starbucks

~~whodat~~ · 02-18-2006, 02:21 PM

pulled from an email, not verified:

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 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 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 want you can discard it and no one will never know. Thanks very
much for your support. I know you'll all be there again when I deploy
once more. Semper Fidelis." Sgt. Howard C. Wright 1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT 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.

mimo2005 · 02-18-2006, 02:42 PM

i ll be be careful with this kind of information ....it could be easily a commercial war between other coffee companies . if it s not official ,well it s not true .

**40sondacurb** · 02-18-2006, 04:01 PM

It doesn't ring true. And if it is I doubt the person who wrote it was of any importance within the SB organization.

**bruiser** · 02-18-2006, 05:00 PM

Check Snopes for an explanation.

yustr · 02-18-2006, 06:06 PM

As usual it's bogus.

See Link

There's enough bad !@#$% to go around. Why make stuff up?

**superflysmith** · 02-18-2006, 06:09 PM

Here is an explanation.

mimo2005 · 02-18-2006, 11:32 PM

Thanx guys for providing the right links .

~~whodat~~ · 02-19-2006, 03:37 AM

second that

bry623 · 02-20-2006, 05:22 AM

Snopes rocks!

I always tell my wife, if something like this is true, it would have been all over the web blogs, and we would have seen it on our local news. The fact that you are hearing about it via an email makes it false.

02-18-2006, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	starbucks pulled from an email, not verified: 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 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 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 want you can discard it and no one will never know. Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there again when I deploy once more. Semper Fidelis." Sgt. Howard C. Wright 1st Force Recon Co 1st Plt PLT 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.

02-18-2006, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10,614 OS: xp	i ll be be careful with this kind of information ....it could be easily a commercial war between other coffee companies . if it s not official ,well it s not true . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

02-18-2006, 04:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
40sondacurb #64 & #36 BACKBONE Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,721 OS: xp	It doesn't ring true. And if it is I doubt the person who wrote it was of any importance within the SB organization. __________________ Donate to keep the forum running "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully" -George W. Bush

02-18-2006, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore/California Desert Posts: 4,747 OS: PCLinuxOS, XP Pro My System	As usual it's bogus. See Link There's enough bad !@#$% to go around. Why make stuff up? __________________ I didn't mean to say it. But I meant what I said. J. McMurtry In Vino Veritas

02-18-2006, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
superflysmith An American Hero and Moderator, The Conversation Pit. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,575 OS: XP PRO	Here is an explanation. __________________ "Some people go their whole life wondering if they ever made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem." Bush made the Packers lose

02-18-2006, 05:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,608 OS: xp	Check Snopes for an explanation.

02-18-2006, 11:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10,614 OS: xp	Thanx guys for providing the right links . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

02-19-2006, 03:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	second that

02-20-2006, 05:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 10,464 OS: winxp pro sp2	Snopes rocks! I always tell my wife, if something like this is true, it would have been all over the web blogs, and we would have seen it on our local news. The fact that you are hearing about it via an email makes it false. __________________ Scarlet and Gray in L.A. 9/13/08