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So, this isn't necessarily because of Sam Odio, but everyone's thinking it. And... duh. The take-a-penny, leave-a-penny trays only work when more pennies follo
by Cushman 15y ago
So, this isn't necessarily because of Sam Odio, but everyone's thinking it.
And... duh. The take-a-penny, leave-a-penny trays only work when more pennies follow the rules than don't. If somebody comes along every day to empty out the tray — even if they're bringing it right across the street to the Salvation Army — they're going to take the trays away. That's just not what they're for, and if they're not working there's no reason for them to exist.
The net result in the end being that the homeless are still homeless, life is a little bit more of a hassle for shoppers who don't have the right change, people are a little bit less connected with each other, and the dick who was emptying the trays feels like he's "made his point," whatever it was supposed to be.
But all of that being said: This only applies when abuse makes the system unsustainable. Is it? Craig's Cup thinks not: http://www.facebook.com/Craigscup http://www.facebook.com/Craigscup The "experiment" is far from over.
- abraham 15y ago> So, this isn't necessarily because of Sam Odio, but everyone's thinking it. Are you kidding me? Starbucks doesn't give a shit that someone was syphoning off money. A few hundred dollars is chump change to them. What they care about is the thousands of people "defrauding" their rewards program designed for use with a single customer. I'm sure their TOS restricts use to a single person as well.
- joshfraser 15y agoI'm not so sure based on their public response to the experiment: "We think Jonathan’s project is really interesting and we are flattered he chose Starbucks for his social experiment."
- Cushman 15y agoInteresting. Where are you getting that opinion from? Mine comes from the article Jonathan himself tweeted: "At 7 p.m. PT Friday, Starbucks reluctantly pulled the plug on Stark’s pay-it-forward social experiment following allegations of fraud or misuse. ... Adam Brotman, vice president of digital ventures at Starbucks, phoned Stark earlier Friday evening to inform him that the card would be deactivated. Starbucks, he says, was rooting for the experiment from the sidelines, even though the company’s terms do not permit the use of shared registered cards. 'I’m sad about it, first and foremost, because we were legitimately cheering on this experiment,' Brotman says. ... Once the exploit was public, however, Starbucks felt compelled to deactivate the card." http://mashable.com/2011/08/13/jonathans-card-shut-down/ http://mashable.com/2011/08/13/jonathans-card-shut-down/