Asda's latest publicity stunt!!

balmk

When you buy a toy for donation, the retailer you buy it from is going to make a profit, so whether you buy it in Tesco and then drop it in the ASDA collection box, or buy it in ASDA and out it in a charity collection box outside the store, it makes no difference.

At least having the collection point in-store means that you don't have to cart it home and then take it back out again.

Be_Happy

Wording of announcement did not say 'can buy a toy', it said ' Buy a toy as you shop instore'.

As regards other collections, yes lots of places set up charity collection boxes, but they don't take the credit for it themselves. Argos has been collecting, but it expected you to bring in your old toys, not something you have just bought in the store.

Yes some of our local stores do have collection boxes for pet food, but these boxes fill up and are distributed, photos of them being handed out don't appear in the local newspaper as publicity.

Poppie68

Be_Happy wrote: »

Wording of announcement did not say 'can buy a toy', it said ' Buy a toy as you shop instore'.

As regards other collections, yes lots of places set up charity collection boxes, but they don't take the credit for it themselves. Argos has been collecting, but it expected you to bring in your old toys, not something you have just bought in the store.

Yes some of our local stores do have collection boxes for pet food, but these boxes fill up and are distributed, photos of them being handed out don't appear in the local newspaper as publicity.

it doesnt really matter what the announcement says, the end result would be the same.


Asda are most probably doing the customers and charities and even bigger favour by making the annoucements, how many people are going to actually make a special trip to drop a gift off?

Argos also made money by issuing vouchers that can only be redeemed instore.

As for publicity why not?

mttylad

It would be better to buy a new one to donate rather than bring in some moth eaten raggidy teddy that needs a wash.

SuperHan

I think it's shameful that you're not willing to buy a toy for some poor, deprived child. They're around £2 in Asda, but still you'd rather donate something that is so old and used that your children don't want it any more. Spare a thought for the less privileged, and just buy a bloody toy.

Even better, buy one from IKEA and €1 is donated to UNICEF AND you can drop the toy in the donation bin. Now what a scam that is....

poet123

I don't see a problem with it. It is gentle reminder and probably achieves a reasonable take up. Win, win.

mrsmortenharket

How nice of Asda to be involved in giving toys to those children who need a bit more.
Good for Asda.

Paully232000

How dare they set up a system whereby you can donate a toy to a charity. The cheek of them.
I will be boycotting ASDA from now on.

:eek:

Lou67

Be_Happy wrote: »

I was in Asda this morning and really think their latest publicity stunt has hit a new low.

Lots of places are collecting toys for needy children this Christmas and this is a good thing, but Asda loudspeaker was announcing that you could BUY a toy in Asda and then put it in their collecting box.

This means that Asda get the profit on the sale of the toys and, no doubt, there will be a big publicity photo of them handing over the toys to charity as if they are doing a good deed.

The box is in a prominent position inside the store at the start of the checkout line, obviously to deter people from bringing toys in from outside.

LOL what a cheek!

dacouch

I had a friend who worked for a company who had a whole lorry load of toys to donate to GOSH. The toys were refused by GOSH as they did not have the CE mark on them.

It could well be that older second hand toys may also cause problems for the charity they go to due to a lack of CE mark