s a flat out lie from Amazon. I’ve been cutting back my Amazon purchases as it is as the buying experience and value has greatly diminished, but this will cause me to buy even less from those greedy liars.

Same. For years now, I’ve been using Amazon mostly for looking up reviews. And then buying the item from Costco, Target or Best Buy. Certainly, I’m under no illusion that those other places are *great* in all cases, but supporting brick and mortar and less scummy companies is what I feel I need to do.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

That really sucks. And to say they didn’t make the impact that they hoped? The program has made a huge impact. They should be honest and call it what it is - cost cutting.

Yeah, it’s a flat out lie from Amazon. I’ve been cutting back my Amazon purchases as it is as the buying experience and value has greatly diminished, but this will cause me to buy even less from those greedy liars.

Same. For years now, I’ve been using Amazon mostly for looking up reviews. And then buying the item from Costco, Target or Best Buy. Certainly, I’m under no illusion that those other places are *great* in all cases, but supporting brick and mortar and less scummy companies is what I feel I need to do.

Looking up reviews even seems useless now. If you can even find the actual brand name product instead of the 5 million Chinese knockoffs with names like NANJACK, the review system has been gamed so much on Amazon that I have zero trust in them anymore.

 

[Desert_Power]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

That really sucks. And to say they didn’t make the impact that they hoped? The program has made a huge impact. They should be honest and call it what it is - cost cutting.

Yeah, it’s a flat out lie from Amazon. I’ve been cutting back my Amazon purchases as it is as the buying experience and value has greatly diminished, but this will cause me to buy even less from those greedy liars.

Same. For years now, I’ve been using Amazon mostly for looking up reviews. And then buying the item from Costco, Target or Best Buy. Certainly, I’m under no illusion that those other places are *great* in all cases, but supporting brick and mortar and less scummy companies is what I feel I need to do.

Looking up reviews even seems useless now. If you can even find the actual brand name product instead of the 5 million Chinese knockoffs with names like NANJACK, the review system has been gamed so much on Amazon that I have zero trust in them anymore.

Yeah. It is really tough to sift through these days.

 

[jhib]

Amazon is ending their Smile program.

Dear customer,

In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.

We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.

To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.

As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
...
blah blah blah

Lame.

That really sucks. And to say they didn’t make the impact that they hoped? The program has made a huge impact. They should be honest and call it what it is - cost cutting.

Yeah, it’s a flat out lie from Amazon. I’ve been cutting back my Amazon purchases as it is as the buying experience and value has greatly diminished, but this will cause me to buy even less from those greedy liars.

I was a big Amazon fan for a long time, but they've really crapped the bed lately and their customer service went from awesome to really disappointing in seemingly no time flat for me. I'm in a dead zone where my Prime purchases take 5-7 days instead of 2 now, even though everywhere within a half hour from me still get 2. But what's worse is that they don't give a straight answer why - they imply that individual products aren't in the warehouse closest to me even though it's every product. And they lean on the "it's 2 day shipping not 2 day delivery" crap. They really come off as slimy in their customer service now.

And the Smile program at least gave me a tiny bit of good feeling for each purchase I made through them at relatively minimal cost to them. I thought it was really smart to allow customers to pick their own charity. Now that's gone, too, with really poor reasoning given to the customer as to why they're dropping it. It's definitely going to cause me to purchase from them less often. I think it's a short-sighted decision on their part.