sent japan my ipad 2 money

[MadGoat]

Do you donate year round, or only when CNN breaks news?

I'm sure a third world country needs far more help than a first world country with billions if not trillions of dollars that it's pumping into car factories and buying back yen instead of their people.

Money-wise Japan can take care of itself and its people without us.

Recall that money and send it to a country that doesn't have any.

Call me a heartless troll, but it bugs me when people only donate when something makes the news and not when people need it year round.

 

[JRoDDz]

Money-wise Japan can take care of itself and its people without us.

Recall that money and send it to a country that doesn't have any.

Japan is the world's 3rd richest nation with a GDP of over 5 Trillion dollars. I highly doubt they need his "iPad money" LOL

 

[King Luis]

So many uptight Nancys on these boards, sheesh.

nail on the head. should add it to my sig. like the uptight nancys part.

very big donation imo considering the cost of an ipad.
hopefully you put it to a well known donator as there a ones out there that take a lot of money for themselves and little to the cause. also, read up on texting donations as sometimes it'll take 30-60 days on some providers for the donations to go through.

It’s hard to believe that scammers would use such a horrible event for their own profit. But consider this – the FBI tracked more than 4-thousand fake charity websites connected to Hurricane Katrina. In fact, some of them popped up before the storm even made landfall.

http://blog.checkadvantage.com/2011/03/14/japans-earthquake-charity-scams/

 

[Anonymouslives]

One obvious reason the OP could regret donating the money, is if he found out that the organization he sent the money to, misappropriated funds. Unfortunately, even with legitimate charitable organizations, you don't really know where the money is going. The OP could have donated $500 (if it was for the entry level iPad) and perhaps only $200, or even less could actually make its way to helping people in Japan.

People take advantage of these situations, it's unfortunate, but very true.

 

[pkts]

Wow, the potential pitfalls of donating money.

1. Donate $$$ (receiving nothing in return but a good feeling and perhaps a tax deduction)

2. Realize you did something "wrong" with the donation (wrong time of year, wrong impetus, wrong recipient, you weren't anonymous)

3. Be criticized.

If somebody is a good enough person to be charitable, why hate? You guys have doodoo in your soul.

 

[leenak]

One obvious reason the OP could regret donating the money, is if he found out that the organization he sent the money to, misappropriated funds. Unfortunately, even with legitimate charitable organizations, you don't really know where the money is going. The OP could have donated $500 (if it was for the entry level iPad) and perhaps only $200, or even less could actually make its way to helping people in Japan.

People take advantage of these situations, it's unfortunate, but very true.

In the US, every registered charity has to report its financial information which is available publicly (and yes international charities also register in the US). There are tools online that give reports on various charities and how much money they spend on various things including administrative costs, advertising and actually helping people.

 

[Anonymouslives]

In the US, every registered charity has to report its financial information which is available publicly (and yes international charities also register in the US). There are tools online that give reports on various charities and how much money they spend on various things including administrative costs, advertising and actually helping people.

That's interesting. You provide the name of a charity, which would be involved with aiding Japan and I'll provide links to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, etc...from said organization.

 

[iamthekiller]

Any bit of intelligence or sense of human behavior should clearly tell you that this thread was created with a need for attention and praise - if any money was actually donated at all. An altruistic act does not require commendation.

 

[iamthekiller]

One obvious reason the OP could regret donating the money, is if he found out that the organization he sent the money to, misappropriated funds. Unfortunately, even with legitimate charitable organizations, you don't really know where the money is going. The OP could have donated $500 (if it was for the entry level iPad) and perhaps only $200, or even less could actually make its way to helping people in Japan.

People take advantage of these situations, it's unfortunate, but very true.

Yea, gotta watch out for that shady Red Cross.

 

[iamthekiller]

That's interesting. You provide the name of a charity, which would be involved with aiding Japan and I'll provide links to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, etc...from said organization.

http://www.redcross.org/en/

PM me with your findings.

 

[leenak]

That's interesting. You provide the name of a charity, which would be involved with aiding Japan and I'll provide links to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, etc...from said organization.

No organization is perfect but overall there are many organizations that do a lot of good in the world. Not giving money to reputable charities because it might be 'misused' is ridiculous considering where people do give their money for trinkets.

Doctors without Borders is one of my favorite charities

 

[vladtheimpaler]

they needed it more. hope I wont regret it

While this is nice, most good deeds are best kept to the person giving them. If you came here for pats on your back, medals, or kudos..... then you did not give with your true heart. That is all.

 

[Evmanw]

I'm not going to give my iPad money, but I will give my iTunes money! I will now donate $10 through iTunes!

 

[26.2]

they needed it more. hope I wont regret it

You are the man. What's going on there is truly tragic.

 

[steadysignal]

Then donate the money and be on your way. Don't come looking for a pat on the back.

You call me a troll, yet here is the OP pretending as if he has made the ultimate sacrifice. I have friends and family in Japan, so don't play the troll card on me. But I find the OPs post quite offensive.

Couldn't agree with you more. You want to donate money - do it on your time. Private action is more honorable without public notification.

The haters on these boards will surely comment about your altruism - either way.

 

[adamran]

Pathetic

they needed it more. hope I wont regret it

Daft thing to do.

Japan is a wealthy economically developed country, their not Haiti, they don't need your iPad money, you need it far more than them.

Of course, you've had to come here and tell us what you've done as well.

Pathetic really.

 

[Charlie Sheen]

A nice thing to do i hope the money reaches japan

 

[ZilogZ80]

This thread needs to be moved to "Community Discussion" so that it doesn't appear on my Forum Spy.

 

[divinebaboon]

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I know there's this one guy on the forums who donated all of his iPad 2 money to japan, and I'm sure most of us can't do that. But I think if you sell your iPad 2 for like $80 profit, or however much you can get, then donate the profit to red cross for japan, that would be a pretty good way of helping them out. Just my 2 cents. You can then use the rest of your money to buy an iPad 2 from somewhere that doesn't charge tax, like b&h.

 

[vladtheimpaler]

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I know there's this one guy on the forums who donated all of his iPad 2 money to japan, and I'm sure most of us can't do that. But I think if you sell your iPad 2 for like $80 profit, or however much you can get, then donate the profit to red cross for japan, that would be a pretty good way of helping them out. Just my 2 cents. You can then use the rest of your money to buy an iPad 2 from somewhere that doesn't charge tax, like b&h.

You created a new thread for this?

Why?

 

[King Luis]

Daft thing to do.

Japan is a wealthy economically developed country, their not Haiti, they don't need your iPad money, you need it far more than them.

Of course, you've had to come here and tell us what you've done as well.

Pathetic really.

money buys food, water, resources to provide shelter and clothing for those who have lost everything.

the usa is a wealthy and economically developed country, why did they need donations when katrina hit? :facepalm:

 

[MadGoat]

Japan, one of the richest countries in the world doesn't need your money or my money. They're feeding money into their factories to get them going again. So I think they could just divert their funds to the people and buy supplies from other countries.

You could use that money to help third world countries. You know, the ones that don't have trillions of dollars?

 

[adamran]

money buys food, water, resources to provide shelter and clothing for those who have lost everything.

the usa is a wealthy and economically developed country, why did they need donations when katrina hit? :facepalm:

They didn't! Thats the point.

Yes money buys those things, the point you are missing is Japan has money, and LOTS of it, THEY DONT NEED US. Period.

 

[baummer]

Japan, one of the richest countries in the world doesn't need your money or my money. They're feeding money into their factories to get them going again. So I think they could just divert their funds to the people and buy supplies from other countries.

You could use that money to help third world countries. You know, the ones that don't have trillions of dollars?

The country might have money, but the prefectures and cities affected by the Earthquake don't. There are thousands of Japanese without homes or shelter, and it's Winter there. Donating to relief organizations is the best way to help. These organizations are working to get food and shelter to those displaced. The country will rebuild for sure, but in the short term, people need some help. I feel sorry for you if something ever happens where you live and you need the help, because there will be others like you who think, oh, Canada has money, they don't need my help.

 

[adamran]

You created a new thread for this?

Why?

To get attention and praise.