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Originally Posted by Larry Wilson
So true Redwitch.  We are going to a wine tasting with a group and we are all complaining that part of the ticket goes to Moffitt. One in the group called the business and were told the business was forced into the whole deal. Nice way to strong arm a business which was told their rent would go up if they didn't cooperate.  |
Larry - I agree that if this happened it would be awful. But "rent would go up"? Doesn't pass the sniff test. In fact I would think that would be illegal tactics and probably actionable if it took place. Do you mean the rent for the event or for their business location? If it was location and they have that on record then that is called racketeering.
Red - Yes it is unfortunate that people are not attending events based on the charity of choice. But I have attended many things that say "a portion of the proceeds...". Quite frankly if I want to attend the event I do. I don't let the fact that a portion of the proceeds go to a charity of not my choice affect me.
I think everyone needs to understand that they should only believe about half of what anyone says and less than a third of what they read. Use your own sniff test and ask for more detailed answers.