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Will you lie for free Starbucks coffee?

Bridget Bar2 Starbucks_cup_sm This week I'm contemplating lying for free coffee.

But it's not lying to a friend or anyone important in life. It's lying to Starbucks. Sticking it to "da man" -- if you choose to think of it that way.

If you walk in a Starbucks now until Sunday and sign a pledge card that you will volunteer 5 hours of community service, you get a free tall cup of brewed coffee.

But of course nothing forces you to volunteer. It's just a free cup of coffee with a side of guilt for not helping the community.

Britneyspears_starbucks It's a great tool to help people think about their communities and start to think about volunteering. But I'm sure Starbucks realizes many people won't go through with doing the 5 hours of work.

So will I lie? I'm not sure yet. For starters, I'm pretty cheap and/or lazy: I make my coffee at home every day, so why bother waste the gas money to get one cup of their coffee?

Would you lie for free coffee?

Posted by Bridget Carey at 06:56 PM on January 21, 2009 in Food , Savings | Permalink | Facebook | Digg | del.icio.us | AIM

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