it's finally happened. i'm liveblogging my shopping.

[shadowcaptain]

CONFIRMED: best buy annapolis (to your left on the way to the mall from the renaissance festival) is set up and taking matching contributions. single sheet of paper with a upc on it for the price code of "red cross / $1" -- they scan it, ask how much you want to donate, and change the price of the purchase. not everyone's been briefed on the

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[2sick2pray]

next time you're at the mall lemme know if the body shop's doing anything... just curious. maybe i'll stop in myself next time i'm near campus.

Went to Lowe's in Laurel today

[whimmydiddle]

The clerk at customer service knew nothing about the matching program & called the manager. After some confusion, the manager indicated yes, they are matching.

Apparently, Lowe's takes Red Cross donations all the time. They have a worn-looking permanent display at customer service encouraging donations, with bar codes for $5, $10, and "random amount" donations. They used the "random amount" bar code for my donation, I wrote the check for Lowes, and they gave me a receipt for my tax folder. It's just a regular Lowe's receipt, and in the item area it simply says "donation." You kind of have to trust that it's going to the Red Cross (I had little problem with that; it seems to be an established ongoing program), and you have to trust that they really are matching. They aren't pushing it too hard; the web site has it in fine print, and the staff doesn't seem to be too aware of it.

[2sick2pray]

oh yeah, and, lol at your icon...

[thirdbase]

CD Baby has artists donating thei CD profits as sold on CD Baby.