Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumWant a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker -- where is best to buy one that benefits Bernie's campaign?
I have shopped the internet but it looks like the profit goes to companies that also carry pro-Repuke items and I don't want to help them out with this.
Is there a Bernie organization where the proceeds go to his campaign. TIA...
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Hepburn
(21,054 posts)Hepburn
(21,054 posts)Old Codger
(4,205 posts)5 bucks for the sticker and 254 to ship it>>> canceled the order it is not that much to send it ... piss on that one, was planning on a a donation until I saw that.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)A friend donated through ActBlue and was supposed to recieve stickers and other merch, but they ever sent it. Took him several calls just to get someone to talk to, and they pretty much told him to fuck off.
DirtyHippyBastard
(217 posts)and was becoming a little anxious that the 4 bumper stickers would never arrive from a $15 actblue donation. The campaign said they had been swamped and it was taking longer to process all the orders. The stickers were delivered this week and have been quickly claimed by friends and family, who now display them proudly. I think I am going to have to order more as interest in Bernie from those around me seems to be growing.
nobakecheezcake
(1 post)3 months and still waiting for my bumper stickers. I just sent an email asking about them. My contributions were March 10th.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)They were supposed to get stickers and other stuff? What was the other stuff?
Asking only because I've only seen offers from Bernie's campaign...and it's been either a free sticker; free sticker, donate $15 and get 3 more (I think it was 3); or the Super PACK sticker. Beyond those I've not seen any other valid offers.
It does take a LOT of time to get an order because the demand is so high. My first store order was about 6 weeks, second order 4 weeks and my free stickers was, uh, several weeks.
Have great patience.
senz
(11,945 posts)because that's who handled it when I responded to the call from Bernie's campaign. But, gotta admit, they irritate the hell out of me.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)What happened... Or didn't happen?
I could just be sending directly via snail mail...I got a Bernie mailing a week or so ago and it came with a donation envelope. The form is for check (made to Bernie 2016) or credit card and the address is Bernie 2016, PO Box 905, Burlington, VT 05402-9875
It's an option.
senz
(11,945 posts)and no longer have to deal with ActBlue. What irritated me was their nagging me for high donations and asking for tips for themselves. My first payment to Bernie was pretty big (I was thrilled that he had decided to run and wanted to help get him off to a good start) -- but then I started getting messages asking me to donate that much again and again and again. When paying on a single payment basis, I also felt pressured to give extra to ActBlue. But when setting up the monthly payments, I just stated the amount with no tip and now it's a regular transaction between " ACTBLUE*BERNIE.SANDERS" and my credit card company. So I don't have to think about it anymore; it just shows up on my credit statement.
I think the Sanders campaign uses ActBlue because it's easy (and probably affordable) when dealing with online donations (i.e., from the Bernie Sanders website.) But if you're tough-minded, you can just tell ActBlue how much you want to donate and give them zero tip. I tend to feel guilty if I don't tip, but that's just me.
Anyway, I'm okay with it as is. The monthly amount is a little high, but since certain health problems are preventing me from actively volunteering, I figure this is my way of doing what I can to make this country a better place for generations to come. I also consider internet comments and letters to the editor a way of helping out, along with casual conversations with people I meet (my friends are Bernie supporters, so there's no need to convince them.) Actually, over the past two weeks my health has been improving, and if it continues and I can walk a couple of blocks without too much pain, I may look into volunteering for Bernie. I volunteered for OFA, Obama's organization, putting in about ten hours a week, sometimes more.
I think you should do whatever feels best for you. Didn't mean to turn you off ActBlue.
Wow, that's a lot of yakking on my part. Now aren't you sorry you asked?