I've given the $10 bag of groceries to Shared Harvest (at Whole Foods) twice in the past month, so this time when they asked me if I was interested in adding on to my bill, I declined and instead added my change to the Shared Harvest collection box conveniently placed at the checkout. Did I feel cheaper? Yes. Do I think it's a bit intrusive of cashiers to ask for a $10 donation every time you shop? Yes. I get that most people have this idea that only people with money shop at Whole Foods, but in reality that just can't be true. People who like health food aren't all necessarily rich. They are not mutual conditions. I think Whole Foods would be much better off simply asking their customers if they would like to round up their bill. I would ALWAYS do that if asked.
I also had the opportunity to donate to a group called Veterans for Us (I think that was the name) that was set up outside of Sam's Club. They had a lot of gear they were selling--like hats, bumper stickers, flags, and t-shirts--and they also had a big plastic barrel (like the type you would find a ton of pretzels in). Since I was right next to them waiting for the rain to pass, it seemed like a convenient and appropriate time to make my daily donation. It seems as if a lot of other people were thinking like me because I saw three other donations made, and I noticed that the almost overflowing pretzel barrel had more than just singles floating around. It definitely had at least one $20 bill.
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