http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/29/buy-generously/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/29/buy-generously/comment-page-1/#comment-55746 Danny Yee Sat, 01 Jan 2005 11:22:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2703#comment-55746 Given Amazon commissions run at anywhere from 5 to maybe 7%, it's probably more effective to encourage people to donate some amount directly... I've put <a href="http://www.oxfam.org.au/world/emergencies/asia_tsunami.html">Oxfam Community Aid Abroad donation</a> links on my blog and main Associates page. Given Amazon commissions run at anywhere from 5 to maybe 7%, it’s probably more effective to encourage people to donate some amount directly… I’ve put Oxfam Community Aid Abroad donation links on my blog and main Associates page.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/29/buy-generously/comment-page-1/#comment-55745 Lisa Who Wishes She Were Anonymous Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:27:41 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2703#comment-55745 Found the perma link. *Sigh* I said it was obvious. You can't find a perma link *when you're on the archive post*. I'm going to go make coffee now. Found the perma link. Sigh I said it was obvious. You can’t find a perma link when you’re on the archive post. I’m going to go make coffee now.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/29/buy-generously/comment-page-1/#comment-55744 Lisa Spangenberg Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:54:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2703#comment-55744 OK I'm feeling really really stupid here, but I wanted to link to the "Buy Generously" post, and umm, I can't seem to find the link for a perma link. Really. I know it's going to be really really obvious but . . . where? Please? OK I’m feeling really really stupid here, but I wanted to link to the “Buy Generously” post, and umm, I can’t seem to find the link for a perma link. Really. I know it’s going to be really really obvious but . . . where? Please?

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/29/buy-generously/comment-page-1/#comment-55743 Brian Weatherson Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:55:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2703#comment-55743 Well people should be making direct donations as well, but if they can buy things they would have bought elsewhere through a charitable link, that can be even more $ in the pot. Anon's criticism (and I find anonymous claims of bad taste _extremely_ distasteful) only goes through if you adopt something like the Singer/Unger line that you have to place the welfare of people in such positions as your highest priority. If they want to do that fine, but I don't think the ethical arguments for it are very strong. By the way, if you want a more permanent kind of strategy for doing this kind of donating, caoine has "a permanent donation site":http://caoine.org/amazonrefer.php, where you can generate an Amazon referral link for any item you want by inputting the ISBN. The money goes to Oxfam, not to tsunami relief, but it's a good cause, and one that we should use every time we use Amazon. Well people should be making direct donations as well, but if they can buy things they would have bought elsewhere through a charitable link, that can be even more $ in the pot. Anon’s criticism (and I find anonymous claims of bad taste extremely distasteful) only goes through if you adopt something like the Singer/Unger line that you have to place the welfare of people in such positions as your highest priority. If they want to do that fine, but I don’t think the ethical arguments for it are very strong. By the way, if you want a more permanent kind of strategy for doing this kind of donating, caoine has a permanent donation site, where you can generate an Amazon referral link for any item you want by inputting the ISBN. The money goes to Oxfam, not to tsunami relief, but it’s a good cause, and one that we should use every time we use Amazon.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/29/buy-generously/comment-page-1/#comment-55742 Pollie Anon Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:47:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2703#comment-55742 Um, wouldn't it be better if people just put off buying (optional) things on Amazon and sent the money to a tsunami charity instead. There's something very distasteful about this post. Or maybe it's just me. Um, wouldn’t it be better if people just put off buying (optional) things on Amazon and sent the money to a tsunami charity instead. There’s something very distasteful about this post. Or maybe it’s just me.

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