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$19 a month........

ShowMe — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:34:49 GMT

Have you all noticed all the different commercials that are just asking us to give $19 a month to save an animal, help pay for children needing surgery, veterans.....etc..... I was always under the impression that I could give what I want to give at any given time.

Between these kinds of commercials and the NutriSystem commercials, think enough is enough....already.

How about you? Do you realize how little of the money donated actually goes to the actual needs????.....most of it goes for salaries, bonuses, advertising, etc.......

Re: $19 a month........

June Lands — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:35:52 GMT

You can give just what you want.

Re: $19 a month........

NoelSeven — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:38:17 GMT

I think all the charities do that now, but AB is correct, you can give any amount.

The Lupus Foundation does it, American Heart and the local missions. Some of them are up to asking for a minimum of $40 now.

Re: $19 a month........

brii — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:40:44 GMT

You can give what you want. It's a suggested amount.

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ShowMe — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:42:55 GMT

I know I can donate whatever or to whomever I want to...... Just wonder how they have almost all come up with the $19 a month figure?????

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bikerbabe — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:53:23 GMT

Some charities are quite good about the % of money that goes to the cause. You just have to do your research. Getting donors requires advertising of some form.

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brii — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:55:15 GMT

Psychologically, $19 sounds affordable to most people.

$228 a year might not.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:06:12 GMT

We received a request for money from a specific student from our church to take a mission trip this summer ....it was all spelled out very nicely, down to how to make the check out.

What irked me was the implied $100.00 donation amount they wanted as that is how the mock check was made out. I think they should have left it blank or just printed 'your donation amount goes here'.....Generally that is the amount we send when asked for money for the student ministry, but for some reason this just rubbed me the wrong way.

Re: $19 a month........

ShowMe — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:13:14 GMT

On 1/13/2015 momtodogs said:
We received a request for money from a specific student from our church to take a mission trip this summer ....it was all spelled out very nicely, down to how to make the check out.

What irked me was the implied $100.00 donation amount they wanted as that is how the mock check was made out. I think they should have left it blank or just printed 'your donation amount goes here'.....Generally that is the amount we send when asked for money for the student ministry, but for some reason this just rubbed me the wrong way.

Like I don't know how to write a check.....that is what it was implying to me. And yes, $100 would be a fantastic amount to receive.

Re: $19 a month........

Lucibee — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:29:22 GMT

My husband and I noticed that also, and talk about it every time one of those commercials comes on.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:31:27 GMT

On 1/13/2015 brii said:
Psychologically, $19 sounds affordable to most people.

$228 a year might not.

And they can say it's under $20.00 a month which also sounds better.

Re: $19 a month........

ShowMe — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:34:47 GMT

I have noticed lately how many of the different organizations that advertise are sounding like each other......Am thinking they must all use the same company for their advertising commercials......

And boy, they really know how to pull at our strings.......

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sylviahomeatlast — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:36:20 GMT

i've noticed that. emotional appeals for so many causes. They are so completely sad: children in hospitals, abused animals wounded warriors, impoverished children---heartbreaking. $19 per month will really add up . I give to my church and Catholic Charities. I want to look up some of these on Charity Navigators.

I can't even watch some of these, they're so heart wrenching.

Re: $19 a month........

pattypeep — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:48:09 GMT

Similar to when a car is priced at $39,950 or a house is at $399,950.

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evelomaddict — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:50:22 GMT

wounded warriors sucked me in. i can't think of a better cause to support.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:54:43 GMT

I can't watch most of the commercials, especially the abused and neglected animals. I have to immediately change the channel. And some of them seem to go on forever.

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brii — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:54:47 GMT

Wounded warriors is a fantastic organization, Eve.

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ShowMe — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:55:01 GMT

On 1/13/2015 twopeas said:
Similar to when a car is priced at $39,950 or a house is at $399,950.

Yep.....better than $40,000 for a car or $400,000 for a house...... Like we don't know what they are thinking.

Re: $19 a month........

Kachina624 — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:56:24 GMT

On 1/13/2015 evelomaddict said:
wounded warriors sucked me in. i can't think of a better cause to support.

I wonder why they do that the VA doesn't?

Re: $19 a month........

circles — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:25:23 GMT

I have to admit I am skeptical of where the money goes....I change the channel when all those sappy commercials come on....they are more of a turn off then turn on....wish they delivered those messages differently.....

I do donate to a couple of organizations...in the form of monies....also clothing and household goods to a poor church in the neighborhood....just so you don't think I am cold hearted...lol