[TriLUG] Hostile Thread Takeover: T-Shirts (was: Re: Financial Status (The pizza email))

[Matt Whitlow via TriLUG]

Am I the only one who can't find TriLUG on smile?

On Aug 12, 2019, 12:11, at 12:11, John Broome via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>I use this plugin in Chrome:
>https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en
>
>And I've generated $20 for my daughter's school with it.
>
>On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 12:03 PM Matt Flyer via TriLUG
><trilug at trilug.org>
>wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 2019-08-12 at 11:53 -0400, Scott Lambdin wrote:
>> > Don't forget to switch to smile.amazon.com!
>> >
>> This prompted me to double check my Amazon Smile, which I had set to
>> this purpose quite some time ago.  I don't buy a lot through Amazon
>> these days, but I believe I set this up quite some time ago, back
>when
>> I first saw it mentioned on this list.
>>
>> Regardless, when I login and check my smile settings, I am greeted
>with
>> the following: "You have not yet generated any donations.  $0.00",
>> which makes me think WTF as I *know* I have made more than a few
>> purchases since setting this.
>>
>> So digging a little bit deeper, I see two things: One this only
>applies
>> to eligible purchase items, and %deity% only knows if I purchased
>> "eligible items", and two (this is the important part): "Remember,
>only
>> purchases made at smile.amazon.com, (not www.amazon.com or the mobile
>> app,) generate AmazonSmile donations. "
>>
>> So there you have it folks. Unless you remember to specifically use
>the
>> smile.amazon.com and not amazon.com your charity won't receive one
>red
>> cent.  Undoubtedly this is a deliberate move to avoid paying out,
>which
>> strikes me as a bunch of BS because the charity designation is part
>of
>> my account.
>>
>> So, as a PSA - remember to go to the correct URL!
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