Many of us have heard for years about how Dawn dish soap is the best soap for cleaning wildlife caught in oil spills. We have seen the commercials, news stories, etc... Many of us have probably contributed to relief efforts by buying Dawn.
Or we THOUGHT we did!
Am I the only one who just noticed that you have to go online and activate your purchase before the $1 is counted?? I am willing to bet that there are a whole lot of people who didn't realize they had to do that.
I am somewhat surprised that P&G does not ask for personal info (name, email, household demographics, favorite products) when you enter your code. It asks for the code from the bottle, the store where you bought the product and your zip code. I thought it would be another way to collect personal info, emails, etc...
The max donation is $500,000 and the site says that they already have codes for $441,311.
Is this just another way that companies can get info on you? A way to limit the money they truly must donate while maximizing the effect of their charitable donation? Or is it for some other reason?
What do you think about the need to visit a website after you purchase the soap? Reasonable for the size of the donation ($1 per bottle)? Just another way to look like they are doing more than they are? Is the website just another cost that the donation will have to cover or do you think the costs associated with the website will be paid for out of other funds? Is the donation just another marketing gimmick designed to make you buy expensive soap and to get you to give up personal information to a large company?
Could this website be a way that the company wants to educate their customers about the wildlife issues and their products?
The website is www.dawnsaveswildlife.com
Or we THOUGHT we did!
Am I the only one who just noticed that you have to go online and activate your purchase before the $1 is counted?? I am willing to bet that there are a whole lot of people who didn't realize they had to do that.
I am somewhat surprised that P&G does not ask for personal info (name, email, household demographics, favorite products) when you enter your code. It asks for the code from the bottle, the store where you bought the product and your zip code. I thought it would be another way to collect personal info, emails, etc...
The max donation is $500,000 and the site says that they already have codes for $441,311.
Is this just another way that companies can get info on you? A way to limit the money they truly must donate while maximizing the effect of their charitable donation? Or is it for some other reason?
What do you think about the need to visit a website after you purchase the soap? Reasonable for the size of the donation ($1 per bottle)? Just another way to look like they are doing more than they are? Is the website just another cost that the donation will have to cover or do you think the costs associated with the website will be paid for out of other funds? Is the donation just another marketing gimmick designed to make you buy expensive soap and to get you to give up personal information to a large company?
Could this website be a way that the company wants to educate their customers about the wildlife issues and their products?
The website is www.dawnsaveswildlife.com