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This Christmas, turn your gifts into charitable giving
- corin_ 16y agoSorry, but I'm not giving my credit card information to any website that allows me to authenticate through facebook.
- anemitz 16y agoYou can opt to create a swipegood.com account instead of connecting via facebook.
- corin_ 16y agoI did see that, but the fact that facebook is even an option just put me off straight away.
- anemitz 16y agoUnderstandable. But frankly, if you've ever seen how banks operate their technical infrastructure you'd want to store all your money in a matress. I'm confident Facebook has much smarter people working to make sure their products are secure.
- BCM43 16y agoMost banks have ssl encrypted sites.
- ericz 16y agoI think that's a bit unfair. Many large properties allow authentication through Facebook. I don't see why there is a concern with credit card information and Facebook authentication?
- frederikfleck 16y agoI like facebook log-in. No separate credentials to keep track of.
- amalcon 16y agoI have tried to do this before. (Manually, but still.) It does not work. People genuinely want to buy you useless junk you don't actually want.
- pmichaud 16y agoThis is kind of true. If you stick with it people eventually come around. I've been doing it for years. Dig it: http://www.petermichaud.com/essays/new-rules-for-christmas/ http://www.petermichaud.com/essays/new-rules-for-christmas/
- frossie 16y agoI would like to try it, but to be honest I haven't figured out how to do it without coming across as... sanctimonious?
- rflrob 16y agoI've tried it too, although I've said to donate to a charity of their choice in my name. In retrospect, I wonder if making them choose made them more or less likely to give...
- callmeed 16y ago"... your favorite charity" Tried to sign up because I want to do this. But there are only 7 charities to choose from, none of which are my favorite
- tomjen3 16y agoHonestly, if it was up to me (and I didn't have any kids) I would probably just skip Christmas entirely, save the part about eating a bunch of nice food. Spending a bunch of money on family that I only see at Christmas (purposely) and chopping down a perfectly good tree, dancing around it singing songs in honor of a nonexistent diety whose supports have murdered people I respect by burning them on the stake is just not my idea of a great time.