Comments on: Target Bans Salvation Army, Again http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/11/30/target-bans-salvation-army-again/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Honker http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/11/30/target-bans-salvation-army-again/comment-page-1/#comment-33135 Honker Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:40:30 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/target-bans-salvation-army-again/#comment-33135 The Salvation Army has no dictatorship over Christmas giving. I STOPPED giving to the Salvation Army after serving as a banquet coodinator for 2 of their huge affairs in Chicagoland. After having the rank and file members of the Salvation Army in my prescense for 5 days and racking up one half of a million dollars in bills over 5 days, I had enough of their version of the Christmas spirit. I know the orgonization as a whole does wonderful work, but I am always hesistant about organizations that throw money to the wind as they beg for more. Why do over 400 members of Christian Organization need to gather in an upscale hotel over 5 days, eat the finest meals, and have Bill Cosby as an entertainer? No one need answer for fundraising, it wasn't. To the point at hand- Target has every right to prevent solicitations from the front doors. Conservatives need to repect the right of business to carry out policies they feel best suit the customers. The only way I would have a problem with this decision by Target is if for some reason they allowed other forms of fundraising similar to that of the Salvation Army. I do not believe this is the case. The Salvation Army has no dictatorship over Christmas giving. I STOPPED giving to the Salvation Army after serving as a banquet coodinator for 2 of their huge affairs in Chicagoland. After having the rank and file members of the Salvation Army in my prescense for 5 days and racking up one half of a million dollars in bills over 5 days, I had enough of their version of the Christmas spirit. I know the orgonization as a whole does wonderful work, but I am always hesistant about organizations that throw money to the wind as they beg for more. Why do over 400 members of Christian Organization need to gather in an upscale hotel over 5 days, eat the finest meals, and have Bill Cosby as an entertainer? No one need answer for fundraising, it wasn’t.
To the point at hand- Target has every right to prevent solicitations from the front doors. Conservatives need to repect the right of business to carry out policies they feel best suit the customers. The only way I would have a problem with this decision by Target is if for some reason they allowed other forms of fundraising similar to that of the Salvation Army. I do not believe this is the case.

]]> By: Ron S. http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/11/30/target-bans-salvation-army-again/comment-page-1/#comment-33116 Ron S. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:35:15 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/target-bans-salvation-army-again/#comment-33116 First, I think the Salvation Army does some great work and are a worthy organization and I do donate to them. Having said that, the bell-ringers drive me bonkers. The ringing is a cacaphony to my ears. I try very hard not to shop at places that have them on the premises. Once or twice, I have actually donated to them on the condition that they stop ringing the damn bells for 5 minutes (which they honored). I'm not saying that they should be banned from stores because I can't stand the bells, but I mention this because I can't possibly be the only person annoyed by this. First, I think the Salvation Army does some great work and are a worthy organization and I do donate to them.

Having said that, the bell-ringers drive me bonkers. The ringing is a cacaphony to my ears. I try very hard not to shop at places that have them on the premises. Once or twice, I have actually donated to them on the condition that they stop ringing the damn bells for 5 minutes (which they honored).

I’m not saying that they should be banned from stores because I can’t stand the bells, but I mention this because I can’t possibly be the only person annoyed by this.

]]> By: WolvenBear http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/11/30/target-bans-salvation-army-again/comment-page-1/#comment-33100 WolvenBear Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/target-bans-salvation-army-again/#comment-33100 You know, Target banning Salvation Army bell ringers hasn't hurt them that much and has probably been better for them in the long run. Faced with the negative publicity of banning them, Target made a rather large monetary donation that is probably more than the bell ringers would've gotten by standing out there. And in it's pledge to help them, Wal-Mart offered a huge sum of money to help them with the loss of donations from being displaced from Target, compensating them with maybe more (again) than they lost out on. The Salvation Army has always been the Target (no pun intended) of malicious acts. Anyone else remember the GLBT groups demanding people drop "gay bills" into the kettles as protest of their stance on gay partners not getting benefits? Salvation Army not only survived that...they THRIVED when news of the sick plan got out, and people donated in droves to show their support. Pretty much anything that is designed to hurt the Salvation Army helps them in the long run. They've survived before...and they'll survive this too. You know, Target banning Salvation Army bell ringers hasn’t hurt them that much and has probably been better for them in the long run. Faced with the negative publicity of banning them, Target made a rather large monetary donation that is probably more than the bell ringers would’ve gotten by standing out there. And in it’s pledge to help them, Wal-Mart offered a huge sum of money to help them with the loss of donations from being displaced from Target, compensating them with maybe more (again) than they lost out on.
The Salvation Army has always been the Target (no pun intended) of malicious acts. Anyone else remember the GLBT groups demanding people drop “gay bills” into the kettles as protest of their stance on gay partners not getting benefits? Salvation Army not only survived that…they THRIVED when news of the sick plan got out, and people donated in droves to show their support. Pretty much anything that is designed to hurt the Salvation Army helps them in the long run. They’ve survived before…and they’ll survive this too.

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