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blood_winged) wrote2011-12-06 08:23 am
blood_winged) wrote2011-12-06 08:23 am
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"You can use the donate button to raise money for a sick cat, but not poor people."
This needs to be everywhere.
PayPal is currently in a financial fight with the owner of Regretsy, April Winchell, over funds raised on Regretsy (an internationally famous blogging site) to help less fortunate children have toys for Chrismas. PayPal has not only made a profit off of these donations, but is requesting the donations be refunded (which they will also make a profit off of), and has now frozen the Regretsy account completely. Please go to the Regretsy website (http://www.regretsy.com/2011/12/05/cats-1-kids-0/) for more information about the complete story, and the out-rage from not only April but all of the charitable people who feel PayPal has now stolen from them.
From the website:
As you know, we have been trying to buy Christmas presents for kids in the Regretsy community.
We took many applications, vetted them carefully and set about creating a giant gift exchange program, where you could buy a gift for the over 200 children we’re helping.
We raised so much money that we found ourselves in a position of not just being able to send toys, but to send a monetary gift to the families as well. We hoped it might help them make their holiday dinners more special, or maybe pay a pressing bill.
PAYPAL SHUT IT DOWN
Apparently we made the mistake of using the “Donate” button, which Paypal is now claiming is only for nonprofit organizations to use. They froze the account, which also includes Zazzle money that we use to make emergency gifts. That money isn’t in issue, but what the hell! Might as well keep everything!
So last night, I decided to go about this a different way. Since these toys are already purchased, I decided to offer them up for sale on this site, just like any other retailer would. You could buy them according to what you wanted to spend, and we would send them on to the recipient of your gift, just like any other retailer.
PAYPAL SHUT IT DOWN
After a very long and jaw-dropping conversation with an incredibly condescending representative, they have decided that I must refund all the donations and purchases that have not been processed. If you don’t get a refund, it’s because we got your money before they got smart and kept us from helping children at Christmas, which is really the best move any corporation can make.
PayPal is currently in a financial fight with the owner of Regretsy, April Winchell, over funds raised on Regretsy (an internationally famous blogging site) to help less fortunate children have toys for Chrismas. PayPal has not only made a profit off of these donations, but is requesting the donations be refunded (which they will also make a profit off of), and has now frozen the Regretsy account completely. Please go to the Regretsy website (http://www.regretsy.com/2011/12/05/cats-1-kids-0/) for more information about the complete story, and the out-rage from not only April but all of the charitable people who feel PayPal has now stolen from them.
From the website:
As you know, we have been trying to buy Christmas presents for kids in the Regretsy community.
We took many applications, vetted them carefully and set about creating a giant gift exchange program, where you could buy a gift for the over 200 children we’re helping.
We raised so much money that we found ourselves in a position of not just being able to send toys, but to send a monetary gift to the families as well. We hoped it might help them make their holiday dinners more special, or maybe pay a pressing bill.
PAYPAL SHUT IT DOWN
Apparently we made the mistake of using the “Donate” button, which Paypal is now claiming is only for nonprofit organizations to use. They froze the account, which also includes Zazzle money that we use to make emergency gifts. That money isn’t in issue, but what the hell! Might as well keep everything!
So last night, I decided to go about this a different way. Since these toys are already purchased, I decided to offer them up for sale on this site, just like any other retailer would. You could buy them according to what you wanted to spend, and we would send them on to the recipient of your gift, just like any other retailer.
PAYPAL SHUT IT DOWN
After a very long and jaw-dropping conversation with an incredibly condescending representative, they have decided that I must refund all the donations and purchases that have not been processed. If you don’t get a refund, it’s because we got your money before they got smart and kept us from helping children at Christmas, which is really the best move any corporation can make.
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Reading this makes me so mad I'm at a loss for curse words even!
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